Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #292

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

White to play and mate Black

Braskin v Njihajev, correspondence 1964/65

Solution

Not too hard today: 1 Rf7+! and if necessary 2 Rh8+! to force a capture on the f or h lines, after which Qf2+ or Qh2+, and the Q comes to f6 or h6 with mate following.

FEN

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