Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #230

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

Black to play and mate White

Sugajev v Sevastjanov, Moscow 1960

Solution

The first move is elementary: 1…Rc1+, and if 2 Kc1 Ba3++  mates next move.

So 2 Kb2 :

and then a double clearance of squares, to enable Qc1 mate: 2…Bd4+; 3…Rb1+, and Black wins. White can play Ka3-b4 but gets mated by Ra8+and Qa5.

FEN

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