Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #423

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

White to play and mate Black

Hulak v Raicevic, Belgrade 1976

Solution

1 Rf7! has to be played, as does 2 Rg6! after 1…Kf7. Then the wolves are in. If 2…hg? 3 Qg6+ and 4 Qg7 mate. So the game continued 3…Rf8 4 Rg7+ Ke8

and 5 Qg6+! and check, check, check 1-0.

FEN

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