White to play and checkmate in two moves
973
(Boris V. Borovik - Šachové umění, 1985)
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1.Nb4! (2.Rc4#)
1...Nfd5 2.Nxe4#
1...Qd5 2.Nxa6#
1...Bd5 2.Nxd3#
1...Ned5 2.Bxd6#
1...fxe6 2.Nxe6#
1...d5 2.Bxe7#
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974
(Daniel Wirajaya - Variantim, 2016)
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1.Nxf5! ~ 2.Ne7#
1...Be5 (Bg5) 2.f4#
1...Kc6 2.Nd4#
1...Bxf5 2.Qxg8#
1...Qe5 2.a8=Q#
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975
(Abdelaziz Onkoud - Mat-Pat, 1994)
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1.Rh4! (2.g5#)
1...Ne6 2.Nd6#
1...Nd5 2.Ng5#
1...Nd3 2.cxd3#
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976
(M. D. Kaplan - Szachy, 1966)
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1.Kf6! zz
1...Kf4/Bg2 2.Qf5#
1...Nf1/Nc4/Nb1/Nb3 2.Qxe4#
1...h3 2.Qg3#
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977
(Hugo Wenzel - Freie Presse, 1964)
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1.Nxd6+!
1...Rxd6 2.Nxe3#
1...Nxd6 2.Be6#
1.Qd4! (2.Qe4#)
1...Bf4/Bxd4 2.e4#
1...Ng5/Nd2/Nfxd4 2.Nh4#
1...R3xd4 2.Nxe3#
1...Nc3/Nbxd4 2.Nxd6#
1...R6xd4 2.Be6#
1...Qxd4 2.Ne7#
1...exd4 2.Bxd3#
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978
(Ivan Ivanovich Storozhenko - ЮК С.Шедей-50 Comm., 1990)
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1.Nd8! ~ 2.Qxf6#
1...Kd4 2.Qxc3#
1...Bb5 2.Nxf7#
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979
(Alex Casa - Die Schwalbe, 2004)
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1.Ng5! (2.Rc6#)
1...Be6 2.Be5#
1...Bd5/Re6 2.Rxd5#
1...Bxc4 2.Nxc4#
1...Nf5 2.Nxf5#
1...c5 2.bxc5#
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980
(Efren Petite - Schach Journal 2nd HM, 1956)
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1. Nd3! [2. Rd6#]
1... Rc5 2. Rd4#
1... Bc5 2. Bc4#
1... Rd8/h8 2. Bc4/c6#
1... Rc6 2. Bxc6#
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981
(Eriks August Lazdins - Slovensko-Lotyšsko 4th Place, 1991)
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1.Ba2! (2.Qa1#)
1...Rxa2 2.Qg7#
1...Bf1 2.Nxf5#
1...Bb1 2.Nxb5#
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982
(Alex Casa - The Problemist 2nd HM, May 1999)
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1.e5! ~ 2.Qc4#
1...Qf7 2.f5#
1...Qxe5 2.fxe5#
1...Bb3 2.Qxd3#
1...Nb6 (Nxe5) 2.Qc5#
1...Rc8 2.Qxd7#
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983
(Lev Il'ich Loshinskij - Труд (Москва) 1st Prize, 1950)
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1.Ne4! ~ 2.Ne7#
1...Rxc6 2.Nf6#
1...Qxc6 2.Nc3#
1...Qxe4 2.Qxb3#
1...Kxe4 2.Qf3#
1...Rxe4 2.Qd7#
Date added: 19/8/2021
984
(Rauf Gadschiaga Aliovsadzade & Robert A. Lincoln - Семь шахматных нот, Jan 2014 )
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1.Nb5!
1...c2 2.Qd4#
1...Ke4 2.Qd4#
1...Kc4 2.Qd4#
1...Ne2 2.Qxe2#
1...Nf1 2.Qe2#
1...Nh1 2.Qe2#
1...Nh5 2.Qe2#
1...Nf5 2.Qe2#
1...Ne4 2.Qe2#
Date added: 19/8/2021