White to play and checkmate in two moves

Problems 889 to 900

889

(Aaron Hirschenson - Israel Ring Tourney Commendation Variantim, Oct 2003)

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1.Rg2! ~ 2.Rxg5#
1...Bxh4 2.Rf3#
1...Bxf6 2.Rf2#
1...Bxe3 (Bh6) 2.Qxd7#

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890

(Georgij Ibulaevich Ibulaev - 64 — Шахматное обозрение, 2016 )

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1.Qh8!
1...Ne6 (N~) 2.Qa1#
1...Bg8 (B~) 2.Qh1#

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891

(Arnoldo Ellerman - Probleme-Supplement, 1969)

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1.Bb4! (2.Rc6#/Qe3#)
1...Ng4/Bb2/Rxb4 2.Rc6#
1...Nf5 2.Re4#
1...Nf7 2.Qh3#
1...Bb7/Bxc1/Bxb4 2.Qe3#

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892

(Michael J. Donnelly - Sunday Citizen, 1967)

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1.Bf2! (2.Bg3#)
1...Rd4/Rd3 2.Nc6#
1...Rc4 2.Nd3#
1...Rc3 2.Bd4#

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893

(Meindert Niemeijer - Australasian Chess Magazine, Jun 1920)

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1. h3! waiting
1. ... Nc5~ 2. N(x)e6#
1. ... Bg3 2. Qc1#
1. ... Bxg5 2. Qh2#
1. ... Nf2~ 2. Q(x)g4#
1. ... Nxh3 2. Nxh3#

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894

(Antal Miskolczy - Pesti Hirlap, 26 Jan 1901)

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1.Qa4!
1...b2 2.Ba2#
1...Ne2 (N~) 2.Qe4#
1...Kxe6 2.Qc6#
1...c5 2.Nc7#
1...c6 2.Qxb3#

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895

(Vagn Erik Hansen - Skakbladet, 2003)

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1.Qb1! (2.Qg1#)
1...Rc1 2.Qh7#
1...Nd1 2.Qb8#

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896

(Ioan Camaras - Revista Română de Şah, 1936)

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1.Qe6! (2.Qxe7#)
1...Rb7 2.Qc8#
1...Re8/fxe6/f6 2.Bxh6#

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897

(Gennadij Ivanovich Kukin - Уральский проблемист, 1994)

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1.Nd6! (2.Nf7#)
1...Qb7 2.Nxb7#
1...Qc7 2.bxc7#
1...Qxd6+ 2.Rxd6#
1...Qa7 2.Rc8#

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898

(Federico Alliney - Scacco! 2nd Prize, Aug 1985)

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1.Nde5! ~ 2.c3#
1...fxg2 2.f3#
1...Rxh4 2.Nxf3#
1...Rb3 2.Rxc4#
1...c3 2.Qxb6#
1...dxe5 2.Qxe5#

Date added: 15/8/2021

899

(Valerij Afanas'evichKirillov & Boris Grigor'evich Maslov - Уральский проблемист, 2010)

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1.Qg5! ~ 2.Re4#
1... Qa8 2.Nfg3#
1... Re2 2.Ne7#
1... Q:g5 2.Ra5#
1... R:g5 2.Re1#

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900

(Herbert Siegfried Oskar Ahues - Freie Presse, 19 Oct 1990)

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1.Nd4! (2.Ng6#)
1...Kxe5 2.Ne6#
1...Nxd4 2.Rxg4#
1...Nxe5 2.Nd5#

Date added: 15/8/2021