Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #285

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

Black to play and mate White

Maric v Gligoric, Belgrade 1962

Solution

Simple today: 1…Rb3! and Black wins: the LPDO Rf5 drops off after the rooks are exchanged, because of the back rank mate threat.

FEN

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