Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #271

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

Black to play and mate White

Lepeskin v Kastjerin

Solution

Very standard today: break through on the g file by 1..Rg2+ 2 Kg2 Rg8+ 3 Kh1 Qg5!!

and the nicest line is 4 Rg1 Qg1+! 5 Ng1[] Nf2 mate.

FEN

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