White to play and checkmate in two moves
2461
(Virgilio Ernesto Rosado - Chess Digest, Jan 1950)
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1. Nc4! [2. Qxd6#]
1. ... Kd4 2. Qxd6#
1. ... Ne6/g6/h5/h3/e2/g2 2. b4#
1. ... Nd5 2. Ne6#
1. ... Nd3 2. Be3#
Date added: 10/8/2022
2462
(Marsil Halikovich Gafarov - Šahs/Шахматы (Rīga) 1st Prize, 1968-69, 1969)
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1. Bc4! [2. Nf5#]
1. ... gxf4 2. Qxb6#
1. ... Kd4 2. Rxe4#
Date added: 10/8/2022
2463
(Fritz Hoffmann - Rochade Europa, May 1998)
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1. d4! [2. Rxe5#]
1. ... cxd4 2. Nb4#
1. ... exd4 2. Be6#
1. ... e4 2. Ne3#
1. ... cxd3 e.p. 2. c4#
Date added: 11/8/2022
2464
(Jacques Savournin - Nice-Matin 1st Prize, 1972)
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1. Nxc3! [2. Nb3#]
1. ... Na5/c5 2. Rxd6#
1. ... Ba2/d3 2. R(x)d3#
1. ... Bc2 2. Ncb1#
1. ... Rxc3 2. Qxc3#
1. ... Qd1 2. Bxf2#
1. ... Qxe2 2. Nxe2#
Date added: 11/8/2022
2465
(Sven Ture Ceder - Skakbladet, Nov 1937)
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1. Nd7! [2. Nb6#]
1. ... g6 2. Nf6#
1. ... Ncxd4 2. Qf5#
1. ... Nexd4 2. Qg8#
1. ... Raxd4 2. c4#
1. ... Rgxd4 2. Qh1#
1. ... Qxd4 2. Nc3#
1. ... Bxd4 2. Ne3#
Date added: 13/8/2022
2466
(Kurt Renner - Breslauer Tageszeitung, 1939)
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1. Bg5! [2. g4#]
1. ... Bxg5 2. Qxg5#
1. ... Nxg2 2. Qd1#
Date added: 13/8/2022
2467
(Laszlo Apro - Schakend Nederland, 1976)
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1. cxb4! [2. Qd4#]
1. ... Nf5, Rd2 2. N7f6#
1. ... dxe5 2. Qxe5#
1. ... Bxe3 2. Nc3#
Date added: 13/8/2022
2468
(Walter Supp - Rochade Europa, Sep 1997)
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1. Qh3! [2. Nf4#]
1. ... Re6 2. Nd6#
1. ... Rxb5+ 2. Bxb5#
1. ... g5 2. Qf5#
1. ... Bc1 2. Nb4#
1. ... Nf3 2. Qf1#
Date added: 13/8/2022
2469
(Peter Gvozdjak - Die Schwalbe Special HM, 1983)
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1. Rxc5+!
1. ... Kf4 2. Qc7#
1. ... Kd4 2. Ne6#
1. ... Kd6 2. Nxe4#
1. ... Kxf6 2. Qc3#
Date added: 13/8/2022
2470
(Janusz Fux - Norsk Sjakkblad, 1 Feb 1934)
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1. Qh1! [2. Qe4#]
1. ... Qe5/d4 2. Bxg6#
1. ... Nd6 2. Ne7#
1. ... Nf6 2. Nd4#
1. ... g3 2. Qh3#
Date added: 13/8/2022
2471
(Umberto Castellari - Il Littoriale, 1930)
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1. Ke4! [2. Qc3#]
1. ... Bxe5 2. Nxe5#
1. ... Qxe6 2. Nb6#
1. ... Qxd5+ 2. Qxd5#
1. ... cxb4 2. Qd4#
1. ... Rb3 2. cxb3#
1. ... Rxc2 2. Rxc2#
1. ... Rxe3+ 2. Ngxe3#
1. ... Bd3+ 2. cxd3#
Date added: 13/8/2022
2472
(Mikola Oleksijovich Parhomenko - Problemas, 1975)
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1. Qd8! waiting
1. ... d6 2. Qc8#
1. ... d5 2. Qxd5#
1. ... Kd6 2. Qb6#
Date added: 13/8/2022