White to play and checkmate in two moves
1477
(Thiruvannam S. Krishnamurthy & Chithathur Gopalan Sathya Narayanan - The Problemist 3rd Prize, 1968)
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1. Re1! [2. Qxe4#]
1. ... Kf5 2. Qxe4#
1. ... Kf3 2. Qe3#
1. ... Nf6/e3 2. Qe5#
1. ... Nxf2+ 2. Qxf2#
compare to #1478
Date added: 13/10/2021
1478
(Thiruvannam S. Krishnamurthy & Chithathur Gopalan Sathya Narayanan - The Problemist 3rd Prize, 1968)
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1. Nc5! [2. Qxe4#]
1. ... Kf5 2. Qe5#
1. ... Kf3 2. Qxe4#
1. ... Nf6 2. Qe3#
1. ... Nxf2+ 2. Qxf2#
compare to #1477
Date added: 13/10/2021
1479
(Vladimir Aleksandrovich Aleksandrov & Antonio Garofalo - Best Problems, 2006)
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1.Nec3! (2.Re4#/Qxe5#)
1...Qb3/Qxa2/Bxd1 2.Re4#
1...Qb6 2.Nxe2#
1...Qd2 2.Nb5#
1...Qc1 2.Nxe2#/Nb5#/Qxe5#
1...Qxc3 2.Qxe5#
1...Bf3 2.Rdxd3#/Qxe5#/Rexd3#
1...e4 2.Qxe4#/Qf6#/Rxe4#
Date added: 13/10/2021
1480
(Johannes Jacob Burbach - Probleemblad, 1987)
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1.Nc7! (2.Bd5#)
1...Rd2/Rd4/Rd5/Rd6/Rd7/Rd8 2.Qxc3#
1...Nfd4 2.Nd6#
1...Ncd4 2.Ne5#
1...Qxg4 2.b3#
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1481
(Hrvoje Bartolovic - Чик 1st-2nd Prize, 1968)
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1.Rxc7! ~ 2.Rxe4#
1...Qxd4 2.Rb7#
1...Rbxd4 2.Rxa7#
1...Rexd4 2.Rf5#
1...Nxd4 2.Nd3#
1...Kxf4 2.Rf7#
1...Rxf4 2.Nc6#
1...Nxf4
2.h8=Q#
2.h8=B#
1...gxf4 2.Nxf3#
Date added: 13/10/2021
1482
(Barry Jack da Costa Andrade - Chess, 1941)
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1.Bd8! zz
1...Bxe2 2.Qa1#
1...Rg1/Rg3/Rxg4/Rf2/Rxe2/Rh2 2.Qxc6#
1...Nd4 2.Ra5#
1...Nxd8/Ne5 2.Rxb4#
1...Ne7/Nb8/Na5 2.Rxb4#/Ra5#
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1483
(J. Laybourn - Nationaltidende, 1891)
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1.Ra5! (2.Qf4#)
1...Rxe4 2.Rxa3#
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1484
(Stefan Sovik - Probleemblad 5th Comm., Jan 1968)
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1.Qg5! ~ 2.Qxf5#
1...Kd5 2.Rxd4#
1...Ne3 (Nf~) 2.Nd2#
1...Re5 2.Nf6#
1...Rf6 2.Nxf6#
Date added: 13/10/2021
1485
(Comins Mansfield - diagrammes, Nov 1978)
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1.Qg1! ~ 2.Qc5#
1...Qxe5 2.Nxe5#
1...Bxb4 2.Qb6#
1...Bb6 2.Qxb6#
1...Qe3 2.exd8=Q#
1...Qxe7 2.Nd6#
1...Qf6 2.Nd6#
1...b6 2.Ne3#
1...d6 2.Nd2#
Date added: 13/10/2021
1486
(Vasil' Vasil'ovich Dyachuk - Щорічник 1998 6th-7th Prize, 1999)
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1. Nb3! [2. Qxd2#]
1. ... d1=Q/R 2. Qe4#
1. ... Ke1/d1 2. Qxd2#
compare to #1487
Date added: 13/10/2021
1487
(Vasil' Vasil'ovich Dyachuk - Щорічник 1998 6th-7th Prize, 1999)
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1. Bb4! [2. Qxd2#]
1. ... d1=Q/R 2. Qe4#
1. ... Ke1/d1 2. Qxd2#
compare to #1486
Date added: 13/10/2021
1488
(Bruno Colaneri - Best Problems, 2017)
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1.Ne6! ~ 2.Nxc5#
1...Nd3 2.Qf3#
1...Nd7 2.Qd5#
1...Rc8 (Rd5) 2.Qd5#
Date added: 13/10/2021