Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #459
Another puzzle from Dragoslav Andric’s 1981 book “Matni Udar”.
Black to play and mate White
Aleksandrov v Jegircev, USSR 1978
Solution
Not too hard today. First, removal of a defender by 1…Rc4! 2 dc[]. Then 2…Ne3+ brings one more piece into the arrack, and after 3 Kh2[] Qg3+!
it is mate next move.
4 Kg3[] Be5 mate.
FEN
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