Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #439
Another puzzle from Dragoslav Andric’s 1981 book “Matni Udar”.
White to play and mate Black.
Casper v Grottke, Hungary, 1977
Solution
Again not too hard today. 1 Ne8! is a standard interference. 1…Bh6 2 Qf8+! and mates, since the Ne8 controls g7; and if 1…Qe8, 2 Qg7 or 2 Bg7 are both mate.
FEN
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