Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #267

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

White to play and mate Black

Teyer v Bradley, Birmingham 1961

Solution

The first move is fairly easy, 1 Rc6+ Kc6[], when I spoiled things by playing the prosaic 2 Ba4+, which is winning, but 2 Qd5+ is far prettier.

FEN

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