White to play and checkmate in two moves
1441
(Yochanan Afek - Schiffman MT - FIDE Album 1980-1982)
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1.Qb5! ~ 2.Qd3#
1...Nxe5 2.Bg6#
1...fxe5 2.Rf4#
1...Nb4 2.Bg6#
1...Nc5 2.Nd6#
1...Nd6 2.Nxd6#
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1442
(Rainer Paslack - Die Schwalbe, 2010)
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1.Nh8! (2.Nh7#)
1...Bg8 2.d8Q#/d8B#
1...Rh3 2.Rxe6#
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1443
(Valerian Onitiu - Pesti Hirlap, 1898)
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1.Qf6! ~
2.Nc4#
2.Nd3#
2.Ng4#
2.Ng6#
2.Nf7#
2.Nd7#
2.Nc6#
1...Ra4 2.Nc4#
1...Kb2 2.Nd3#
1...Kd4 2.Ng4#
1...Rh4 2.Ng4#
1...Rh6 2.Ng6#
1...Rf8 2.Nf7#
1...Rd8 2.Nd7#
1...Ra6 2.Nc6#
1...Rxf3 2.Nxf3#
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1444
(Johannes Jacob Rietveld - Probleemblad 2nd Prize, 1948)
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1.Nc4! (2.Qe3#)
1...Nxc5 2.Ne2#
1...Rxc5 2.c3#
1...Kxc5 2.Be3#
1...Ne5 2.Qxe5#
1...Ne4/Nd5 2.Qd5#
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1445
(Rainer Paslack)
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1.Kf7! (2.Qb5#)
1...Nxe6 2.Qxe6#
1...Rb3 2.Nf4#
1...Nxc4 2.Be4#
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1446
(Eigil Palle Pedersen - Skakbladet FIDE Album 1945-1955, 1947)
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1.Nxg4! (2.Qg5#)
1...e5 2.Bc8#
1...Nf3 2.Be4#
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1447
(Viktor Ivanovich CHepizhnyj - Thema Danicum, Apr 1993)
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1.Qc3! zz
1...Ka2/a4 2.b4#
1...Bc2/Bd3/Be4/Bf5/Bg6/Bh7 2.Qa1#
1...Ba2 2.Qc1#
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1448
(Antonio Piatesi - Europe Échecs 1st Prize, 1965)
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1.Nc4! (2.Qd6#)
1...Qa6 2.Ne1#
1...Rh5/Rh6 2.Nc1#
1...Bg8 2.Qxe4#
1...Nf6/Ne3/Ne5 2.Qe5#
Date added: 11/10/2021
1449
(Imre Telkes - The Puzzler, 1934)
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1.Ka3! (2.Rb3#)
1...Qe6/Qd7 2.Qb8#
1...Qxe5/Qe8 2.Qb6#
1...Qc7 2.Qa6#
1...Qxd6+ 2.Nxd6#
1...Qd8 2.Qc6#
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1450
(Reinhard Groth - Freie Presse, 9 Jan 1998)
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1.Qg6! (2.Qg3#)
1...e3 2.Qc6#
1...f4 2.Nh4#
1...Ng4 2.Qxf5#
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1451
(Lars Holger Persson - Schackvärlden, Jan 1943)
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1.Qd3! ~
2.Rf1#
2.Qf1#
1...Kd1 2.Rf1#
1...d1=Q (d1~) 2.Rf1#
1...Bxg7 2.Qf1#
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1452
(Oskar Wielgos - Main-Post, 1961)
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1.Nc8! ~ 2.Qf6#
1...Nxe3 2.Qd4#
1...Bxe4 2.Qg5#
1...Qxe4 2.Qa5#
1...Bd6+ 2.Qxd6#
Date added: 11/10/2021