Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #323

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

White to play and mate Black

Minic v Kurajica, Batumi 1966

Solution

A nice puzzle: 1  Nh7+ is obvious, and Black as two moves.

1…Ke8 2 Nf6+ Kf8[[ 3 g6!!

and

1…Kg8 2 g6!!

which I think is a pretty and efficient use of a very few pieces: mate or promotion of the h pawn follows.

FEN

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