White to play and checkmate in two moves
1897
(Laszlo Schor - Uj Nemzedék 4th Prize, 20 Jan 1924)
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1. Qb1! [2. Qh1#]
1. ... Ne5 2. Qf5#
1. ... Ng5 2. Qxg6#
1. ... g5 2. Qh7#
Date added: 23/3/2022
1898
(Ilja Mikan - Československý šach, 1949)
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1.Qf3! (2.Qee2#/Qa1#)
1...Bxf2 2.Qa1#
1...gxf2 2.Qh3#
1...g2 2.Qe2#
Date added: 23/3/2022
1899
(P. A. Orlimont - Die Welt der Frau, 1921)
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1. Kd1! waiting
1. ... Kf8 2. Qd8#
1. ... Nd8/h6/e5/g5 2. Qf8/xd8#
1. ... Nxh8/d6 2. Qf8#
1. ... Rg7/h6/h5/h4/h3/h2/h1 2. Q(x)g7#
1. ... Rxh8 2. Qxf7#
Date added: 23/3/2022
1900
(Oleksandr Viktorovich Mochalkin - Молода Галичина, Ukraine Emigration-100 JT 2nd Prize, 1992)
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1. Qc5! [2. Qxd5#]
1. ... dxc4 2. Nf2#
1. ... Qxe5/g8/d8 2. Qe3#
1. ... Qxd2 2. Nxd2#
1. ... Bxc5 2. Nbxc5#
1. ... Nf4 2. Qd4/e3#
1. ... Nxc3 2. Qd4#
Date added: 23/3/2022
1901
(Petko Andonov Petkov - Problemas Comm., 1968)
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1. Qb7! [2. Qxd5#]
1. ... Bxc5 2. Qb3#
1. ... d4 2. Qxf3#
1. ... Be4 2. Rd2#
1. ... Be6 2. Rxf3#
1. ... Rf4 2. Re3#
Date added: 23/3/2022
1902
(Eugenijus Bachvalovas - Probleemblad, 1976)
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1. Bxd3! [2. Qd7#]
1. ... Rd8 2. Qxd8#
1. ... Bxe5 2. Qxe5#
1. ... c5 2. Qxc5#
1. ... Kd5 2. Qd7, Bxc4#
1. ... Rb5/b7 2. Bf1#
1. ... Qh3 2. Bxb1#
Date added: 23/3/2022
1903
(Ernest Kahane - Salut public 1st Prize, 1929)
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1. Kd3! waiting
1. ... Kd5 2. Qd4#
1. ... Kf5 2. Kd4#
1. ... Kd6 2. Ke4#
Date added: 28/3/2022
1904
(Antony Alfred Geoffrey Guest - The Chess Bouquet, 1897)
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1. Nc7! waiting
1. ... Bxe7 2. Ne8#
1. ... Bxc7 2. Nc8#
1. ... Kxc7 2. Bh2#
1. ... Kxe7 2. Bc5#
Date added: 28/3/2022
1905
(Edmund Jan Pniak - Polski Związek Problemistów Special Prize, 1950)
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1. Ra4! waiting
1. ... Kf4 2. Rf7#
1. ... Kh4 2. Rh7#
1. ... Kh3 2. Bf1#
1. ... Kf3 2. Bd5#
1. ... Kf5 2. Bd3#
1. ... Kh5 2. Bf7#
Date added: 28/3/2022
1906
(Michael Lipton & John Michael Rice - problem (Zagreb), Mar 1957)
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1. Qc8! [2. Qg8#]
1. ... Nb8/d8/xa7/e7/a5 2. Rxd3#
1. ... Nb4 2. Ne3#
1. ... Nd4 2. Nb6#
1. ... Kxc4 2. Qxc6#
Date added: 28/3/2022
1907
(Roman Fedorovich Zalokoc'kij - Land og Folk, 1977)
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1. Rd4! waiting
1. ... Ka5 2. Nc6#
1. ... Ka3 2. Nc2#
Date added: 28/3/2022
1908
(Meindert Niemeijer - Fascinerend materiaal, 1970)
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1. Qh6! [2. Qd2#]
1. ... c3 2. Qd6#
1. ... Nb1, Qc1/c3/d4 2. Q(x)c1#
1. ... Ng5/f4 2. Qh1#
Date added: 29/3/2022