White to play and checkmate in two moves

Problems 661 to 672

661

(John Ormerod Scarlett Thursby - Seventy Five Chess Problems, 1883)

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1.dxc5! zz
1...Kxd5 2.Qxe4#
1...Kb5/cxd5 2.Qf1#
1...Rb5/Bb5 2.Rd4#
1...Rxc5 2.Rxc5#
1...Bxb3 2.Qxb3#
1...exf3/e3 2.Qd3#
1...Nh3/Nh7/Nxf3/Nf7/Ne6 2.Qf1#/Nxa5#

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662

(Johannes Jacob Rietveld - Western Morning News and Mercury 1st Prize, 1923)

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1. Qe4! [2. Qd3#]
1... Re~+ 2. Nf5#
1... Rc5/b5/a5 2. Nxc6#
1... Rdd6 2. Nxe5#
1... Rd7/d8 2. Rxc6#
1... Rxd4 2. Qxc6#
1... N~ 2. Rc3#

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663

(Alberto Mari - Good Companion 1st Prize, May 1921)

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1.Nxc4! ~ 2.Qxe5#
1...Bd4 2.Nd6#
1...Bd6 2.Nxe3#
1...Nd5 2.Qd6#
1...Ng4 2.Nxf4#
1...Qxg5 2.Nxg5#
1...Bf6 (Be5~) 2.Rxf6#
1...d5 (d6)
2.c8=Q# (c8=B#)
2.Qe7#

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664

(Frederick E. Gamage - Meredith Ty., 1941 1st Prize The Chess Correspondent, Nov 1941)

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1.Rf4!
1...g5 2.Rc6#
1...g6 2.Rf7#
1...gxh6 2.Rc8#
1...Kxh6 2.Rh4#
1...Kxh8 2.Rc8#

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665

(Frank Janet - The Chess Amateur, May 1918)

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1.Re8!
1...Ne6 2.Ne7#
1...Na1 (Nc1, Nd2) 2.Ra5#
1...Nd4 2.Re5#
1...Nc5 2.Nc3#
1...Na5 2.Rxa5#
1...Nc6 2.Bxb3#

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666

(Fritiof Lindgren - Svenska Dagbladet 1st Prize, 8 Apr 1928)

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1.Qe3! ~
2.Qd3#
2.Rc1#
1...Kxd1 2.Qd2#
1...e1=Q 2.Qd3#
1...e1=N 2.Rc1#
1...e1=R 2.Qd3#
1...exd1=Q 2.Qc3#
1...exd1=N 2.Na3#
1...exd1=R 2.Qc3#
1...exd1=B
2.Qc3#
2.Na3#

Date added: 30/6/2021