Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #221

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

Black to play and mate White

Honan v Mandle, corres 1959

Solution

A slight variation on a standard theme: 1…Qg2+! is a nice first move, forcing 2. Qg2, when 2…Ng3+! forces 3 hg, after which 3…Rh8 is mate.

FEN

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