White to play and checkmate in two moves
2185
(Fadil Abdurahmanovic - Die Schwalbe HM, Dec 1975)
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1. Bb8! waiting
1. ... Nf8/h8/e7/f4 2. R(x)f4#
1. ... Ne5 2. Nd6#
1. ... Nf5 2. Nf6#
1. ... Nf3/g2 2. B(x)f3#
Date added: 22/6/2022
2186
(Frank Janet - The Brisbane Courier 1st HM, 1913)
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1. Rb4! [2. Nd2#]
1. ... Qxd4 2. Qf5#
1. ... Bxd4 2. Nxg5#
1. ... dxc4 2. Re3#
1. ... Kxd4 2. c3#
1. ... Kxf3 2. Nd2#
1. ... Nxf3 2. Nd6#
Date added: 21/6/2022
2187
(Valerian Onitiu - Magyar Sakkvilág, 1 Jun 1930)
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1. Kxg7! waiting
1. ... Kg5 2. Qg3#
1. ... Kxh4 2. Qf4#
Date added: 23/6/2022
2188
(T. K. Wigan - The Field, 5 Jul 1947)
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1. Nc5! waiting
1. ... Kc6 2. Ne4#
1. ... Ke5 2. Bxf4#
1. ... Kc7, e5 2. Nb7#
Date added: 23/6/2022
2189
(Henri Gerard Marie Weenink - Tijdschrift van den Nederlandschen Schaakbond, Jun 1920)
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1. c8=B! [2. Nc6#]
1. ... Kb8 2. Nc6#
Date added: 20/6/2022
2190
(Edward John Winter-Wood - Land and Water)
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1. Bg3! waiting
1. ... Bb6/c5/b8 2. Qa8#
1. ... Kf3 2. exd4#
1. ... Kd5 2. e4#
1. ... Ng4/f1 2. Bg2#
1. ... Nf3 2. Nf6#
Date added: 23/6/2022
2191
(Nikolaj Ivanovich Bel'chikov - Киевские новости, 1997)
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1. Qf5! [2. Qd3#]
1. ... Ne4 2. Qxe4#
1. ... Nc7/b6/e3 2. N(x)e3#
1. ... Nxc3 2. Rxb4#
Date added: 23/6/2022
2192
(Cornelis Groeneveld - Schach, Aug 1955)
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1. Ne4! [2. Rf4#]
1. ... Nd5, Rdf1 2. Nd6#
1. ... Ng4 2. Rh5#
1. ... Ng2, Rgf1 2. Nxg3#
1. ... Qe6 2. Qg5#
Date added: 23/6/2022
2193
(Udo Degener - Pedagógusok lapja, 25 Aug 1983)
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1. Rg5! [2. Bb6#]
1. ... Rd5 2. Qc1#
1. ... Bd5 2. Qg1#
Date added: 23/6/2022
2194
(Dante Hugo Rizzetti - Il Due Mosse, Jul 1954)
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1. Qxd6! [2. Qf8#]
1. ... Rd3 2. Bxe5#
1. ... Re4 2. Nh3#
1. ... Rf3/xg3 2. Qxe5#
Date added: 23/6/2022
2195
(Hrvoje Bartolovic - Il Due Mosse, 1956 2nd Prize, Sep 1956)
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1. Qc6! [2. Qxd5#]
1. ... Rd8, Ne7 2. Qe6#
1. ... Nc7/b6/f6/b4 2. Rf5#
1. ... Nf4 2. Rg5#
1. ... Nc3 2. Nd3#
1. ... Ne3 2. Nf3#
1. ... Ke4 2. Qxd5#
Date added: 20/6/2022
2196
(Miklos S. Locker - De Waarheid, 1967)
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1. Qb7! waiting
1. ... e4, Kf4 2. Q(x)e4#
1. ... Ke6 2. Qd7#
1. ... Kg6 2. Qh7#
Date added: 23/6/2022