White to play and checkmate in two moves

Problems 1009 to 1020

1009

(Vojtech Katreniak - Československý šach, 1961)

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1.Qb6! (2.Qd4#)
1...Nf3/Nf7/N5xg4/Ng6/N5c4/Nc6 2.Nc5#
1...Nf1/Nf5/Ng2/N3xg4/Nc2/N3c4 2.Nc3#
1...Kxd5/Nxd3 2.Bf3#
1...Nxd5 2.Bf5#

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1010

(Anatolij Vasil'evich Slesarenko - Московский конкурс 1st-2nd Prize Шахматная композиция, 2000)

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1.Rh4! zz
1...dxe5 2.Be4#
1...Kxe5 2.Rd5#
1...d5 2.Rf4#

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1011

(I. SHevcov - 64 — Шахматное обозрение, 2011 )

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1. Nf6! [2. Rc4#]
1... gxf6 2. Bxf6#
1... cxd5 2. Rxd5#
1... Bb3/b5 2. N(x)b3#
1... Ne3 2. Qc3#
1... Nd2 2. Qg1#

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1012

(Jan Hartong & Meindert Niemeijer - Probleemblad 3rd HM, 1950)

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1.Nd8!
1...Rc1 (R~ ) 2.Qd4#
1...Rc4 2.Qxg5#
1...Nd1-f2 (N1~ ) 2.Nxc3#
1...Nd2xb1 (N2~ ) 2.Qe4#

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1013

(Stanislav Juricek - Sächsische Zeitung, 28 Dec 2013)

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1.Kd4!
1...Nh2 (Nf~) 2.Ke3#
1...Nc7 (Na~) 2.Kc5#
1...e3 2.Kd3#
1...b4 2.Kc4#
1...f4 2.Kxe4#
1...c5+ 2.Kd5#

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1014

(Viktor B. Parfir'ev - Revista Română de Şah, 1986 )

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1.Bg1! ~ 2.Nb3#
1...Rd3 2.Rf5#
1...Re4 2.Rc1#

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1015

(Friedrich Fricke - Die Schwalbe, Dec 1969)

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1.Rg4! ~
2.Bd4#
2.Bd6#
2.d4#
1...Rd3 2.Re4#
1...Bd3 2.Qa1#
1...Bb1 2.d4#
1...Bd1 (Ba4, Bb3)
2.Re4#
2.d4#
1...Bxh7 (Bg6, Bf5) 2.d4#
1...Be4
2.Rxe4#
2.d4#
1...Nf3 2.Bd6#
1...Nf5 2.Ng6#
1...Rxc5 2.d4#
1...Rc6
2.Nxc6#
2.Bd4#
2.d4#
1...Rd7 2.Nc6#

Date added: 21/8/2021