White to play and checkmate in two moves
2173
(Edith Elina Helen Baird - The Argosy (Demerara))
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1. Ng6! [2. Ngxe7#]
1. ... dxc6 2. Rd8#
1. ... Kxc6 2. Ngxe7#
Date added: 21/6/2022
2174
(Aleksandr P. Korepin - «64», 25 Aug 1935)
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1. Nd6! [2. Rc4#]
1. ... Rd3 2. Qe4#
1. ... Re4 2. Nf5#
1. ... Ba2 2. Qxa7#
1. ... Bd3 2. bxc3#
1. ... Be4 2. Bxe5#
Date added: 21/6/2022
2175
(John Michael Rice - Quick Composing Ty Pula 1st Prize, Sep 1997)
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1. Rxc2! waiting
1. ... Ne8/g8/d7/h7/d5/h5/e4 2. K(x)e4#
1. ... bxc2 2. Kxc2#
1. ... Bxb2/d2 2. K(x)d2#
1. ... Bxe3 2. Kxe3#
compare to #2176
Date added: 21/6/2022
2176
(John Michael Rice - Quick Composing Ty Pula 1st Prize, Sep 1997)
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1. Qc6! waiting
1. ... Ne8/g8/d7/h7/d5/h5 2. Qg6#
1. ... Ne4 2. Qc4#
1. ... Bxb2 2. Nxb2#
1. ... Bd2 2. Re1#
1. ... Bxe3 2. Rxf2#
compare to #2175
Date added: 21/6/2022
2177
(Colin Peter Sydenham - WCCC (Pula), TT Prize Alco-Congress, 1997)
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1. Bc8! [2. Rf5#]
1. ... Nxe5 2. Bxh6#
1. ... Bc6 2. Rf6#
1. ... Bb7 2. Qxf7#
1. ... Be6 2. Rxe4#
Date added: 21/6/2022
2178
(Werner Speckmann - Schweizerische Schachzeitung, Jan 1968 )
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1. Qf1! waiting
1. ... Kh1 2. Nf3#
1. ... Kg3 2. Qh3#
Date added: 21/6/2022
2179
(Eduard YAkovlevich Livshic - Ľud 1st Comm., 1964)
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1. Be8! waiting
1. ... Ka3 2. Qxa5#
1. ... Rc4 2. Rxc4#
1. ... Rd4 2. Rxd4#
1. ... Re4 2. Rxe4#
1. ... Rf4 2. Rxf4#
1. ... Rg4 2. Rxg4#
1. ... Rxh4 2. Qxh4#
Date added: 21/6/2022
2180
(Andrej Ancin - L'Italia Scacchistica, 1964)
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1. Re1! [2. Nc3#]
1. ... Nd4+ 2. exd4#
1. ... Nf4 2. exf4#
1. ... Kd5, Nf5 2. Qb7#
Date added: 22/6/2022
2181
(Max F. Nemmer - Land og Folk, 1968)
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1. Bc1! [2. Bf4#]
1. ... Nfxe6 2. Nxg6#
1. ... Bxe6 2. Nf7#
1. ... Ncxe6/d5 2. Q(x)d5#
1. ... Rxe6/b1 2. Qd6#
1. ... fxg5 2. Qg7#
1. ... Bd2 2. Qxd4#
Date added: 22/6/2022
2182
(Johan Scheel - Eskilstuna-Kuriren, 1921)
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1. Ba3! waiting
1. ... e6/e5 2. Qd8#
1. ... b1=Q/R 2. Rcd2#
1. ... b1=B 2. Rcd2/c1#
1. ... b1=N 2. Rc1#
1. ... f1=Q/R 2. Red2#
1. ... f1=B 2. Qe1, Red2#
1. ... f1=N 2. Qe1#
Date added: 22/6/2022
2183
(Vladimir Vladimirovich Kozhakin - Проблемист Прибужья, 1991)
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1. Qd4! [2. Qd1, Qe3#]
1. ... Kf3 2. Qg4#
1. ... f1=Q/R 2. Qe3#
1. ... f1=N 2. Qd1#
Date added: 22/6/2022
2184
(David jr. Booth - British Deaf Times, 1910)
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1. Qxf4! [2. e4#]
1. ... Bf5 2. Qxe5#
1. ... Nc4 2. dxc4#
1. ... cxd4/c4 2. Rxa5#
1. ... exf4 2. Nxf4#
1. ... exd4 2. Qf3#
1. ... e4 2. dxe4#
1. ... gxf4 2. Rxe5#
Date added: 22/6/2022