Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #482

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

White to play and mate Black

Fuchs v unknown, Wilhelm-Pleck-Stadt 1980

Solution

Fairly easy, because there are very few “forcing moves” to examine, or, as Purdy says, “examine all biffs“.

1 Rf5! 1-0

Depending on how Black captures, 2 Re7+ 2 Qg7+ 2 Bh5+ follow, winning

FEN

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