White to play and checkmate in two moves
1345
(Barry Peter Barnes - Die Schwalbe 2nd special HM, 1961)
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1.Qc4! ~ 2.Bxf6#
1...Nb5 2.Qa2#
1...Nc6 2.Rd1#
Date added: 11/9/2021
1346
(Matti Arvo Myllyniemi - Finnish CPS-20 AT 2nd HM, 1955)
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1.Ne5! (2.Nxc6#/Rd3#)
1...Nc4 2.Ne6#
1...Nxe5/fxe5 2.Nf5#
1...Nc5 2.Bc3#
1...Nf8/Nb8/Nc8/Na4/Na8/Bd5/Qc8/Qa8 2.Rd3#
1...Re3/Rc2 2.Qxe3#
1...Rxe5 2.Qd2#
1...Rd2 2.Rh4#/Qf4#/Qe3#[A]/Nxc6#
1...Nd5 2.Ne6#/Rd3#
1...Bb1 2.Ne6#/Nxc6#
1...Bc4/Qg6/fxg5/f5 2.Nxc6#
Date added: 11/9/2021
1347
(Stanley Sedgwick - Chess, 1948)
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1.Bf3! (2.Rc5#/Re5#)
1...Qh5/Qh4/Qh3/Qh1/Qf4/Qe3/Nxf6/Nc7/Nh4/Nf4/Ne7 2.Rc5#
1...Be5/Bf4/Bg3/Bh2/Bc7/Bb8 2.Rd7#/Nxb4#
1...Be7/Bf8/Bc5 2.Rd7#
1...Re5/Re4/Re2/Rxe1/Re7 2.Nxb4#
1...Re3 2.Qc1#
1...Rxf6 2.Qxe8#
Date added: 11/9/2021
1348
(Julio Peris Pardo - Rakéta 3rd Prize, 1942)
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1.Ba3! (2.Bxc5#)
1...e4 2.h8Q#/h8B#
1...Nd3 2.Nxf5#
1...Ne4 2.Nxc2#
1...Ne6 2.Qxd7#
1...Nb3 2.Qxa4#
1...Nb7 2.Kxb7#
1...Na6 2.Kxa6#
1...d6 2.Nc6#
Date added: 11/9/2021
1349
(Arsen Dobrila - problem (Zagreb) 1st HM, 1967)
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1.Kf2! (2.Re3#/Re2#/Re1#/Re5#/Re6#/Re7#/Re8#/Rd4#/Rc4#/Rb4#/Ra4#/Rf4#/Rg4#/Rh4#)
1...Bh4+ 2.Rxh4#
1...Bf4 2.Re3#/Re2#/Re1#/Re5#/Re6#/Re7#/Re8#/Rd4#/Rc4#/Rb4#/Ra4#/Rxf4#
1...Be3+/Qa3/Qc3 2.Rxe3#
1...Be7 2.Re3#/Re2#/Re1#/Re5#/Re6#/Rxe7#/Rd4#/Rc4#/Rb4#/Ra4#/Rf4#/Rg4#/Rh4#
1...Ng3/Nf6 2.Nxg3#
1...Nf4 2.Ng3#/Rxf4#
1...Qa2 2.Rc4#
1...Qa4 2.Rxa4#
1...Qb1/Qb2 2.Rb4#
1...Qd1 2.Re2#
1...Qe1+ 2.Rxe1#
1...Qxf1+ 2.Qxf1#
1...Qd4+ 2.Rxd4#
1...Qe5 2.Rxe5#
1...Qf6 2.Re6#
1...Qg7 2.Re7#
1...Qh8 2.Re8#
1...c4 2.Re3#/Re2#/Re1#/Re5#/Re6#/Re7#/Re8#/Rd4#/Rxc4#/Rf4#/Rg4#/Rh4#
1...fxe4 2.Bxe4#
1...f4 2.Rxf4#
1...Ng4+ 2.Rxg4#
Date added: 12/9/2021
1350
(Tibor Ebend - Magyar Sakkvilág Comm., 1 Dec 1942)
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1.Bc7!
1...Nb5 (Nd~) 2.Qe3#
1...Nf5 2.Ng6#
1...Rg1 (Rg~) 2.Ng6#
1...Rxg5 2.Nxd6#
1...Bf6 (Bg~) 2.Nxd6#
1...Bxe5 2.Qe3#
Date added: 12/9/2021
1351
(Arnoldo Ellerman - Good Companion, 1921)
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1.Nf6! (2.Nd5#)
1...Nb4/b4 2.Re1#
1...Nac7 2.Re5#
1...Nf4 2.Bf2#
1...Nec7 2.Bf4#
1...Bxg3+ 2.Rxg3#
Date added: 12/9/2021
1352
(Peter Heyl - Die Schwalbe, 2009)
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1.Qb2! (2.Qxc1#)
1...Bd2 2.Qxd2#
1...Be3/Bxb2 2.Bxe3#
1...Bf4 2.gxf4#
1...Bd5 2.Qe5#
1...Bb5 2.Nxf7#
Date added: 12/9/2021
1353
(YUrij Markovich Gordian - Hlas ľudu 3rd HM, 30 Dec 1976)
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1.Ne5! (2.Rb4#)
1...Nfxe4 2.Rxd3#
1...Ngxe4 2.Nxf3#
Date added: 12/9/2021
1354
(Pavel Pavlovich Bobrov - La Stratégie, Oct 1906)
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1.Rd7! ~
2.Rc7#
2.Rc1#
1...Kc5 2.Rc7#
1...Kc3 2.Rc1#
1...Bb5 2.Rc1#
1...Bb7 2.Rc1#
1...b5 2.Rc1#
1...Bb8 2.Rc1#
1...Nd6 2.Rc7#
1...Ne7 2.Rc1#
Date added: 12/9/2021
1355
(Lewis Rothstein - Good Companion Folder, 1919)
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1.Qa7! ~ 2.Qe3#
1...Bc5 2.Ned3#
1...Bg5 2.Nxf3#
1...Rxf2 2.Qa1#
1...Rxe5+ 2.Rxe5#
Date added: 12/9/2021
1356
(C. N. Warren - The Problemist, 1930)
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1.Rf4! (2.N3xd5#)
1...Kxf4 2.Ne6#
1...Kf6 2.Ne4#
1...Ne6 2.Rgxf5#
1...d4 2.Ne8#
Date added: 12/9/2021