White to play and checkmate in two moves
829
(Edward Nathan Frankenstein)
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1.Nb5! ~ 2.Qc7+ Rd6
3.Qxd6#
3.Bxd6#
1...Kf4 2.Qh6+
2...Ke5
3.Bc3#
3.Ng4#
2...Kg3 3.Be1#
1...f5 2.Qg7+ Kf4 3.Bd2#
Date added: 2/8/2021
830
(Charles Planck - Jamaica Tri-Weekly Gleaner, 1885)
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1.Rb4!
1...Kd3 2.Nxe5#
1...Kf3 2.Nxe5#
1...Kf5 2.Ne3#
1...Kd5 2.Na5#
1...Kd4 2.Nb2#
1...Kf4 2.Rf6#
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831
(John Ormerod Scarlett Thursby - The Illustrated London News, 1883)
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1.Bb6!
1...Kf4 2.Qh2#
1...Kxd6 2.Bd4#
1...Ne4 (N~) 2.Nf7#
1...Ba4 (B~) 2.Qxg5#
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832
(Lev I. Sokolov-Bardanov - Чувашской АССР - 35, 1955)
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1.O-O-O! (2.Rd8#/Rh1#)
1...Bb5/Bc4/Bd3 2.Rh1#
1...Be2/Bf1/Bb7/Bc8 2.Rd8#
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833
(Benjamin Glover Laws - Brief 3rd Prize, 1880)
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1.d4! (2.dxe5#)
1...Kxe4 2.Qh1#
1...Kxc4 2.d5#
1...Bxc5/Qxc5 2.dxc5#
1...bxc4 2.Rxe5#
1...exd4 2.Qxd4#
Date added: 2/8/2021
834
(Edouard Cavrel - La Nature, 26 Jul 1879)
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1.Qg4!
1...Bxb3 2.Qxd7#
1...Nd2 (Nb1~) 2.Ra3#
1...Kxb3 2.Qd1#
1...Bd8 (Ba5~) 2.Qxb4#
1...Bc7 2.Qxb4#
1...Bb6 2.Qxb4#
Date added: 2/8/2021
835
(Edward Nathan Frankenstein - The Illustrated London News, 1884)
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1.Nf4!
1...Kc5 2.Qd5#
1...Ke7 2.Qf8#
1...Kc7 2.Be5#
1...Nc7 2.Qf8#
Date added: 2/8/2021
836
(John Gilbert Nix - Brownson's Chess Journal, Jun 1877)
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1.Bh5!
1...Kd3 2.Qe2#
1...Kf5 2.Qe5#
1...Kd5 2.Qe5#
1...Ke3 2.Qd4#
1...Kf4 2.Qe5#
Date added: 2/8/2021
837
(Samuel Loyd - Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, 1880)
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1.Kf5!
1...Kxd5 2.Qd1#
1...Kd7 2.Ke5#
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838
(William Anthony Shinkman - Elmira Telegram, 3 Oct 1883)
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1.Qh5! zz
1...Kb2/b4 2.Qh8#
1...Kd4 2.Bf6#
1...Kb4 2.Bd2#
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839
(Thomas King-Parks - Bolton Football Field 1st Prize, 1908)
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1.Qa3! zz
1...Nc1 2.Qf3#
1...Nc5 2.Nf6#
1...Nd2 2.Qd3#
1...Nd4 2.e4#
1...Bf5/Bg4/Bf7/Bg8/Bxd7 2.Re5#
1...Bb6/Bc7/Bd8 2.Qa8#
1...h2 2.Bg2#
1...bxa3 2.c4#
1...Nxc2 2.Qxb3#
Date added: 2/8/2021
840
(Benjamin Glover Laws - East Central Times 1st Prize, ex aequo, 1890)
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1.Nf4!
1...Kxe7 2.Nd5#
1...Kf5 2.Qg5#
1...Rh6 2.Qf8#
1...Rxe7 2.Qg6#
1...Rf7 2.Qg5#
1...Rg7 2.Qe6#
1...Bg7 2.Qe6#
Date added: 2/8/2021