White to play and checkmate in two moves
1693
(Radoslav Meliš - Pravda (Bratislava) 4th Comm., 1987)
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1. Rb4+!
1. ... Ka5 2. Rh5#
compare to #1692
Date added: 12/1/2022
1694
(H. Courtney - British Chess Magazine, Aug 1945)
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1. e8=B! [2. Bc6#]
1. ... Kb8/a8/c8 2. Bc6#
compare to #1695
Date added: 13/1/2022
1695
(H. Courtney - British Chess Magazine, Aug 1945)
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1. Rh7! [2. g8=Q#]
1. ... Kb8/a8/c8 2. g8=Q/R#
compare to #1694
Date added: 13/1/2022
1696
(Herbert Siegfried Oskar Ahues - Internationales Problemturnier der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Schachverbände, 1949 2nd-3rd Prize Die Schwalbe, Jan 1950)
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1. Qe1! [2. Bf4#]
1. ... Bg4 2. Nc6#
1. ... Nxe4 2. Qxe4#
1. ... Nfg4/d3/h3 2. N(x)d3#
1. ... Nhg4 2. Nf3#
Date added: 13/1/2022
1697
(Cyril Henry Stanley Kipping - Chess, 1943)
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1. c3! [2. b3, Qb3#]
1. ... Ba6/c6/d7/e8, d4 2. Qb3#
1. ... Nd3+ 2. exd3#
1. ... Nf3+ 2. exf3#
1. ... Bxd2+ 2. Nxd2#
1. ... Rb4/a3 2. N(x)a3#
1. ... Rxa2 2. b3#
Date added: 13/1/2022
1698
(Arsen Dobrila - The Problemist, 1992)
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1. Be8! waiting
1. ... Nh6 2. Rg7#
1. ... Nf8/e5 2. N(x)f8#
Date added: 13/1/2022
1699
(Emil Klemanic - Šachové umění 1st-2nd Prize, 1991)
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1. e7! [2. Bf6#]
1. ... Qxd6 2. Re4#
1. ... Qxe7 2. Rxe7#
1. ... Be4 2. Rd5#
Date added: 13/1/2022
1700
(N.S. Muthuswami - The Hindu)
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1. Qg8! waiting
1. ... c5 2. Qd5#
1. ... Kxf3 2. Qg2#
1. ... Kd3 2. Qc4#
1. ... Kf5 2. Qe6#
Date added: 13/1/2022
1701
(Daniel Chmelo - Pravda (Bratislava), 1 Dec 1989)
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1. Qh1! waiting
1. ... Ka7 2. Qa1#
1. ... Ba7 2. Kxc7#
Date added: 14/1/2022
1702
(Samuel Loyd - The Circle, Dec 1909)
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1. e8=B! waiting
1. ... Ke4 2. Bc6#
1. ... Ke6 2. Bc4#
Date added: 14/1/2022
1703
(Albert Heinrich Kniest - Bottroper Volkszeitung, 10 Feb 1937 )
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1. fxg3! [2. g4#]
1. ... hxg3 2. Qh5#
Date added: 15/1/2022
1704
(Jan Hartong - The Western Morning News and Mercury 1st Prize, 1925)
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1. Be4! [2. Rc6#]
1. ... c5 2. Na5#
1. ... Bxe6 2. Qxc7#
1. ... Nxe6 2. Bf3#
1. ... Nd5 2. Bd3#
Date added: 15/1/2022