Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #125

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

White to play and mate Black

Mieses v unknown, Metz 1935

Solution

An elegant one today.

1 g4+! fg

2Rh4+!

2…gh

3 Rb5+ and wins.

If 1…Kh4, 2 Kh2 followed by Rh6 mating; If 2…Kh4 3 Rh6 mate.

FEN

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