Sacrificing a queen to bring a pin
My chess program (Fritz) also fails to see the mate very shortly.
What is the continuation of 2.Rc8+ ?
1.Qh6+ Kg8 2.Rc8+ Kf7 3.Rc7+ Kg8 (everything else leads to instant mate) 4.Rxg7+ Qxg7 5.ef3, when Houdini claims mate in 10 with best play from Black. Anyway, White is a whole Queen up, so this is of no real sgnificance.