White to play and checkmate in two moves
361
(Edgar Dinwiddie Holladay - British Chess Magazine, 1978)
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1.Kg7!
1...Ka1 2.Qb1#
1...Ne4 2.Bg8#
1...Nb5 2.Qg8#
1...Nd5
2.Qb1#
2.Bb1#
Date added: 23/3/2021
362
(Erwin Gross L'Italia Scacchistica, Dec 1972)
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1. Nf5! [2. Nc5#]
1. ... Nxf5 2. Qxf5#
1. ... bxc4 2. Qxc4#
1. ... Bb4 2. Rxe3#
1. ... Nf2 2. Nxg3#
Date added: 23/3/2021
363
(Moisej SHliomovich Rozental' - L'Italia Scacchistica, Aug 1968 )
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1. Nd6! waiting
1. ... Kxf4 2. Rxe4#
1. ... Kxd4/xd6 2. Rcxd5#
1. ... Kf6 2. Qg7#
Date added: 23/3/2021
364
(Talip Hasanovich Amirov - L'Italia Scacchistica, Mar 1968)
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1. Qe3! [2. Qe7#]
1. ... Nc8 2. Rxc6#
1. ... Qxd4+ 2. Qxd4#
1. ... Qe1 2. Nb3#
1. ... Ne4 2. Ne6#
Date added: 23/3/2021
365
(Rudolf Leopold - Deutsche Schachzeitung, May 1923)
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1.Qh7!
1...Kg1 2.Bc5#
1...g1=Q (R, B) 2.Qc2#
1...g1=S 2.Qh2#
1...f5 (f6) 2.Qa7#
Date added: 23/3/2021
366
(Laszlo Apro - L'Italia Scacchistica, Apr 1968)
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1. Qa8! [2. Nc5#]
1. ... Qd5 2. Rxf6#
1. ... Nd5 2. Rxf7#
1. ... Kd3 2. Rf3#
1. ... Kd5 2. Rxe5#
1. ... Rd5 2. Rf4#
Date added: 24/3/2021
367
(Pedro Fastosky - L'Italia Scacchistica, May 1968)
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1. Nd6! [2. Re4#]
1. ... Ng5 2. fxe3#
1. ... Rxc4 2. Nb5#
1. ... Kxe5 2. Bxc3#
1. ... Nxc4 2. Nf5#
Date added: 24/3/2021
368
(Friedrich Beck - L'Italia Scacchistica, May 1968)
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1. Bc4! [2. Rd5#]
1. ... Rd7 2. Nc6#
1. ... Rc5 2. Qxc5#
1. ... Rxc4 2. Qxe7#
1. ... e6 2. Qd6#
1. ... Bxc4 2. Qc3#
Date added: 24/3/2021
369
(Léon Fontaine - L'Italia Scacchistica, Dec 1969)
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1. Qxe6! [2. Qxg6#]
1. ... gxh5 2. Qf5#
1. ... Rc6 2. Qd5#
1. ... Rxe5 2. Bxb7#
1. ... Nd6/xe5 2. Bxd3#
1. ... Ndxe5 2. Rg4#
1. ... Nf4 2. Nf6#
1. ... Rf3 2. exd3#
1. ... Qxa6/f1/xe5 2. Rd4#
Date added: 24/3/2021
370
(Jorge Graca)
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1. Bc2! [2. Rf3#]
1. ... Ng6 2. Qxf7#
1. ... Nd5, Qf4/xh4/e3 2. R(x)d5#
1. ... Rc3/xc2 2. Qxe4#
1. ... Qxd3 2. Qd7#
Date added: 24/3/2021
371
(Jorge Graca - Problemas, 1967 )
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1. a8=R! [2. Ra7#]
1. ... Kb7 2. Ra7#
Date added: 5/3/2021
372
(Unknown Composer)
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1. Nd6! waiting
1. ... a5 2. Qxb5#
1. ... g5 2. Qxf5#
1. ... b4 2. Qc4#
1. ... f4 2. Qe4#
1. ... a3 2. Qb3#
1. ... g3 2. Qf3#
Date added: 24/3/2021