White to play and checkmate in two moves
1969
(Ilja Mikan - Ceskoslovensky vojak, 9 Oct 1959)
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1. Qf1! [2. Qa1#]
1. ... Kd4 2. Nhf3#
1. ... Kf6 2. Ng4#
1. ... f4 2. Qxf4#
1. ... b3 2. Bc3#
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1970
(Zoltan Zilahi - Probleemblad, 1964)
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1. Ne5! waiting
1. ... dxe5 2. Qb6#
1. ... Kxe5 2. Qxe4#
1. ... d4 2. Bf5#
1. ... exf3+ 2. Nxf3#
1. ... exd3+ 2. Nxd3#
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1971
(Vladimir Nikolaevich Tihankov - Фестиваль Одесса (Festival' Odessa) 3rd HM, 1990)
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1. Qxd6! waiting
1. ... d3 2. Qxd3#
1. ... c2 2. Qb4#
1. ... Bf2/g1 2. Rd3#
1. ... Bxf4 2. Qxf4#
Date added: 3/4/2022
1972
(Vyacheslav Georgievich Kopaev - Magyar Sakkszövetség 2nd Comm., 1979)
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1. Bc2! [2. Bxh4#]
1. ... d6 2. Qa7#
1. ... d4 2. Nc4#
1. ... Bxg3 2. Rxg3#
1. ... Bg5 2. Bf4#
1. ... Bf6 2. Be5#
1. ... Bxe7 2. Bd6#
1. ... Bxc2+ 2. Nxc2#
Date added: 3/4/2022
1973
(Jan Gasparovic - Pravda (Bratislava), 24 Apr 1987)
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1. Qe6! [2. Qe4, Qe3, Qe2, Qd5, Qc4, Qxb3, Be2#]
1. ... Bh7 2. Qe3/e2/d5/c4/xb3, Be2#
1. ... Re7 2. Be2#
1. ... Rd7/h7 2. Qg6/e4/e3/e2/f5, Be2#
1. ... Rf8/f6 2. Qe4/e3/e2, Be2#
1. ... Rg7/f5 2. Qe4/e3/e2/f5, Be2#
1. ... Rf4 2. Qe3/e2, Be2#
1. ... Rxf3 2. Qe2#
1. ... Be5 2. Qc4#
1. ... Bf4 2. Qe4/e2/d5/c4/xb3, Be2#
1. ... Bc5 2. Qxb3#
1. ... Bb4 2. Qe4/e3/e2/d5/c4, Be2#
1. ... gxf3 2. Qe3#
1. ... g3 2. Qe3/e2/xb3, Be2#
1. ... Rh5 2. Qe4/e3/e2/c4/xb3, Be2#
1. ... Rh2 2. Qe4/e3/d5/c4/xb3#
1. ... bxc2 2. Qe4#
1. ... dxe1=Q/R 2. Qd5#
1. ... dxe1=B/N 2. Qe3/e2/d5#
1. ... d1=Q/B 2. Rc3, Qe4/e3/d5/c4/xb3#
1. ... d1=N 2. Qe4/e2/d5/c4, Be2#
1. ... Qxg1 2. Qe4/e2#
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1974
(Bruno Kantorowicz - Probleemblad, 1953)
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1. Qc8! [2. Qxe6#]
1. ... exd5 2. Qe8#
1. ... Kxd5 2. Nc3#
1. ... Nxd5 2. Bd6#
1. ... Rxd5 2. f4#
1. ... Bxd5 2. Qc7#
1. ... Qxd5 2. Qxh8#
Date added: 3/4/2022
1975
(David M. Howard - Problem Observer, 2003)
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1. Nd7! [2. Nb4#]
1. ... Rxd7 2. Qa8#
1. ... Bd6 2. Nxb6#
1. ... Bxe5 2. Qxe5#
1. ... Nf8/g7/c5/d4/xf4 2. Nxc7#
1. ... Qf8 2. Nf6#
1. ... Nc2 2. c4#
1. ... Rxb1 2. Bxf3#
Date added: 3/4/2022
1976
(Mihail I. Gorislavskij - Die Schwalbe, Dec 1981)
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1. Qc1! [2. Be2#]
1. ... Re1 2. Qf4#
1. ... Ke1 2. Bc2/b3/a4/e2/f3/g4/h5#
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1977
(Eduard Mazel - Wiener Schach-Zeitung, 1902)
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1. Ke2! waiting
1. ... Ke5 2. Rb5#
1. ... Kc4 2. Be6#
1. ... Kc6 2. Be4#
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1978
(Philip HamiltonWilliams - Reading Observer, 1913)
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1. Qf8! waiting
1. ... Ra7 2. bxa7#
1. ... Rb8 2. b7#
1. ... Rc7 2. bxc7#
1. ... Rxd7+ 2. Bf7#
1. ... Rxb6 2. Bxb6#
1. ... Nf7/h7/e6+/e4/f3/h3 2. N(x)e6#
1. ... Nf6/h6/e5/e3/f2/h2 2. Q(x)f6#
Date added: 3/4/2022
1979
(Zoltan Zilahi - Die Schwalbe, Apr 1950)
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1. Bh2! [2. Rf4#]
1. ... Ne6 2. Bxf5#
1. ... Nxd4 2. Nc5#
1. ... Rxd4 2. Bg2#
1. ... Kxd4 2. Rc4#
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1980
(Vyacheslav Semionovich Vladimirov - Probleemblad, 1975)
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1. Ne3! waiting
1. ... b6/b5 2. Nc6#
1. ... Nb8/f8/b6/f6/c5 2. B(x)f6#
1. ... Ne5 2. Bb6#
1. ... Ke5 2. d4#
1. ... Nc3/b2/f2 2. Q(x)c3#
1. ... Nxe3+ 2. Qxe3#
Date added: 3/4/2022