White to play and checkmate in two moves
1297
(Friedrich Freiherr von Wardener - National-Zeitung (Basel), 1937)
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1.Qxe1!
1...Kd4 2.e3#
1...d2 2.Qf2#
1...dxe2 2.Qc3#
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1298
(Nikolaj YAkovlevich Kosolapov - Шахматы в СССР Commendation, 1978 )
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1.Nf7! zz
1...Bd2/Be1/Bxb2/Bb4/Bxa5 2.Qc6#
1...Rd2/Rd1 2.Qf5#
1...Kc5 2.Rb5#
1...Ke4 2.Bf3#
1...Ke6 2.Qb3#
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1299
(Lev I. Sokolov-Bardanov - «64», 30 Sep 1937)
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1. Be3! [2. Rd1#]
1... Bf4+ 2. Rg5#
1... Rd2 2. Be4#
1... f1Q 2. Nxg3#
1... f1N 2. Rd2#
1... Kg1 2. Rd1#
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1300
(R. H. Clements - Chess, 1953)
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1.Qc3! (2.Qd4#)
1...d1Q/d1R 2.Rxd1#
1...Rxa4 2.Qc5#/Rb5#
1...Rb5 2.Rxb5#
1...Rc5/b5 2.Qxc5#
1...Rxa7/Rb6 2.Nb6#
1...e5 2.Qd3#
1...b6 2.Bc6#
1...Nb3/Nc2 2.Bxb3#
Date added: 2/9/2021
1301
(C. Pelgrims - La Stratégie, 1918)
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1.Nb5! ~
2.Nb2#
2.Nd2#
2.Ne3#
2.Ne5#
2.Nd6#
2.Na5#
1...e3
2.Nd2#
2.Nd6#
1...Rh3+ 2.Ne3#
1...Bc1+ 2.Nb2#
1...Be7+ 2.Nd6#
1...Qh3+ 2.Ne3#
1...Qc8
2.Rd6#
2.Ne3#
1...Qxa6+ 2.Na5#
1...Qb6
2.Ne5#
2.Na5#
1...Qc6
2.Ne3#
2.Nb6#
1...Qd6+
2.Rxd6#
2.Nxd6#
1...Qe7+ 2.Nd6#
1...b6
2.Ne5#
2.Na5#
1...bxa6
2.Ne5#
2.Na5#
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1302
(R. Stemberger - Reichspost, 6 Nov 1932)
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1. Qf4! ~ 2. Rxe4, Qxe4, Qd2, e3#
1... Qxf4 2. Bxb6#
1... Qxb4 2. Ne6#
1... Rxf4, Bc2, Nf2 2. e3#
1... Bxf4 2. Rd3#
1... Bxe2 2. Qxe4#
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1303
(Halvar Hermanson - Var Matin, 1979-1980 2nd Prize, 1980)
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1.Qc2! ~
2.Nd6#
2.Rg5#
1...Qxe7+ 2.Nxe7#
1...Qxe4 2.Nd4#
1...f3 2.Rxf3#
1...Rxe4 2.Bxe6#
1...Nxe4 2.Rh5#
1...Ng4 2.Rh5#
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1304
(Anselme Samuel Ephrem St. Maurice - La Presse, 1927)
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1. Νe5! [2. Rc4#]
1. ... Kd4/xe5/xf4 2. Rc4#
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1305
(Marco Guida - StrateGems 4th Prize, 2014)
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1. Qf2! [2. Qf4#]
1... Nfxe3 2. Ng3#
1... Ncxe3 2. Nd2#
1... Bf3 2. Qxf3#
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1306
(John Michael Rice - The Problemist Supplement, 1996)
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1.Qe5! (2.Qxe4#)
1...Bc6 2.d5#
1...Qc6/Qe7 2.Qxf4#
1...Qb7 2.Qxf4#/d5#
1...Qxe5 2.dxe5#
1...Ng2/Ng6/Nh3/Nh5/Ne2/Ne6/Nd3/Nd5 2.Rxf3#
Date added: 8/9/2021
1307
(Vladimir Ivanovich Lebedev - Hlas ľudu, 7 Feb 1980)
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1.Qa8! zz
1...d3 2.Qa1#
1...Qf4/Qf5/Qe3/Qxg3/Qg4 2.Qd5#
1...Qg2/Qh1/Qc6/Qb7/Qxa8 2.f4#
1...Qxh5/Qe4 2.Qe4#
1...f5 2.Qh8#
1...c6 2.Qb8#
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1308
(Frederick E. Gamage - Western Daily Mercury 1st Prize, 1909)
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1.Bc4! ~ 2.Nf4-e6#
1...Be4 2.Qxc3#
1...Nxc4 2.bxc3#
1...Kxc4 2.Qxc3#
1...Qxc4+ 2.e6#
1...Rxc4 2.Nf8-e6#
Date added: 8/9/2021