Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #168
Another puzzle from Dragoslav Andric’s 1981 book “Matni Udar”.
White to play and mate Black
Ostropoljski v Ivanovski, SSSR 1949
Solution
Fairly standard: the aim, in Purdy terms, is to effect the jump-check Qd8 or Rd8.
So, 1 Qd7+! Rd7[] 2 Nc7+
2…. Rc7[] 3 Rd8 mate.
FEN
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