White to play and checkmate in one move

Problems 025 to 036

25

(Eric Manfred Hassberg - British Chess Federation 66th Tourney, 1950)

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1. Bxc4#


Date added; 24/5/2021

26

Checkmate in 1 move

(Karl Fabel - New Statesman, 1963)

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1.Nh4#? (No valid last move by Black so it is Black's turn to move)

1. ... Kxf3
2. 0-0#!


Date added; 1/6/2021

27

(Unknown Composer)

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1. dxe6# e.p.

Date added; 18/6/2021

28

(Unknown Composer)

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1. Nd7#


Date added; 19/6/2021

29

(Unknown Composer)

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1. Qh1#


Date added; 11/8/2021

30

(Omar Shaker)

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1. axb6#

Date added; 20/11/2021

31

Checkmate in 1 move

(Walter Freiherr von Holzhausen - Akademisches Monatsheft für Schach, 1901)

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(No valid last move by Black so it is Black's turn to move)

0. ... Kxa7+
1. b8S#
0. ... Kxc7+
1. bxa8S#
0. ... Rxa7
1. Rc8#

Date added: 13/1/2022

32

(Unknown Composer)

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1. Rh1+!

Date added: 13/1/2022

33

(Unknown Composer)

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1. e3


Date added: 2/4/2022

34

(Unknown Composer)

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1. Qg3#


Date added: 29/5/2022

35

(Thomas Rayner Dawson - Vie Rennaise, Jan 1933)

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1. fxe6# e.p.

The only previous legal move from black is e6

Date added: 12/7/2022

36

(Vane Bor - Bulletin de la Fédération Française des Échecs, 1934)

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1. Bc1#


Date added: 12/7/2022