White to play and checkmate in two moves
2449
(Charles Francis Stubbs - The English Mechanic and World of Science, 7 Aug 1896)
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1. Qe6! [2. Nb3#]
1. ... Bxe6 2. Nxe6#
1. ... Kxc5 2. Qb6#
1. ... Be3+ 2. Qxe3#
Date added: 8/8/2022
2450
(Pehr Henrik Torngren - Magyar Sakkvilág, 1 Aug 1928)
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1. Kf8! [2. Qf4#]
1. ... Bg7+ 2. Qxg7#
1. ... e5 2. Qg6#
Date added: 8/8/2022
2451
(Valerij Volodimirovich Kopil - Проблеміст України Special HM, 2009)
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1. Rc6! waiting
1. ... Bxe3 2. Nxe3#
1. ... Bxc3 2. Rxc3#
1. ... Bxc5 2. Rxc5#
1. ... Bxe5 2. Nxe5#
Date added: 8/8/2022
2452
(Ladislav (Senior) Salai - Šachové umění, 2005)
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1. Nf6! [2. Nxd5#]
1. ... Qe6/f5 2. c8=Q/R/N#
1. ... Rc5 2. Qa5#
1. ... Re5/f5/g5/h5 2. Qxd6#
1. ... Rd4 2. Qxd4#
Date added: 9/8/2022
2453
(Cornelis Groeneveld - Mat-Pat, 1985)
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1. Qe3! [2. Qe5#]
1. ... d6 2. Nxc7#
1. ... Nc4 2. Be4#
1. ... Nd3, Rd4/e1 2. Q(x)d4#
Date added: 9/8/2022
2454
(Milan Seliga - Šachové umění 3rd HM, Jan 1975)
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1. Qa5! [2. Qc3#]
1. ... b4 2. Nxf5#
1. ... Kc5 2. Qa7#
1. ... Ke5 2. Nc4#
Date added: 9/8/2022
2455
(Gregory Lewis - The Problemist, Jan 1994 )
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1. Bg7! [2. Na5#]
1. ... Be5/xb4 2. N(x)e5#
1. ... Re4 2. Qd3#
1. ... Ne4 2. Qf7#
Date added: 10/8/2022
2456
(N. S. Muthuswami - The Hindu, 2006)
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1. Rd7! [2. Bd5#]
1. ... c6 2. Nd6#
1. ... Ne7 2. Rxe7#
1. ... Nf4 2. Ng5#
1. ... Nb6/c3 2. N(x)c3#
1. ... d2 2. Bd3#
1. ... Qb3 2. Nd2#
1. ... Qxf3+ 2. gxf3#
1. ... Bd4+ 2. Rxd4#
Date added: 10/8/2022
2457
(Orlando Carlomagno Huguenin - Boletim da União Brasileira de Problemistas, 1981)
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1. Bb3! [2. Ne6#]
1. ... Ng7 2. Rd5#
1. ... Kxc5 2. Bxe3#
1. ... Qxb3 2. Nxb3#
1. ... Qc4 2. Qxc4#
1. ... Qxc5 2. Qd3#
Date added: 10/8/2022
2458
(A. J. Deutekomm - Tijdschrift van den Koninklijken Nederlandschen Schaakbond, 1936)
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1. Ba1! [2. Qe5#]
1. ... d6 2. Rxb4#
1. ... Bf6 2. Qh7#
1. ... Bd6 2. Qa8#
1. ... f6 2. Qh4#
1. ... Rd4 2. Qxd4#
1. ... dxe2 2. Nd2#
1. ... Nf3 2. exd3#
1. ... Nxe2 2. Qh1#
Date added: 10/8/2022
2459
(Petko Andonov Petkov - Schach, 1987)
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1. Qc7! [2. Qc8#]
1. ... Kxf8 2. Qd8#
1. ... Nb8/b6/f6/c5/e5 2. Qe7#
1. ... Nxf8 2. Bf7#
Date added: 10/8/2022
2460
(Fritz Hoffmann - Mat (Beograd), 1972)
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1. Bc6! [2. cxd5#]
1. ... Rc5/b5/a5/d8+/f5/xg5 2. N(x)d8#
1. ... Rd6/d7/d3/d2/d1 2. Qe4#
1. ... Re5 2. Qf7#
1. ... Rd4 2. Nc5#
Date added: 10/8/2022