Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #223

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

Black to play and mate White

Parma v Bielicki, Muenchenstein/Basel 4/8/1959

Solution

Examine all biffs: 1…Qc2+!! is clearly the move to make, and it isn’t hard to see White is in a short mating net after 2…Be4++.

FEN

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