White to play and checkmate in two moves
1993
(Edouard Pape - Good Companion 3rd HM, 1924)
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1. Nc7! [2. Nd5#]
1. ... Rxc8 2. dxc8=N#
1. ... Rxf8 2. gxf8=Q/B#
1. ... Rxd7 2. Re8#
1. ... Rd6 2. cxd6, Qxd6#
1. ... Re5 2. Qxe5#
1. ... Nd6 2. cxd6#
1. ... Nf6 2. Qd6#
1. ... Nxc5 2. Bxc5#
1. ... Ng5 2. f6#
1. ... Nc3/d2 2. c6#
1. ... Ng3/f2 2. Qxh4#
Date added: 4/4/2022
1994
(Peter Heyl - Freie Presse, 27 Aug 1999)
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1. Bd3! [2. Rc4#]
1. ... Nd5, Rd5 2. Rb5#
1. ... e5 2. Qc4#
1. ... Rf5 2. Nxc2#
1. ... Bg5 2. bxa3#
1. ... Qe5 2. bxc3#
Date added: 4/4/2022
1995
(Ewgenija Gorowaja - Na smenu - Allrussisches Frauenturnier 1st-2nd Prize, 1963)
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1. Qc2! [2. Nd3#]
1. ... Bg6/xc4 2. Ne6#
1. ... Nxc4 2. Ba7#
1. ... Rd4 2. exd4#
1. ... Rxc4 2. Ne4#
1. ... Bxf2 2. Bxd6#
Date added: 4/4/2022
1996
(Friedrich Binder & Friedrich Chlubna - Die Schwalbe, 1984 5th Comm., Oct 1984)
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1. Nc6! [2. Nd6#]
1. ... Nxf5 2. Nd2#
1. ... Kd5 2. N4a5#
1. ... Kxf5 2. Nxe3#
1. ... Bd4 2. Qf3#
Date added: 4/4/2022
1997
(Vadim Aleksandrovich Ivanov - Die Schwalbe, 2001)
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1. Qb7! waiting
1. ... dxe6/d6 2. Nf6#
1. ... g5 2. Qb1#
1. ... d4 2. Qh1#
Date added: 4/4/2022
1998
(Francesco Somma - La Tribune de Genève, 1925)
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1. Qf5! waiting
1. ... dxc6 2. Bc5#
1. ... e6, Kxc6 2. Qc5#
1. ... e5 2. Qxd7#
Date added: 4/4/2022
1999
(Carl Emil Richard Lindquist - The Times, 28 Mar 1902)
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1. Bf1! waiting
1. ... Bb7, Re8 2. Rb5#
1. ... Bc6 2. Nxc6#
1. ... Bd5 2. Rc7/c4#
1. ... Be4, e4 2. Ne2#
1. ... Rd7/c7/xa7/f7/g7/h7/e6 2. N(x)e6#
1. ... Rb7 2. Nc6/e6#
1. ... Nxg5/xh4/xd2/h2/e1 2. Rc7/d5/c4, Ne2#
1. ... Na4/c4/d3/d1 2. R(x)d3#
1. ... Bf2/h2 2. Q(x)f2#
1. ... Be3 2. dxe3#
Date added: 4/4/2022
2000
(Jorgen Thorvald Moller - The Times, 28 Feb 1902)
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1. Bh2! waiting
1. ... Bc5/d4/e3/f2/g1/a5/a7/c7/d8 2. Qb7#
1. ... Kc6 2. Qb5#
1. ... gxh2 2. Qh1#
1. ... g2 2. Na5#
Date added: 4/4/2022
2001
(Frank Janet - The Pittsburgh Gazette Times, 8 Oct 1916)
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1. Nb6! [2. Nd5#]
1. ... Kxb6, e6, Bg2 2. Rd7#
1. ... Be6 2. Rxb3#
Date added: 5/4/2022
2002
(Robert Kintzig - Magyar Sakkvilág, 10 Aug 1913)
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1. Nb2! waiting
1. ... Nf8/f6 2. Qxg5#
1. ... Kf4 2. Qh2#
1. ... Kf6 2. Nd7#
1. ... Rc4/b4/d5/xd6/d3+/d2/d1 2. N(x)d3#
Date added: 5/4/2022
2003
(Frank Janet - Richmond Advance, 29 Aug 1913)
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1. Rd1! waiting
1. ... Ke4 2. Nf6#
1. ... Kc4 2. Nb6#
1. ... Kc6 2. Nb4#
1. ... Ke6 2. Nf4#
Date added: 5/4/2022
2004
(Maxwell Bukofzer - The Pittsburgh Gazette Times, 31 Aug 1913)
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1. Kd4! [2. Bc6#]
1. ... c5+ 2. bxc6 e.p.#
1. ... dxe5+ 2. Kxe5#
1. ... d5 2. Qxd5#
Date added: 5/4/2022