Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #363

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

White to play and mate Black

Debbia v Comuzzi, Reggio Emilia, 1972

Solution

1 Nf5 exploits the pin on the g-file. 1…Re8[] defends e7, but 2 Rd8! exploits the Re8 being tied to e7. Mate next move.

FEN

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