White to play and checkmate in two moves
1537
(Imre Regos - Népszava, 23 Feb 1930)
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1.Qb5! ~ 2.e8=N#
1...Bc6 2.Qxc6#
1...Qg5 2.Nc4#
1...Qf6 2.Qb4#
1...Qxh4 2.Qe5#
1...Rxb8+ 2.axb8=Q#
1...Rxe7 2.Bxe7#
1...Rd7+ 2.Qxd7#
Date added: 16/10/2021
1538
(Herbert Siegfried Oskar Ahues - Schach (magazine), Jun 1972)
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1.Rc4! ~ 2.Qe4#
1...Bf3 2.Qxf3#
1...Rd7 2.Qxd7#
1...Nb6 2.Nxb4#
Date added: 16/10/2021
1539
(Vladimir Vjacheslavovich Vladimirov- Stella Polaris, 1968)
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1. Ne4! [2. Qg6#]
1. ... Ne6 2. Nd6#
1. ... Kxe4 2. Qg6#
1. ... Qc3+ 2. Nxc3#
1. ... Qc5+/c6 2. N(x)c5#
1. ... Qd2+ 2. Nxd2#
1. ... Qg2 2. Nef2#
1. ... Ng4 2. Ng3#
Date added: 16/10/2021
1540
(Hjalmar Mandal - Tidskrift för Schack, 1910)
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1. Nd2! [2. Ncb3, Ndb3#]
1. ... Bd3 2. Ne6/b3#
1. ... Bc2 2. Ne6#
1. ... Kxc5 2. Ndb3#
1. ... exd2, Nd3 2. Ncb3#
Date added: 2/9/2021
1541
(Alex Casa - Europe Ιchecs, 1996)
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1. Qc8! [2. Qxe6#]
1. ... Rd6/c6/b6/a6/e7/e8/f6/g6/h6/e5 2. Bf3#
1. ... Kd5 2. Qxe6#
1. ... Kxf5 2. Bd3#
Date added: 16/10/2021
1542
(Cornelis Groeneveld - L'Italia Scacchistica, 2004)
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1. Qe7! ad lib 2. Qf6#
1. Qg6!+
1. ... Kxe5 2. Qe4#
1. Nd7! [2. Qe4, Qf7, Qg6#]
1. ... Bxd7, g3 2. Qe4#
1. ... Bb7, Nc3, Ng3 2. Qf7/g6#
1. ... d5 2. Qe5/f7/g6#
1. ... Nf4 2. Qe4/f7#
1. ... Qa2 2. Qe4/g6#
1. Nc6! [2. Qxc8, Qe4, Qf7, Qg6#]
1. ... Bd7/b7 2. Qe4/f7/g6/xd7#
1. ... Be6 2. Qg6#
1. ... d5 2. Qxc8/e5/f7/g6#
1. ... g3 2. Qxc8/e4#
1. ... Nf4 2. Qe4/f7#
1. ... Nc3 2. Qxc8/f7/g6, Nxd4#
1. ... Ng3 2. Qxc8/f7/g6#
1. ... Qa2 2. Qe4/g6#
1. Nc4! [2. Qxc8, Qe4, Qf7, Qg6, Nxd6#]
1. ... Bd7 2. Qe4/f7/g6/xd7, Nxd6#
1. ... Be6 2. Qg6#
1. ... Bb7 2. Qf7/g6/d7, Nxd6#
1. ... d5 2. Qxc8/e5/f7/g6, Nd6#
1. ... g3 2. Qxc8/e4#
1. ... Nf4 2. Qe4/f7, Nxd6#
1. ... Nc3/g3 2. Qxc8/f7/g6, Nxd6#
1. ... Qa3, Bb4, Bg3 2. Qxc8/e4/f7/g6#
1. ... Qa4 2. Qe4/f7/g6, Nxd6#
1. Nf3! [2. Qxc8, Qe4, Qf7, Qg6#]
1. ... Bd7 2. Qe4/f7/g6/xd7#
1. ... Be6 2. Qg6#
1. ... Bb7 2. Qf7/g6/d7#
1. ... d5 2. Qxc8/e5/f7/g6#
1. ... gxf3 2. Qe4#
1. ... g3 2. Qxc8/e4#
1. ... Nf4 2. Qe4/f7#
1. ... Nc3 2. Qxc8/f7/g6, Nxd4#
1. ... Ng3 2. Qxc8/f7/g6, Nh4#
1. ... Qa2 2. Qe4/g6#
1. ... Qa4/c1/c3 2. Qe4/f7/g6#
Date added: 16/10/2021
1543
(Juraj Brabec, 2001)
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1. hxg5! [2. f4#]
1. ... Nd5 2. Rxd5#
1. ... Nf3 2. Ng4#
Date added: 16/10/2021
1544
(Lars Aksglæde Larsen - Tidskrift för Schack, 1993)
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1. Qxh7! [2. Qg6#]
1. ... Rxf8 2. g8=N#
1. ... Rh8 2. gxh8=Q#
1. ... Rxg7 2. Qxg7#
1. ... Kf6 2. Qg6#
1. ... Ne5 2. Qf5#
1. ... Nxf4 2. Rxf4#
Date added: 16/10/2021
1545
(Emilio Battaglia - Norges Sjakkforbund, 1936)
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1. e7! [2. exd8=Q, exd8=R#]
1. ... Rc8 2. bxc8=N#
1. ... Rxb8 2. axb8=Q/B#
1. ... Re8 2. fxe8=N#
1. ... Rf8 2. exf8=Q/B#
1. ... Rd7 2. e8=N#
1. ... Bxf7+ 2. Nxf7#
1. ... b4 2. Nc4#
1. ... c4 2. Qxd4#
Date added: 2/9/2021
1546
(Peter Vogel, 1998)
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1. Nf2+!
1. ... Ke1 2. Rc1#
Date added: 16/10/2021
1547
(Mihail I. Stan - Revista Română de Șah, 1939)
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1. Bg8! [2. Re7#]
1. ... Nc6 2. Bxf7#
1. ... c6 2. Rxd6#
1. ... c5 2. Qf6#
1. ... Qxd4+ 2. Nxd4#
1. ... d5 2. Qe3#
1. ... g5 2. f5#
Date added: 16/10/2021
1548
(Les Gallagher - The Chess World, 1946)
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1. Qe2! [2. Qxg4#]
1. ... Kh3/g3 2. Rh5#
1. ... Bxe2 2. Ng2#
1. ... Nxe3/h2 2. Q(x)h2#
1. Qg2! [2. Be7, Qxg4#]
1. ... g3, Be2 2. Be7#
1. ... Nxe3/g3/h2 2. Be7, Qh2#
Date added: 16/10/2021