Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #218

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

White to play and mate Black

Gragger v Dorn, Vienna 1958

Solution

Not too hard, but nice today. 1 Ne7+ Re7[] 2 Qf6!

2…Ng6 3 Rd8+ Re8 4 Re8+ and when the queen captures, the Ra6 is LPDO.

FEN

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