White to play and checkmate in two moves
877
(Stefan Milewski - e4 e5, 2020 )
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1.Qb2! ~ 2.Rc5#
1...Rxc1 2.Qh2#
1...Bc3 2.Qxb5#
1...Nc3 2.Qb8#
1...Nc7 2.Qxd4#
Date added: 10/8/2021
878
(Jacobus Haring - British Chess Federation Tourney No. 139, 1976-1977 2nd Prize, 1977)
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1.f7! ~
2.fxg8=Q#
2.fxg8=B#
1...Qh5 2.Ng4#
1...Qxe3+ 2.Rxe3#
1...Ke7 2.fxg8=Q#
1...Nf6 2.f8=N#
1...Ng5 2.f8=N#
1...Bxf7 2.Qe5#
Date added: 13/8/2021
879
(Francois Michel - Thèmes-64, 1959)
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1.Qf4! (2.c3#)
1...Nxe4/Nb5 2.Bc5#
1...Bxe4 2.Nc6#
1...Rd3/Rc1 2.Rxd3#
1...Rxe4 2.Bg7#
Date added: 13/8/2021
880
(Joseph J. Nidiry - The Chess World, Mar 1948)
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1. d7! [2. Re5#]
1. ... Ke7 2. dxe8=Q#
1. ... Kxf7 2. d8=N#
1. ... Nxd5 2. dxe8=Q/R#
Date added: 14/8/2021
881
(Mario Moschini - L'Italia Scacchistica, 1922)
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1.Bb1! (2.Qe2#)
1...Ng5/Nf6 2.Rxh6#
1...Qxd5 2.Qg6#
1...Qf5 2.Qe8#
1...Qg5 2.Qh1#
Date added: 14/8/2021
882
(Allison Howard Goulty - Manchester City News, 1920)
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1.Rcd1! zz
1...g4 2.Qf4#
1...Nf1/Nc4/Nb1 2.Nc5#
1...Bg3 2.Qh7#
1...Bxf2+ 2.Nxf2#
1...Nh6/Nh8/Ne5/Nd6/Nd8 2.Qe5#
1...Qxe1+ 2.Rxe1#
1...Qe3 2.Rxe3#
Date added: 14/8/2021
883
(Sandor Boros - Arbejder-Skak 5th HM, 6th TT, 1942)
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1.Ne6! ~
2.Ng7#
2.Ncd4#
1...Qxd3+ 2.Ned4#
1...Qa5+ 2.Rxa5#
1...Rxd3+ 2.Nd4#
1...Rg3 2.Qe4#
1...Rg4 2.Qxg4#
Date added: 14/8/2021
884
(Stelian Lamba - Problemas 1st Prize, 1974)
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1. Nxg4! [2. Qxe5, Nf6, Nf2, Re3#]
1... Nd5 2. Nf2#
1... Nc4 2. Nf6#
1... Qxg2 2. Re3#
1... Qxg3 2. Qxe5#
compare to #885
Date added: 14/8/2021
885
(Stelian Lamba - Problemas 1st Prize, 1974)
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1. Nf5! [2. Nd6, Rxd4, Re3#]
compare to #884
Date added: 14/8/2021
886
(Arthur Robert Gooderson - Bonavia-Hunt Research Pamphlet 5, 1949)
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1.Qxf5! (2.Qc5#)
1...Nxc6/Nb7 2.Qxe6#
1...Bg5/Bg7/Bh8 2.Nxc4#/Nxe4#
1...Bh4 2.Nxc4#
1...Be5/Bxd4 2.Nxe4#
1...Qe5 2.Qxe5#
1...Qxf5+ 2.Ngxf5#
1...Qd5/Qxd7 2.Qxd5#
Date added: 14/8/2021
887
(Michael Barth - Magyar Sakkélet 9th Comm., 1988 )
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1.Nf7! (2.Qe5#)
1...Bd5 2.Qxd5#
1...Qh8 2.Qxf5#
1...Ng7/Nxh4/Nfh6/Ne3/Nfe7/Nd6 2.Nd6#
Date added: 14/8/2021
888
(Karol Mlynka - Probleemblad, 1967)
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1.Bf5! (2.Qxe4#[B])
1...Rg8+ 2.hxg8Q#/hxg8B#
1...Bxf3 2.Qxf3#/Qd4#
1...Bxf5 2.Qxf5#
1...Bd3/Bc2/Bb1 2.Qd4#
1...Qd3 2.Rc5#
1...Qxe3 2.Nxe3#
1...Qxd6 2.Qxd6#
Date added: 14/8/2021