Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #304

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

White to play and mate Black

Durst v Als, Mannheim 1965

Solution

1 Nd7! is a pretty solution: and if 1…Nh5, 2 Nf6+! (and the same if 1…Nd7).

FEN

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