White to play and checkmate in two moves

Problems 2305 to 2316

2305

(Andris Virtmanis - Problem 91-94, Apr 1964)

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1. Rc5! [2. Rd4, Ng5#]
1. ... Nb5 2. Re5, Ng5#
1. ... Bxc5, e5, a1=Q/B 2. Ng5#
1. ... Nh7, Rxc5 2. Rd4#
1. ... f3 2. Rd4/e3#

compare to #2304, 2306

Date added: 25/7/2022

2306

(Andris Virtmanis - Problem 91-94, Apr 1964)

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1. Bc5! [2. Re5, Nf2#]
1. ... Bxc5, gxh3/g3 2. Re5#
1. ... Nd7, Rxc5, a1=Q/B 2. Nf2#
1. ... f3 2. Re5, Re3#

compare to #230
4, 2305

Date added: 25/7/2022

2307

(Arnoldo Ellerman - Skakbladet, 1948)

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1. Nd8! [2. Qc6#]
1. ... Re6 2. Qxe6#
1. ... Re7/e8/e4/e3/e2/e1 2. Qd6#
1. ... Ne7 2. Qe4, Be6#
1. ... Ng7/e3 2. Qe4#
1. ... Nd6/g3 2. Be6#
1. ... Nd4 2. Ne3#
1. ... Nxb4 2. Nxc3#

Date added: 25/7/2022

2308

(Vladimir Pachman - The Problemist Comm., 1965)

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1. Nd2! [2. Qxd3#]
1. ... Nc4 2. Nb3#
1. ... c4 2. Qb6#
1. ... e4 2. Qf6#
1. ... Ne4 2. Nxf3#

Date added: 25/7/2022

2309

(Pavel Aleksandrovich Murashiov - 64 — Шахматное обозрение, 2016)

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1. Nxd4! [2. Rxc6#]
1. ... Nd6 2. Re5#
1. ... Nxd4 2. Nd7#
1. ... Rf6 2. Nxb3#

Date added: 25/7/2022

2310

(Fjodor M. Kapustin - Super Problem - 80. TT, 2013)

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1. Bd6! [2. Qxe5#]
1. ... Nxd6 2. Nxc7#
1. ... cxd6 2. Nxb6#
1. ... f6 2. Qe6#
1. ... Kxd6 2. Qd7#

Date added: 25/7/2022

2311

(William Robert Bland - Chess Chips, 1878)

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1. Bd3! waiting
1. ... exd5 2. Rxd5#
1. ... Kxd3 2. Nc3#
1. ... Kc5 2. Qb6#
1. ... Kxe5 2. Nb5#
1. ... Be1/c1/c3/b4/a5/e3/f4/g5/h6 2. Nxe6#

Date added: 25/7/2022

2312

(Matti Arvo Myllyniemi - FIDE Olympic Tourney, Helsinki 6th HM, 1952)

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1. Ba2! waiting
1. ... Bxa3 2. Rc4#
1. ... Bxc5 2. Rb3#

Date added: 26/7/2022

2313

(Arnoldo Ellerman - FIDE Olympic Tourney, Helsinki 1st Prize, 1952)

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1. Rc3! [2. Rf3#]
1. ... Nf6 2. Bg5#
1. ... Nc5 2. Qxd6#
1. ... Ng5 2. Bg3#
1. ... Nxc3/g3/xd2 2. Ne6#

Date added: 26/7/2022

2314

(Fedir Mihajlovich Kapustin & Mikola Volodimirovich Kuligin - Šachmatija, 2010 )

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1. Rd1! waiting
1. ... Re6/d6/c6/b6/f7/f8/g6/h6 2. Qf1#
1. ... Kd4 2. Rxd2#
1. ... Rxd1 2. Qxd1#

Date added: 26/7/2022

2315

(Stefan A. Sergiev - Land og Folk, 1967)

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1. Qf2! waiting
1. ... g5 2. Qf5#
1. ... c3 2. Qa2#
1. ... d3 2. Qc5#
1. ... e3 2. Qf3#

Date added: 26/7/2022

2316

(Edouard Pape - Good Companion, 1915)

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1. Qa6! [2. Nc5#]
1. ... Rxf8+ 2. Nxf8#
1. ... bxa6 2. Rc6#
1. ... Rf7+ 2. Bxf7#
1. ... Rxd7 2. Bxd7#
1. ... Bxb4 2. Qxa2#
1. ... Bc4+ 2. Qxc4#

Date added: 26/7/2022