Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #316

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

White to play and mate Black

Jaselette v Kumur, correspondence 1966

Solution

1 Rh6! has to be played, and it isn’t too hard, since the line is fairly linear, to calculate the mate. 1…Kh6[] 2 Rh1+ Kg7[] 3 Rh7+

3…Kf6? 4 Ng4 mate, so 3…Kg8[] 4 Ng4 and White mates.

FEN

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