White to play and checkmate in two moves
1645
(Vasil' Vasil'ovich Dyachuk - Гравюра 4th Prize, 2019)
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1.Bc6! ~ 2.Bxb7#
1...bxc6 2.Rb8#
1...Bg2 2.Bd7#
Date added: 13/11/2021
1646
(Philip Hamilton Williams, 1914)
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1.Qb8! zz
1...Bb4/Bxc7 2.Qxb4#
1...Bc3/Bd2/Be1/Bb6 2.Qb6#
1...Ng5/Nh6/Nh8/Nd6/Nd8 2.Bd6#
Date added: 15/11/2021
1647
(Alex Casa - Europe Échecs, 1996)
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1.Rb7! ~ 2.Rc8#
1...Bf7 2.Rb8#
1...Kd8 2.Rb8#
Date added: 15/11/2021
1648
(Yosi Retter - Шахматы в СССР, 1959)
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1. Qg4! [2. Qf3#]
1. ... Qd5+ 2. Nxd5#
1. ... Qxe4 2. Qg1#
1. ... Bxe4 2. Qxg5#
Date added: 17/11/2021
1649
(Stavros Iatridis - The Chess Player (magazine), 1972)
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1. Ne7! [2. Ndc6, Ne6, Nb5, Nb3, Nf3, Nc2, Ne2#]
1. ... cxd6 2. Ndc6#
1. ... Ke5 2. Nb5#
1. ... Kg7 2. Ne6#
1. ... e3+ 2. Nf3# 1. ... Nxf5 2. Ndxf5#
1. ... Ne2 2. Nxe2#
1. ... Nb3 2. Nxb3#
1. ... Nc2 2. Nxc2#
Date added: 27/11/2021
1650
(James Joseph Glynn - The Sydney Mail, 5 Mar 1887)
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1. Bc6! waiting
1. ... Nh7/g6 2. Nxd7#
1. ... dxc6/d5 2. Qb8#
1. ... d6 2. Qe4#
1. ... h4 2. Ng4#
1. ... Na5/d4/d2/a1/c1 2. Qd4, Bd4#
1. ... Nc5 2. Qd4#
1. ... Bh2 2. Bxh2#
1. ... Bf2/e1/f4/h4 2. Q(x)f4#
Date added: 12/11/2021
1651
(Joseph Kentigern Heydon - Good Companions (January), 1920)
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1. Bb3! [2. Rh6#]
1. ... c4 2. Qg6#
1. ... e4 2. Qxf5#
1. ... f4 2. Qe6#
1. ... N5f4 2. Qg7#
1. ... Qc4 2. fxe8=S#
1. ... Qf4 2. Nd7, fxe8=N#
1. ... Qxg4+ 2. Nxg4#
1. ... Qxb3 2. fxe8=S, Qg6#
1. ... Ng5 2. Bxg5#
1. ... N3f4 2. Qg5#
Date added: 15/12/2021
1652
(Machgielis Euwe - Kikeriki, 1927)
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1. Qd6! [2. Qa6#]
1. ... Re8/g8/h8 2. Qxd7#
1. ... Rf8 2. Qxd7/xf8#
1. ... cxd6 2. Rc1#
1. ... c6 2. Qb8#
1. ... c5 2. Qxc5/b8#
compare to #1653 and #1654
Date added: 15/12/2021
1653
(V. Fishman & Igor' Dmitrievich Lyapunov - Schach (magazine), 1961)
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1. Rd6! waiting
1. ... Re8/f8/g8 2. Qxd7#
1. ... Rh8 2. Qxh8/xd7#
1. ... cxd6 2. Qc3#
1. ... c6/c5 2. R(x)c6#
compare to #1652 and #1654
Date added: 15/12/2021
1654
(V. Fishman & Igor' Dmitrievich Lyapunov - Schach (magazine), 1961)
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1. Rh8! waiting
1. ... Re8 2. Rxe8#
1. ... Rf8 2. Rxf8#
1. ... Rg8 2. Rxg8#
1. ... Rxh8 2. Qxh8#
1. ... c6/c5 2. Qb8#
1. ... d6/d5 2. Qh3#
compare to #1652 and #1653
Date added: 15/12/2021
1655
(Ferenc Fleck - Magyar Sakkvilág 3rd Prize, 1 Apr 1942)
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1. Qe2! [2. Qf3#]
1. ... Ke4 2. Qf3#
1. ... Re5 2. Nf6#
1. ... Nxe6, Ng4/c2/xg2/d1/f1 2. Rd7#
1. ... Ng6/xh5/h3/xe2/xg2, Rxd4 2. Nc7#
1. ... Rd2/d1, Nc4 2. Bc6#
Date added: 16/12/2021
1656
(Herbert Siegfried Oskar Ahues - Schweizerische Schachzeitung 3rd Prize, 1994)
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1. Bc6! [2. f5, b5#]
1. ... dxc6 2. e6/f5#
1. ... d5 2. e6#
1. ... bd5 2. Qxc4#
1. ... fd5 2. Qxe4#
1. ... Be5 2. f5#
1. ... Rxd2 2. b5, Qxd2#
Date added: 21/12/2021