White to play and checkmate in two moves
2281
(Yosi Retter - Quick Composing Ty Pula, Sep 1997)
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1. Qc8! [2. Qxc6, Qxe6#]
1. ... Re7/d7, Bxb2, Rxd3 2. Qxc6#
1. ... Rc7, Bxd4, Nb3 2. Qxe6#
1. ... c5 2. Qxc5/xe6, Ne5#
compare to #2282
Date added: 20/7/2022
2282
(Yosi Retter - Quick Composing Ty Pula, Sep 1997)
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1. Qe8! [2. Qxe6, Qxc6#]
1. ... Re7, Bxd4 2. Qxc6#
1. ... Rd7/c7, e2, Rxd3 2. Qxe6#
1. ... e5 2. Qxe5/xc6, Nc5#
compare to #2281
Date added: 20/7/2022
2283
(Peter Cinko - Hlas ľudu, 22 Oct 1987)
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1. Rh7! [2. Ne8, Ng8, Nd5, Nh5, Ne4#]
1. ... c4 2. Ne4#
1. ... Ke5 2. Ne8/g8/d5/h5/e4#
1. ... e2 2. Nd5#
1. ... Rh6 2. Nf3#
1. ... Rxh7+ 2. Nxh7#
Date added: 19/7/2022
2284
(Philippe Robert - Die Schwalbe, 1998)
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1. Kxa4! [2. Qc2, Qe4#]
1. ... Bg6 2. Na3#
1. ... Bxb5+ 2. Qxb5#
1. ... Be5 2. Rxc5#
1. ... Nb3 2. Qxb3/f1/c2#
1. ... Nd3 2. Qb3/a2/c2#
1. ... Na2 2. Qb3/f1/e4#
1. ... Ne2 2. Qb3#
Date added: 19/7/2022
2285
(Milan Radoje Vukchevic - Mat (Beograd), 1981)
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1. Qg6! [2. Qxh6#]
1. ... Nxe8/e6/f5 2. Q(x)f5#
1. ... Rxe5 2. Ne6#
1. ... Nxd4 2. N2f3#
1. ... Nxd2 2. N4f3#
1. ... Rg3 2. Qxg3#
1. ... Rf3 2. N4xb3#
1. ... Bf3 2. N2xb3#
Date added: 19/7/2022
2286
(Kabe Moen - Die Schwalbe, Apr 2019)
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1. Be2! [2. Nab5, Nc2, Rd3#]
1. ... Qa6 2. Nc2#
1. ... Qb7/d5, Rg5 2. Nc2, Rd3#
1. ... Qc6 2. Rd3#
1. ... Qe4 2. Nab5#
1. ... Qf3 2. Nab5/c2#
1. ... Rxe2 2. Ncb5#
1. ... Rg3 2. Ncb5, Nab5/c2#
1. ... Bxe2 2. Qa1#
Date added: 20/7/2022
2287
(Miroslav Havel - Illustrovaný svět, 11 Apr 1903)
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1. Nb3! waiting
1. ... a4 2. Qb7#
1. ... Kb4/a4 2. Qxa5#
1. ... Kc6 2. Qa6#
Date added: 20/7/2022
2288
(Andrzej J. Lewandowski - The South African Chessplayer 1st Honorable Mention, 1958)
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1. Rf3! [2. c3#]
1. ... Rxe6+ 2. Nxe6#
1. ... Na6/d5/a2/xc2, Ne5/a3/e3/b2/d2 2. B(x)e5#
1. ... Nc6 2. Qd7#
1. ... Nxd3 2. Rxd3#
1. ... Nd6 2. Qd5#
1. ... Bxf3 2. Nxf3#
Date added: 20/7/2022
2289
(Luke Neyndorff - The Problemist Supplement, Jul 2015 )
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1. Qc5! [2. b6#]
1. ... Qb6 2. Qc3#
1. ... Qxb5 2. Qxb5#
1. ... Qxc6 2. bxc6#
1. ... Qxa6 2. bxa6#
1. ... a3 2. Rxa3#
1. ... fxg1=Q/B 2. Be1#
Date added: 20/7/2022
2290
(Arnoldo Ellerman - Good Companion, Feb 1922)
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1. Qb4! [2. Qd4#]
1. ... Nd5 2. Rxf5#
1. ... Bd5 2. Nxd7#
1. ... Bxf3+ 2. Nxf3#
1. ... d5 2. Rxe3#
1. ... Kd5 2. Rxb5#
Date added: 21/7/2022
2291
(Herbert Siegfried Oskar Ahues - Österreichische Schachzeitung, 1969)
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1. Ncxe4! [2. Rxf6#]
1. ... Bxe4 2. Qc5#
1. ... Bd8 2. Qc8#
1. ... Qxe4 2. Rf3#
Date added: 21/7/2022
2292
(Peter Gvozdjak - Pravda (Bratislava), 10 Apr 1981)
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1. Qxg5! waiting
1. ... Ke5 2. Bf4#
1. ... Kxc5 2. Ba3#
1. ... exf5/e5, Bf3/g2/h1 2. Qe7#
1. ... Be4+ 2. Sxe4#
Date added: 21/7/2022