White to play and checkmate in two moves
1945
(YAkov Vul'fovich Rossomaho - 40 Rokov Polska 8th HM, 1986)
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1. Bc5! [2. e4#]
1. ... Qxh6 2. a8=Q/B#
1. ... bxc5, Rxc5 2. Qd7#
1. ... gxf5 2. Qc6#
1. ... e4 2. Nf4#
1. ... Bxd3 2. Qb7#
Date added: 1/4/2022
1946
(Karl Werner Kettner - Welt im Bild, 18 Mar1937)
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1. Rxd7! [2. Rd8, Qd8#]
1. ... Kf8 2. Rd8, Qd8#
1. ... O-O 2. Qg5#
1. ... Bb6 2. Qh5#
Date added: 22/2/2022
1947
(Frederik Willem Nanning - Utrecht Courant, 1919)
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1. Ne6! [2. Bxf7, Qg7#]
1. ... Nxe6, Rxe6 2. Bxf7#
1. ... Qxc8/xe7, Bxe6 2. Qg7#
1. ... Nh8+ 2. Qxh8, Rxh8#
1. ... Nd6/g5 2. Qg7/h8, Nh6, Rh8#
1. ... Nh6 2. Qg7, Nxh6#
1. ... Rxf6+ 2. Nxf6#
Date added: 1/4/2022
1948
(Stephen Rothwell - Kieler Nachrichten, 1993)
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1. Qf5! waiting
1. ... Nd7/a6 2. Q(x)d7#
1. ... g6/g5 2. Qxf6#
1. ... b5 2. Qc5#
1. ... c5 2. Qd5#
1. ... Bg5/e5/e7/d8 2. Q(x)e5#
1. ... c3 2. Qd3#
1. ... Rg4 2. Qxg4#
1. ... Rf4 2. Qxf4#
1. ... Re4 2. Qxe4#
1. ... Rh5/h6/h7/h8/h3/h2/h1 2. Qf4/g4/e4#
1. ... e2 2. Qf2#
Date added: 2/4/2022
1949
(Valerij YUr'evich SHan'shin - Шахматная поэзия Special HM, 2000)
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1. Re8! [2. d8=Q, d8=R#]
1. ... Kxd3 2. O-O-O#
1. ... Re4+/f5 2. Q(x)e4#
1. ... Bxd3 2. Bb6#
Date added: 2/4/2022
1950
(Vitalij Semionovich Kovalenko - ЮК В.Шумарин-65 3rd HM, 2006)
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1. d4! [2. Rxa5#]
1. ... a4 2. R5e3#
1. ... Ka4 2. Ra2#
Date added: 2/4/2022
1951
(Comins Mansfield - Western Morning News, 1938)
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1. Rf3! [2. Qxg6#]
1. ... Nb8/d8/xa7/b4/d4 2. R(x)d4#
1. ... Nce7 2. Qa4#
1. ... Nh8/f4/h4 2. R(x)f4#
1. ... Nge7 2. Nd6#
Date added: 2/4/2022
1952
(Petro Andrijovich Krepko - Šachová skladba, 1986)
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1. Nc5! [2. Rd5#]
1. ... Kf5 2. Rd5#
1. ... Kxd4 2. Bf6#
Date added: 2/4/2022
1953
(Mihajlo Nazarovich Marandyuk - Матч Приморье - Молдавия 4th Place, 1971)
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1. Be3! waiting
1. ... Kb3 2. Bg8#
1. ... Kb5 2. Bd3#
1. ... Kd5 2. Qa2#
Date added: 2/4/2022
1954
(Pavlos N. Moutecidis - The Problemist 4th Commendation, 1973)
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1. Nb7! [2. Qd6#]
1. ... Bc7 2. Rxe7#
1. ... Qe6, c5 2. Qxe4#
1. ... Nc5 2. Qc3#
Date added: 2/4/2022
1955
(Werner Speckmann - Die Schwalbe, Jan 1954)
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1. Qa8! [2. Qxa1, Rf1#]
1. ... c2, Qa2/a3/a4/a5/a6/a7/xa8/b1/d1/e1/f1+/g1/b2 2. R(x)f1#
1. ... Qc1 2. Rg3/f1#
1. ... Kg1 2. Qxa1#
Date added: 2/4/2022
1956
(Alfred Olaf Karlstrom - Le Problème, 1938)
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1. Qxe6! [2. Qd5#]
1. ... Kd3 2. Qd5#
1. ... Qxc4+ 2. Qc6#
1. ... Qd3 2. exf6#
1. ... Qd4 2. Ng3#
1. ... Qxe5+ 2. Nd6#
Date added: 2/4/2022