Mate in 5 Exercise 25

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White plays and wins in 3 moves https://lichess.org/ZTR13ESp

  1. Kh6 Ne7 2. Ra8+ Ng8+ 3. Rxg8#

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The analysis board does checkmate in 5 moves

  1. Kh6 Nc7 2. Kg6 Ne8 3. Rf7 Nf6 4. Rf8+ Ng8 5. hxg8=Q#

I don't understand why the white tower didn't capture the black horse.

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https://www.amazon.com/Chess-Puzzles-Advanced-Expert-Level/dp/B0917YQZP1

Mate in 5 Exercise 25 | Ecency