White to play and checkmate in two moves
1597
(Petko Andonov Petkov, 1959)
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1. Qb3! [2. Qd5#]
1. ... dxc6 2. Qe6#
1. ... Nd4+ 2. Rxd4#
1. ... Ne3+ 2. Rxe3#
Date added: 20/10/2021
1598
(Konstantin Grigor'evich Gavrilov - Revista Română de Şah, 1928)
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1. cxb4! waiting
1. ... Kd4 2. Qh8#
1. ... Kd6, Qg3/xh2 2. Nc4#
1. ... Nh4/e3/e1 2. Qxf4#
Date added: 20/10/2021
1599
(P. Magn. Lundell - Aftonbladet, 1902)
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1. Rd7! [2. Rf5#]
1. ... Bxd7 2. Nxd7#
1. ... Ne7/xe3, Kxf6 2. Bd4#
1. ... Nxf6 2. Bb8#
1. ... Qg4/f2 2. N(x)g4#
1. ... Qf4 2. Re6#
Date added: 20/10/2021
1600
(Barry Peter Barnes - Problemas 3rd Prize, 1976 )
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1. Nc3! [2. Bg4, Be4#]
1... Kf4 2. Be6#
1... Kf2 2. Bd7#
1... Rxf7 2. Rf1#
1... Rf6 2. Qe3#
1... gxf5 2. Rxf5#
Date added: 20/10/2021
1601
(Knud Harald Hannemann - 1st Friendship Match/1st #2 theme, 1962-1964
11th Place, 15 Jun 1963)
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1.Bh3! ~ 2.Bg2#
Date added: 20/10/2021
1602
(Slobodan Mladenovic - Slovenija-Beograd 9th Place, 1970)
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1.Qd3! ~ 2.dxe5#
1...Ne2 2.e4#
1...Nxb5 2.e4#
1...Rcd6 2.Rxe5#
1...Bd6 2.Nf6#
1...Rdd6 2.Rxe5#
1...Rc4
2.Nf6#
2.bxc4#
Date added: 20/10/2021
1603
(Mihail I. Stan - Revista Română de Şah, 1961)
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1. Qb8! [2. Qf4, Rdxd4, Ng5, Raxd4#]
1. ... Rb4, f2, Rc4 2. Qf4, Ng5#
1. Nxd4! [2. Nd5#]
1. ... Rbxc6 2. Nc2#
1. ... f4 2. Nef5#
1. ... Ke5 2. Nd5#
1. ... Kf4 2. Ne6#
1. ... Rcxc6 2. Nb5#
Date added: 21/10/2021
1604
(Carl Schlechter - Bohemia 1st Prize, 25 Dec 1910)
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1.Qc6! ~ 2.Qe4#
1...Bxc6 (Bd3) 2.Nd3#
1...Nxc6 (Nd5) 2.Ng6#
1...Rxe5 2.Qf3#
1...Kxe5 2.Qc7#
Date added: 21/10/2021
1605
(Erwin Reinhofer - Badische Neueste Nachrichten, 1984)
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1. Ba8! waiting
1. ... Nb8/e5 2. Qa7#
1. ... Nf8 2. Qc7/a7#
1. ... Nb6 2. Qc7#
1. ... d5 2. Qe7#
1. ... f5 2. Qd4#
1. ... Bh3/f3/e2/d1/f5/e6/h5 2. Qg1#
Date added: 2/9/2021
1606
(Octav Costachel - Revista Română de Şah, 1930)
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1. Rf2! [2. Rf3#]
1. ... Rxc8 2. Bxd4#
1. ... Bg7 2. Qxc5#
1. ... Rc7 2. Nxc5#
1. ... Rg7 2. Nbxd4#
1. ... Rxb3+ 2. Rxb3#
Date added: 21/10/2021
1607
(Viktor Stolbov - Шах (Боровичи), Sep 1987)
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1.Nh6! zz
1...Kh4 2.Qg4#
1...Kxh6 2.Be3#
1...Kf4 2.Qe3#
1...Kf6 2.Bd8#
Date added: 21/10/2021
1608
(Vagn Erik Hansen - Thema Danicum, Apr 1995)
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1.Rd5! zz
1...Kb4 2.Rd4#
1...b4 2.Ra5#
Date added: 21/10/2021