White to play and checkmate in two moves
1273
(P. J. Hoban - Good Companion, Dec 1913)
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1.Qe6! (2.Qxd5#/cxd5#)
1...Qxe6 2.b8N#
1...Qa8+ 2.bxa8Q#/bxa8B#
1...Qg8 2.Qxd7#/cxd5#
1...Qf7 2.cxd5#/b8N#
1...Qh5 2.b8N#/Qxd7#
1...Re5 2.Nxe5#/Nxd4#
1...Rxe6/Bxe6 2.Nxd4#
1...dxe6 2.Rc7#
1...Bxc4+ 2.Qxc4#
1...Nxe6 2.cxd5#
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1274
(Marian Krbusik - Šachové umění, 1978)
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1.Be4! (2.Qe7#)
1...Kxe4 2.Qf4#
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1275
(Zdenek Libis - Šachová skladba, Oct 2008)
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1.Qd2!
1...Kf3 2.Qe2#
1...Kf5 2.Qf4#
1...Ke5 2.Qf4#
1...c5 2.Qd5#
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1276
(Vyacheslav Karlovich Pil'chenko - ЮК Я.Россомахо-64 5th Prize Задачи и этюды, 2000)
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1.Nd4! (2.Nxe6#)
1...Qd6 2.Bd6# (2.Nb3?)
1...Qe5 2.Nb3#
1...Qxd4 2.Rc8#
(1...Qe4 2.Bd6#)
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1277
(Comins Mansfield - Northwest Chess, Mar 1973)
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1.Re7! ~ 2.Qh1#
1...Qxb1 2.Qxb3#
1...Qh7+ 2.Bxh7#
1...Qg6+ 2.Bxg6#
1...Qf5+ 2.Bxf5#
1...Qe4 2.Bd3#
1...Qd3 2.Bxd3#
1...Nf3 2.Qxf3#
1...Ng2 2.Qf3#
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1278
(Vyacheslav Karlovich Pil'chenko & Valerij Mihajlovich SHavyrin - Troll 1st HM, 2017-2018, 8 Aug 2018 )
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1.Ng6! ~ 2.Re5#
1...Qb2 2.Bxe4#
1...Nxa7 2.Rd6#
1...Nc5 2.Qd4#
1...Bf6 2.Nxf4#
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1279
(Isai Hillel Rozenfeld - Freie Presse, 1 Mar 1974)
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1.Bf6! (2.Qxe7#)
1...exf6 2.Qe8#
1...e6 2.Qa7#
1...e5 2.Qh3#
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1280
(Michael Keller, 1998)
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1.f3! (2.Nf5#)
1...fxg6 2.Nc2#
1...Bd7 2.Be5#
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1281
(Frederick E. Gamage - The Boston Post, 30 May 1901)
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1.Bd3!
1...Nd4 2.e4#
1...Nc5 2.Nb4#
1...Nc4 2.Be4#
1...Nxc6 2.c4#
1...Nb7 2.c4#
1...fxe5 2.Qxd7#
1...d6 2.e6#
1...dxc6 2.Rxd8#
1...e6 2.Qe4#
1...Bb6 2.Nxe7#
1...Bc7 2.Nxe7#
1...Na1 (Nb3~) 2.Rb5#
Date added: 7/9/2021
1282
(Charles Dember Rudd - Chess, 1936)
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1.Qe2! (2.Ra6#)
1...Qe4 2.Qxe4#
1...Qd3/Qc2 2.Nxe7#
1...exd6 2.Rc7#
1...exf6 2.Nxf6#
1...e6 2.Qxb5#
1...e5 2.Qa2#
Date added: 7/9/2021
1283
(Nikolaj S. Zinov'ev - Ideal-Mate Review, 1990)
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1.Ba2! zz
1...Ke4 2.Re1#
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1284
(Comins Mansfield - Schach-Echo 2nd HM, II, 1973)
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1.Qc1! ~ 2.Qxc4#
1...Rxc1 2.Rc3#
1...Rc3 2.Rxc3#
1...Rxa4 2.Rb4#
1...Rb4 2.Rxb4#
1...Rd4 2.Nxf6#
1...Rxc7 2.Rd3#
1...Rc5 2.Qh1#
1...Rxf4 2.Rb5#
1...Rc6
2.Nxf6#
2.Rb5#
2.Rd3#
1...Re4
2.Nxf6#
2.Rb5#
2.Rd3#
Date added: 7/9/2021