White to play and checkmate in two moves
997
(Halvar Hermanson - Bergens Schakklub 1st Prize, 1952)
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1.Nc6! ~ 2.Qd3#
1...Rxc2 2.Rf7#
1...Rd2 2.Rf7#
1...Qb5 2.Qxd4#
1...Qa6 2.Qxd4#
1...Ra3 2.Rg5#
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998
(Josef Wiesel - British Chess Federation 89th Tourney 4th Comm., 1958-1959, 1958)
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1.Qf1! ~ 2.Qf3#
1...Nge5 2.Bd4#
1...Nde5 2.Re4#
1...Qxf4 2.Qe2#
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999
(Werner Issler - Österreich-Schweiz 1976-1977 3rd Place, Nov 1977)
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1.Ng3! ~ 2.Rf5#
1...Bd3 2.Nf3#
1...Nd6 2.Bc3#
1...Nd4 2.Bc7#
1...Rf8 2.Qxh5#
1...Bxd5 2.Qxd5#
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1000
(YAkov Petrovich Ursegov - МК Д.Банный-65 1st Comm. Шахматная композиция, 1997)
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1. Rb3! [2. Qa3#]
1... Qc7 2. Bxe5#
1... b5 2. Qc5#
1... Ne4 2. Rxd3#
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1001
(Vlastimil Kabes - Ruch 3rd HM, 1948)
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1.Qc6! (2.b6#)
1...Na3 2.b3#
1...Nb4 2.Nb6#
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1002
(Donald Lebeck - Mate in Two, 1992)
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1.Rh2! (2.Qd3#)
1...f3 2.Qe5#
compare to #1003
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1003
(Donald Lebeck - Mate in Two, 1992)
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1.Qc2! zz
1...Kf3 2.Rh3#
1...f3 2.Re4#
compare to #1002
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1004
(Vladimir Alekseevich Erohin - Hlas ľudu, 1 Feb 1990)
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1. Qh2! waiting
1. ... R~ 2. Nxd7#
1. ... Rxd5 2. Rxd5#
compare to #1005 and #1006
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1005
(Vladimir Alekseevich Erohin - Hlas ľudu, 1 Feb 1990)
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1. Qf8! waiting
1. ... N~ 2. Nxd7#
1. ... Nxd5 2. Rxd5#
compare to #1004 and #1006
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1006
(Vladimir Alekseevich Erohin - Hlas ľudu, 1 Feb 1990)
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1. Qf8! waiting
1. ... B~ 2. Nxd7#
1. ... Bxd5 2. Rxd5#
compare to #1004 and #1005
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1007
(Arnoldo Ellerman - Magyar Sakkélet 7th Comm., Mar 1964)
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1.Rd6! (2.Rxd5#)
1...cxd3 2.Rc7#
1...exd3 2.Re7#
1...Kxd3 2.Qd1#
1...Qh5/Qf5/Qe6/Qd7 2.Qe3#
1...Nb4 2.Qxc3#
1...Bf7 2.Rg3#
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1008
(Valerij YUr'evich SHan'shin - The Problemist 1st Prize, ex aequo, Sep 2016)
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1.Nf3! ~ 2.Ng5# (2.Re6? 2.Nd6?)
1...gxf5 2.Re6#
1...Nf4 2.Nd6#
1...Kxf5 2.Bxg6#
1...gxf3 2.Qxf3#
Date added: 20/8/2021