White to play and checkmate in two moves
2413
(Frideswide Beechey Rowland - Montreal Gazette, 1896)
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1. b8=R! [2. Nb5#]
1. ... Kc7/d6 2. Nb5#
Date added: 4/8/2022
2414
(Stevan Mitrinovic - Mat, Feb 1975)
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1. Nf5! [2. d4#]
1. ... exf5, Rxf5, Qxf5 2. Qa1#
1. ... Kxf5 2. d4#
Date added: 4/8/2022
2415
(Miklos S. Locker - Schweizerische Schachzeitung, Oct 1968)
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1. Nd5! waiting
1. ... Kxc6 2. Ba4#
1. ... Kc8 2. Nb6#
1. ... Ke8 2. Nf6#
Date added: 4/8/2022
2416
(Udo Degener - Förderungsturnier des Deutschen Schachverbands 2nd HM, 1981)
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1. Nge6! [2. Rg5#]
1. ... Bxe6+ 2. Rxe6#
1. ... d4 2. Qxd4#
1. ... Ne4 2. d4#
1. ... Bxf4 2. Qxf4#
1. ... Qe4 2. Qb8#
Date added: 4/8/2022
2417
(Emil Spiczer - Wiener Hausfrauen-Zeitung, 3 Jul 1892 )
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1. Rf3! [2. Bd5, Rf4#]
1. ... Bxd4, Ng6/d3, Kxf3 2. Bd5#
1. ... Nxf7/xc4 2. Rf4#
1. ... Nxf3 2. Bg6#
Date added: 4/8/2022
2418
(Unto Heinonen - E.Cacciari MT 2nd Prize Sinfonie Scacchistiche, 1974)
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1. e7! [2. Rc5#]
1. ... Nb7 2. Qxg8#
1. ... Ne6, Be6 2. Qe4#
1. ... Rxc3 2. Bg2#
Date added: 4/8/2022
2419
(Joachim Schmidt - Schach-Echo, 1940)
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1. d6! [2. Bd5#]
1. ... Qxd6 2. Qb6#
1. ... Bxd6 2. Qh8#
1. ... Nxd6/c3 2. Qxb4#
Date added: 4/8/2022
2420
(Alexander Pituk - problem (Zagreb) 1st HM, 1961)
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1. Qh4! [2. Nf6#]
1. ... Re5 2. Nxh6#
1. ... Kxd5 2. Nge3#
1. ... f2 2. Qxh1#
Date added: 4/8/2022
2421
(Abram YAkovlevich Ryrahovskij - Смена (Москва) 22nd Prize, Mar 1933)
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1. Kf5! [2. Kxg4#]
1. ... Kf7 2. Kxg4#
1. ... d6+ 2. Ke4#
1. ... d5+ 2. Ke5#
Date added: 4/8/2022
2422
(Marcin Banaszek - Razem, 1985)
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1. Nd3! [2. Nxh6#]
1. ... Nd6 2. Ne5#
1. ... Bd6 2. Qa2#
1. ... d6 2. Qf2#
Date added: 5/8/2022
2423
(Pierre Monreal & Louis Scotti - To Mat 2nd HM, 1959)
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1. Qa7! waiting
1. ... Na8/e8/a6/e6, Bf4 2. Nc3#
1. ... Nd5, Ne7/g7/d6/h6 2. Bxc2#
1. ... Nxd4 2. Qxd4#
1. ... Ne3, Bh2/f2/xe1/e5/d6 2. d3#
Date added: 5/8/2022
2424
(Jacob J. Togstad - Tidskrift för Schack, Jun 1912)
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1. Nd2! [2. Nxf3#]
1. ... Bc2/d1/a4/c4 2. N(x)c4#
1. ... Bd5 2. Qxc7#
1. ... Bxe6+ 2. Rf7#
1. ... Ng5/h4/xd2/h2/e1/g1 2. f4#
1. ... Nf5/h5/e4/e2/f1/h1 2. Q(x)e4#
Date added: 5/8/2022