White to play and checkmate in two moves
1981
(Fabrice Touvron - Échecs & Fab!, 2008)
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1. Rg5!+
1. ... Kf4 2. Ng6#
1. ... Kd4 2. Nc6#
1. ... Kxd6 2. Nec8#
1. ... Kf6 2. Nxg8#
Date added: 3/4/2022
1982
(Beka Akhaladze - ChessStar, Aug 2013)
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1. Qxc7! [2. Qxd6, Rxc5#]
1. ... Rd7 2. Ng6, Rxc5#
1. ... Rxc7 2. Ng6#
1. ... Qxc7 2. Rxe6#
1. ... f5 2. Qxg7#
1. ... Nf7/f5 2. Rxc5#
1. ... c4 2. Qxd6#
1. ... Be3+ 2. Rxe3#
1. ... Bxc3 2. Qxd6, Bxc3#
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1983
(Pavel Aleksandrovich Murashiov - SuperProblem 4th Prize, 7 May 2018)
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1. Rg4! [2. gxf3#]
1. ... Qxe5 2. Nxg5#
1. ... Rxg4 2. Nxd6#
1. ... fxg2 2. Re2#
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1984
(Vladimir Pavlovich SHumarin - Семь шахматных нот (Sem' shahmatnyh not ), 2007)
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1. Qd6! waiting
1. ... Sxb6 2. Qxc7#
1. ... Qc6/c5/c4/xc3 2. Rb8#
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1985
(Jan Gasparovic - Mat-Pat, 1986)
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1. Qxd6! waiting
1. ... c3 2. Nb3#
1. ... e3 2. Nf3#
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1986
(Frantisek Skalik - Der Romanleser, 29 Dec 1899)
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1. Bf4! [2. Nd2#]
1. ... Nxc4 2. Qa8#
1. ... Nxf4 2. Ng5#
1. ... Kf3 2. Nd2#
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1987
(Valentin Filippovich Udarcev - Probleemblad, 1984)
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1. Qc3! [2. Qxe3#]
1. ... Nd5 2. Nd6#
1. ... Nc4/g4/c2/g2/f1 2. Qf3#
1. ... Bxc3 2. Nxc3#
1. ... Rd3 2. Qxd3#
1. ... Rxd4 2. Rxd4#
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1988
(Imre Regos - Népszava, 18 Jul 1926)
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1. Qg3! [2. Qg1#]
1. ... Rxf2+ 2. Qxf2#
1. ... Nd2 2. Rf4#
1. ... Be2 2. Rf3#
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1989
(Imre Neumann - Magyar Sakkvilág, 1 Apr 1931)
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1. Bd1! [2. Qg6#]
1. ... Bd2 2. e3#
1. ... Kh5 2. hxg8=Q#
1. ... Nc2 2. e4#
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1990
(Giuseppe Sardella - Best Problems, 2015)
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1. e7! [2. Rxd6#]
1. ... Nf6, Nf4/xh4 2. N(x)f6#
1. ... fxe4 2. Qxe4#
1. ... Ne3/xe1 2. Nc3#
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1991
(Erno Szentgyorgyi - Magyar Sakkvilág, Jan 1927)
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1. Ba2! [2. Be6#]
1. ... Kf5 2. Be6#
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1992
(Barry Peter Barnes - The Problemist, 1997)
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1. Rxb5! [2. Rb6#]
1. ... Bb7 2. Qxb7#
1. ... cxb5 2. Bxb5#
1. ... Qc1+ 2. Bd2#
1. ... Qh1+ 2. Rh5#
1. ... Qxa2 2. Rb3#
1. ... Qxd3 2. Bc3#
Date added: 4/4/2022