White to play and checkmate in two moves
1309
(Gerhard Paul Latzel - L'Italia Scacchistica Commendation, 1948)
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1.Nf7! (2.Re8#)
1...Ng7/Nxe3/Ne7/Nd6 2.Nd6#
1...Bxe3 2.Qg8#
1...dxe3 2.Qc4#
1...d6/d5 2.Qxf5#
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1310
(Stepan Pavlovich Cyrulik - Проблемист Прибужья, 1992)
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1.Bc2! zz
1...Nc1/Nd2/Nd4/Na1 2.Ba4#
1...Nc5 2.Rcb6#
1...Na5 2.Rab6#
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1311
(Eike E. Best - Die Schwalbe, 1989)
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1.Nc4! (2.Qxe5#)
1...Bg3 2.Qxe3#
1...exd6 2.Nxd6#
1...Nd7 2.Bxg6#
1...Nc6 2.Bxc6#
1...Rh5 2.Qg4#
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1312
(Stanislav Juricek - diagrammes, 2009)
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1.Bg4! ~ 2.d6#
1...Bf5 2.Nf3#
1...Rf5 2.Ng6#
1...Nf5 2.Bf4#
1...Be4+ 2.Rxe4#
1...Nc3 2.Qc7#
1...Nd6 2.Qd4#
1...Nxg4 2.Nxg4#
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1313
(Werner Speckmann - Deutsche Schachzeitung, Nov 1976 )
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1.Qb7! ~
2.Qh1#
2.Qg2#
1...Qxf1 2.Rg2#
1...Qxg4+ 2.Bxg4#
1...Qf3 2.Qxf3#
1...Qe8+ 2.Rg6#
1...Qe4 2.Rg3#
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1314
(Marcel Segers - Probleemblad, 1991)
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1.Nf1! (2.Nd2#)
1...d2 2.Qb1#
1...Qxf6+ 2.Nxf6#
1...Qa5 2.Nd6#
1...dxc4 2.Rd6#
1...fxe3 2.Rh4#
1...exd4 2.Re6#
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1315
(C. Albrectsen - Jespersen: 320 Danske Skakopgaver, 1902)
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1.Qb4! zz
1...Nxh6/Ne7 2.Nxf6#
1...f5 2.Ne5#
1...Bxd3/Bd5/Be6/Bf7/Bb3/Ba2/Bb5 2.Ne3#
1...cxb4 2.Bf5#
1...f3 2.Qxc4#
1...hxg2 2.h3#
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1316
(Oleksandr Viktorovich Mochalkin - ЮК Саратов-400 1st Prize, 1990)
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1.Nc2! ~ 2.Rxf4#
1...Rxe3 2.Nd6#
1...fxe3 2.Qxf5#
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1317
(Albert Volkmann - L'Italia Scacchistica, 1951)
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1.R1d3! (2.Re3#)
1...Nc4/Nd5/Nd7 2.Bd7#
1...Qg5 2.Bf7#
1...f4 2.Qe4#
1...Nd6 2.Nd4#
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1318
(Cornelis Groeneveld - Magyar Sakkélet, 1984)
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1.Qg2! (2.Qxb7#)
1...Ra7 2.Nc7#
1...Raxh1 2.Qa2#
1...Rhxh1 2.Qg8#
1...Rb8 2.Nxb6#
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1319
(Eugene D. Delmar - Musical World, 26 Mar 1859)
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1.Kc3! Kd5 2.Rf6#
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1320
(Father Wilkin - The Tablet, 30 Oct 1920)
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1.Bg2! zz
1...Kh4 2.Re4#
1...Kf5 2.Bh3#
Date added: 9/9/2021