White to play and checkmate in two moves
1909
(Mikola Oleksijovich Parhomenko - Панорама (Запоріжжя), 2005)
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1. Kc4! [2. Qe1#]
1. ... Ke3/f1 2. Qe1#
1. ... Kd1 2. Bf3#
Date added: 29/3/2022
1910
(Rainer Paslack - Die Schwalbe, 2001)
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1. Nf2! [2. Nd3#]
1. ... c5 2. Qd6#
1. ... Ne6 2. Nh3#
1. ... exf2 2. Bc1#
Date added: 29/3/2022
1911
(K.R. Chandrasekharan - Scacchi e Scienze Applicate 1st Prize, Apr 1986)
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1. Qc5! [2. Bxe4#]
1. ... b4 2. Nc4#
1. ... Qe6/d5 2. Bc4#
1. ... Qxf4 2. Bxf5#
1. ... Qg2+ 2. Be2#
1. ... Qxd3+ 2. Rxd3#
Date added: 29/3/2022
1912
(Fränkel Febus - Die Schwalbe, Jul 1933)
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1. Nxe5! [2. Nc4#]
1. ... fxe5 2. Rxe5#
1. ... Rc5 2. Qe4#
1. ... Rc6/c7/c8 2. N(x)c6#
1. ... Re3 2. Qg4#
1. ... Nf4 2. Be4#
1. ... Nd3 2. Bxh3#
Date added: 23/9/2022
1913
(Bernardus Postma - Problemas, 1950)
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1. Qg5! [2. Qc1#]
1. ... Nxd5, Ne7/g7/xh6/h4/e3/g3 2. Nb7#
1. ... Ne4, Nd6 2. Bxa7#
Date added: 23/9/2022
1914
(Vasil' Vasil'ovich Dyachuk - Szachista, Jan 1997)
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1. e7! [2. Qe6, Nxf6#]
1. ... Bxe7, Rf8, Nxh5 2. Qe6#
1. ... Rxe7, Ngxe2, Qxe2/d3 2. Nxf6#
1. ... c4 2. Ne4#
1. ... Ne4 2. Qf5#
1. ... Qd2/xd1/e4 2. Nxf6, c4#
1. ... Qf5 2. c4#
1. ... Qg6 2. Qe6, c4#
Date added: 29/3/2022
1915
(Oleksandr Gnatovich ZHuk - Черкаська правда, 1983)
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1. Rg3! waiting
1. ... Nb8/f8/b6/f6/c5/e5 2. Q(x)e5#
1. ... Kxd4 2. Rxg4#
1. ... Kf4 2. Qxg4#
Date added: 29/3/2022
1916
(Daniele Giacobbe - Scacco!, Oct 1998)
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1. Qa4! [2. Qd1#]
1. ... Nxc3/xg3/f2 2. R(x)f2#
Date added: 29/3/2022
1917
(Rafael Candela Sanz - Die Schwalbe, Oct 1955)
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1. Nc3! [2. Qxc5#]
1. ... Nb7/d7/a6/e6/a4/xb3 2. Nf3#
1. ... Ne4 2. Ne6#
1. ... Ke3/xc3 2. Qxc5#
1. ... Re5 2. Nb5#
Date added: 29/3/2022
1918
(Nils Gustav Helmer Jonsson - Dänisches Turnier 2nd Prize, 1945)
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1. Bc1! [2. Rd1#]
1. ... Qe4+ 2. Qxe4#
1. ... Qe3 2. Rb4#
1. ... Qe2 2. Bb2#
1. ... Qe1 2. Nf3#
1. ... Rd5 2. Rxd5#
1. ... Ne5 2. Rxf4#
Date added: 29/3/2022
1919
(Mircea Mihai Manolescu - Netanya 3rd Prize, 1999)
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1. Qd6! waiting
1. ... c3 2. Qxd3#
1. ... Bc2/b1/e4/f5/xg6 2. Qxd2#
1. ... Nc3/b2/f2 2. N(x)c3#
1. ... Nxe3 2. Nc3, Nf4#
Date added: 29/3/2022
1920
(Halvar Hermanson - Revista Română de Şah
Comm.,, Sep 1976)
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1. Qe6! [2. Qe2#]
1. ... Ra2 2. Bxb7#
1. ... Bd5+ 2. Qxd5#
1. ... Be4 2. Qxe4#
1. ... Be3 2. Qxe3#
1. ... Rxf4+ 2. Rxf4#
1. ... Rxh5 2. Qg4#
Date added: 31/3/2022