Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #114

Another puzzle from Dragoslav Andric’s 1981 book “Matni Udar”.

White to play and mate Black

Eliskases v Holzel, Bec, 1931

Solution

A nice disrupting move, 1 Rd5!, and Black can’t defend both f6 and d8: 1-0.

FEN

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