Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #365

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

Black to play and mate White

Kurajica v Planinc, Umag 1972

Solution

White threatens Rc7+ Ka6[] 2 Ra7 mate, so either 1…Re3, or the more forcing 1….Nf3+. After the latter, 2 Kf1 Rd1+ 3 Ke2 Ng1 mate is one line.

FEN

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