Why Rg8+?
Rg4+ Bg5 Rxg5#
solves things quicker
2... Qxb2 mate.
Loomis,
Rg4 opens the a1-h8 diagonal, where the bishop on b2 hits the king on h8 via discovered check. f6 and Qxb2 do counter that (thank you, I see it now), but the move is perfectly legal.
Ah, right. Sorry, I missunderstood you.
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