White to play and checkmate in two moves
2029
(Viktor Ivanovich CHepizhnyj - «64» 2nd HM, 1969)
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1. Bb8! waiting
1. ... Ke3 2. Kf5#
1. ... Kd5 2. Kf4#
Date added: 7/4/2022
2030
(Saburou Kasahara - Problem Paradise, 1999)
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1. Ba5! waiting
1. ... Kc4/c5 2. Qd5#
Date added: 7/4/2022
2031
(Robert Tony Lewis - The Problemist, 2003)
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1. Nc3! [2. Rc5#]
1. ... Kc7 2. Rc5#
1. ... Qxc3 2. Rxc3#
1. ... Qe2/h2 2. N(x)e2#
1. ... Qe4/f5 2. N(x)e4#
Date added: 8/4/2022
2032
(Klaus Forster - Die Schwalbe, Apr 2012)
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1. Rd2! [2. Qf5#]
1. ... Ne7/d6 2. Q(x)e7#
1. ... Kxe4 2. Qe6#
1. ... Kf6 2. Bb2#
Date added: 8/4/2022
2033
(Gerhard Paul Latzel - Jung-Roland-Rätsel, 1930)
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1. Qe7! [2. Rf4#]
1. ... Nxe7 2. Nf6#
1. ... g5 2. Qh7#
1. ... Qd1 2. Nxd1#
1. ... Qxe3+ 2. Rxe3#
1. ... Qxa1 2. Nf5#
1. ... Bf3 2. Nf2#
Date added: 8/4/2022
2034
(Efren Petite - Variantim, Aug 2008)
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1. Qf2! [2. Nd4#]
1. ... Qg7 2. Nxe5#
1. ... Qxf2 2. Bd7#
1. ... exf3 2. Qxf3#
Date added: 8/4/2022
2035
(Heinz Lies - Tidskrift för Schack, Jan 1938)
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1. Bb4! [2. Nc5#]
1. ... Nc6 2. Qb7#
1. ... Ng6 2. d4#
1. ... Qxd3+ 2. Bxd3#
Date added: 8/4/2022
2036
(Wichard von Alvensleben - Probleemblad TT-146 9th HM, 1984)
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1. Rf6! [2. Nf3#]
1. ... Rxf6 2. Qd5#
1. ... Be4 2. Ng4#
Date added: 8/4/2022
2037
(Grigorij Fiodorovich Markovskij - Maksimov-50 JT 3rd Prize, 2004)
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1. e6! [2. Nb4, Ne3#]
1. ... Be5 2. Qa8#
1. ... Bf4 2. Nb4#
1. ... Bb6 2. Rg5#
1. ... Ba5 2. Rg5, Ne3#
1. ... Nd4/f4/c3/g3/c1/g1 2. Qxd4, Nb4#
1. ... Rb1 2. Ne3#
Date added: 8/4/2022
2038
(Arthur M. Sparke - The Brisbane Courier 3rd Comm., Highly, 1921-1922, 14 Jan 1922)
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1. Kb4! [2. Nf6#]
1. ... Rb7+ 2. Nb6#
1. ... Nxf5 2. Bf3#
1. ... Kxf5+ 2. Nf4#
1. ... d2 2. Bc2#
1. ... Qxf5 2. Qc4#
Date added: 8/4/2022
2039
(Alberto Armeni & Oscar Bonivento - L'Italia Scacchistica, Sep 2009 )
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1. Nf6! waiting
1. ... Kd4 2. Qxf2#
1. ... d4 2. Qf5#
1. ... b3 2. Qxc3#
Date added: 8/4/2022
2040
(Jacobus Haring - Europe Échecs 3rd Prize, 1964)
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1. Ndxc7! [2. Qd3#]
1. ... Rg3 2. Ng5#
1. ... Rh3 2. Nb5#
1. ... Bc2 2. Nd5#
Date added: 8/4/2022