White to play and checkmate in two moves
1933
(Israel Abraham Schiffmann - Aachener Anzeiger TT, 1928 1st Prize, 9 Mar 1929)
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1. Rd2! waiting
1. ... d3 2. Qxe3#
1. ... Kxf3 2. Rf2#
1. ... gxf3, e2 2. Rxd4#
1. ... exd2+ 2. Bxd2#
compare to #1932
Date added: 31/3/2022
1934
(Vasilij Alekseevich Mironov - Freie Presse, 14 Dec 1984 )
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1. Ngf5! [2. Ng6#]
1. ... Kf4 2. Ng6#
1. ... Nhf4 2. h8=Q/B#
1. ... Bxf5 2. Rxf5#
1. ... Nef4 2. Bd4#
Date added: 31/3/2022
1935
(Ferenc Fleck - Main-Post 1st HM FIDE Album 1956-1958, 1955)
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1. Nd7! [2. Nf6#]
1. ... Nxd7/g4 2. Bb7#
1. ... Kxd4 2. Nc5#
1. ... Kf5 2. Nf6#
Date added: 31/3/2022
1936
(Gerhard Kaiser - Berliner Kurier, 1951)
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1. Be5! waiting
1. ... Ke4 2. Qe2#
Date added: 1/4/2022
1937
(Bo Waldemar Lindgren - Problemisten, 1950)
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1. Re5! waiting
1. ... Nxd7/a6 2. b8=Q#
1. ... Nc8 2. bxc8=N#
1. ... Kxd6 2. Qe6#
Date added: 1/4/2022
1938
(Jacob Schumer - The Chess Amateur, 1910)
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1. Bg8! waiting
1. ... c5 2. Bd5#
1. ... Rxa3/b4/b5/b6/b7/b8/c3/xd3/b2/b1 2. Qf7#
1. ... h2 2. Qg2#
1. ... Ne2 2. Qxe2#
1. ... Ng3/f2 2. Q(x)f2#
Date added: 1/4/2022
1939
(Jacques Savournin - Phénix, 2010-2011 3rd Prize, Dec 2010)
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1. Nd6! [2. bxc4#]
1. ... Naxb6 2. Rxc5#
1. ... Ncxb6/a5/a3/d2 2. Rh5#
1. ... Nxd6 2. Qxd6#
1. ... Ne5 2. Nf4#
Date added: 1/4/2022
1940
(Robert Dent - The Brisbane Courier, 18 Apr 1925)
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1. Rf1! [2. Qf2#]
1. ... Ke3 2. Qf2#
1. ... Nxf5+ 2. Nxf5#
1. ... Ne4+/e2/xf1/h1 2. Q(x)e4#
1. ... Bxc2 2. Nxc2#
1. ... Nxd3 2. Qxd3#
Date added: 1/4/2022
1941
(Johannes Ohquist - Hamburger Fremdenblatt, 1932)
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1. Rb3! waiting
1. ... Ne7/f6 2. Q(x)e7#
1. ... Nf7/g6 2. N(x)f7#
1. ... cxd6 2. Qxd6#
1. ... Bg7/f8 2. Qxg5#
1. ... d3 2. Bxc3#
1. ... Rxb3/c4+/d3 2. N(x)c4#
1. ... Rxc5/c2/c1 2. Rxe3#
Date added: 1/4/2022
1942
(Aleksandr S. Kusowkow - The Problemist, Jul 1985)
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1. Rc3! [2. Nb1#]
1. ... Bxc3 2. Bh6#
1. ... Kxc3 2. Bb4#
1. ... Nd3 2. Rxd3#
Date added: 1/4/2022
1943
(Alex Casa - The Problemist Comm., 1996)
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1. e7! waiting
1. ... Nc8/e8/b7/f7/b5/xc4 2. Rxe4#
1. ... Kd4 2. Qa1#
1. ... Kf6 2. Rxf5#
1. ... Nxe7/g7/h6/xh4/g3 2. B(x)g7#
1. ... Nd4 2. Bg7, Nbd7#
Date added: 1/4/2022
1944
(Silviu Balcu - Revista de Şah 4th Prize, 1954)
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1. Ra3! [2. Nb3#]
1. ... Bxd4 2. d6#
1. ... Kxd4 2. Nb3#
1. ... Rxd4 2. Nxe3#
1. ... Nxd4 2. Rxc3#
Date added: 1/4/2022