White to play and checkmate in two moves
1573
(Mihail Vasil'evich Matrionin - Kudesnik, 2011)
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1. Qg8! waiting
1. ... c5 2. Qd5#
1. ... Ke5/xf5 2. Qe6#
1. ... Kf3 2. Qg2#
1. ... Kd3 2. Qc4#
Date added: 17/10/2021
1574
(Peter Vogel, 1998)
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1. Rd4+!
1. ... Kc3 2. Sb5#
Date added: 17/10/2021
1575
(Eduard Nikolaevich Nagovicyn - ЮК Кудесник-25 ,Кудесник, 2015 )
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1. Bb4! waiting
1. ... Nxc3 2. Bxc3#
1. ... Ne3/b2/f2 2. c4#
Date added: 17/10/2021
1576
(Radu Dragoescu - Revista Română de Şah, 1978)
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1. Bxb3! [2. Rxc3#]
1. ... Qe6 2. Nxe6#
1. ... Nd5 2. Rc6#
1. ... Bxd3/d5 2. Qb4#
1. ... Nxe3 2. Qxe3#
Date added: 17/10/2021
1577
(Robert A. Lincoln - Still More Fun with Chess Miniatures, 2002)
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1.Bf3! zz
1...Ke6 2.Qe8#
1...Kf4 2.Qb8#
1...Kd4 2.Qh8#
1...Nh1/Nh5/Nf1/Nf5/Ne2/Ne4 2.Qe4#
Date added: 17/10/2021
1578
(Arthur M. Sparke - Good Companion Folder, 1919)
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1.c5! (2.Bc4#)
1...Bg8 2.Bxg6#
1...Ne5 2.Rd6#
1...Nd2 2.Re3#
1...Qxb3 2.Rf3#
Date added: 18/10/2021
1579
(Fernand Joseph - Probleemblad, 2000)
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1.Rxc3! (2.Rc2#/Rc1#/Rc4#/Rxc5#/Rb3#/Ra3#/Rd3#/Rxe3#)
1...Nb3 2.Rxb3#
1...Nc2 2.Rxc2#
1...c4 2.Rxc4#
1...dxc3 2.Bxc3#
1...d3 2.Rxd3#
Date added: 18/10/2021
1580
(Ivan Kiss - diagrammes 2nd HM, Sep 1986)
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1.Qe7!
1...cxd5 2.Nd6#
1...cxd4 2.Nd2#
1...Nh3 2.Bxe2#
1...Nf3 2.Bxe2#
1...f3 2.Ne3#
1...fxg3 2.Ne3#
1...cxb4 2.Qxb4#
1...Ba5 2.Qxc5#
1...Bd8 2.Qxc5#
1...Bc7 2.Qxc5#
1...a5 2.Nxb6#
1...a6 2.Nxb6#
Date added: 1810/2021
1581
(Josef Vanata - Ruch, 1947)
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1.Bb2! (2.Rb4#)
1...Bxb2 2.Nxb2#
1...Bxb3 2.Bc6#
Date added: 18/10/2021
1582
(Gustaaf Josephus Nietvelt - Schackvärlden, 1928)
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1. Nf5! [2. Qe7#]
1. ... Qxa5/c6/d7/e8 2. Nxg4#
1. ... Qxe4, Rxe4, Nxe4 2. Nxe4#
1. ... Nb5 2. Rc6#
1. ... Nxd5 2. Qxd5#
1. ... Bxd3 2. Nxd3#
1. Nxg4! [2. Ne6, Nxb3, Qe7#]
1. ... Qxa5/d7/e8 2. Ne6/b5/f5/xb3/f3/xc2/e2#
1. ... Qxd4 2. Qxd4/e7, Bxd4#
1. ... Qc6 2. Nb5/f5#
1. ... Nb5/xe4, Bxd3 2. Ne6/xb3#
1. ... Nxd5 2. Ne6/xb3, Qxd5#
Date added: 18/10/2021
1583
(Norris Easter - The Puzzler, 1934)
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1.Nfd3! (2.Qf4#)
1...Qxc4 2.a8Q#/a8B#
1...Qf6/Qh6 2.Nc5#
1...Nh3/Ne2 2.f3#
1...Rc1+ 2.Nxc1#
1...Rxc4 2.Nf4#
1...Rxf2+ 2.Nxf2#
1...Ne6 2.Qg6#
Date added: 18/10/2021
1584
(Guido Cristoffanini - Magasinet, 1931)
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1.dxe6! (2.exf7#)
1...Be5 2.Rd4#
1...Be4 2.Rd5#
1...Bh7+/Re4 2.Kxh7#
1...Re5/f6 2.Kxg7#
1...fxe6 2.Qxe6#
1...f5 2.Kh7#/Rd4#
Date added: 18/10/2021