White to play and checkmate in two moves
2557
(Felix Seidemann - Die Schwalbe, Jun 1931)
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1. Qg6! waiting
1. ... Bg5/h4/e7 2. Qb6, Kb2#
1. ... Be5/d4/c3/xa1/g7/h8 2. Qb6#
1. ... Bb2+/d8, d4 2. K(x)b2#
1. ... Ka6 2. Kb4#
1. ... c3 2. Kb3#
Date added: 27/8/2022
2558
(Vasil' YUrijovich Markovcij & Mikola Vasil'ovich CHernyavs'kij - Viktor Mel'nichenko — 60, 1999)
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1. Qxc4! [2. Qa4, Qc5#]
1. ... Rc7/b7/xe6 2. Qa4#
1. ... Ra7 2. Qc5#
Date added: 27/8/2022
2559
(Robert A. Lincoln - StrateGems, 2006)
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1. Ne4! [2. Qxc2#]
1. ... e2 2. Nf2#
1. ... Nb4/d4/a3/a1 2. Qf1#
1. ... Ne1 2. Nc3#
Date added: 27/8/2022
2560
(Pavel Aleksandrovich Murashiov - ЮК В.Пильченко-60 Comm., 2013)
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1. Qxh7! [2. Nge7#]
1. ... Rxc5, Kf5 2. Nge5#
1. ... Kd5 2. Nxf4#
Date added: 27/8/2022
2561
(Johan Hilding Laurentius Froberg - Deutsche Schachzeitung, Mar 1968)
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1. Qxe6! [2. Rc6#]
1. ... Ne7 2. Qc4#
1. ... Nge5 2. Qd5#
1. ... Nfe5 2. Qd6#
1. ... Nxg5/d4/h4/d2/h2/e1/g1 2. B(x)d4#
1. ... Qe4 2. Nxe4#
1. ... Qxe6+ 2. Ngxe6#
1. ... Qxd3 2. Qc6#
Date added: 27/8/2022
2562
(Aladar Simay-Molnar - Good Companion, 1922)
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1. g4! [2. Qf5#]
1. ... Bg6/e6 2. Qe5#
1. ... Bd5 2. Qb8#
1. ... Be5 2. dxe5#
1. ... hxg3 e.p. 2. fxe3#
Date added: 27/8/2022
2563
(Eugen Rusenescu - Revista Română de Şah, 1987)
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1. Qb4! [2. Qxe7#]
1. ... Nc8/c6 2. Qb5#
1. ... e6 2. Qd6#
1. ... Rf5/f6/f7/f8 2. Qxe4#
1. ... Nd4 2. Qxd4#
Date added: 28/8/2022
2564
(Dmitrij Nikolaevich Bannyj - Šahs/Шахматы (Rīga) 4th Prize, 1968-1969, 1969)
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1. Qd1! [2. Qg1#]
1. ... Qd6 2. e3#
1. ... Qe6 2. e4#
1. ... Qd3 2. exd3#
1. ... Qxe2+ 2. Qxe2#
Date added: 28/8/2022
2565
(Vladimir Tyapkin - The Problemist, 1992)
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1. Rxc6! [2. Qc4#]
1. ... Nd6/d4 2. R(x)d6#
1. ... Kd4 2. Qe5/d3/c4#
1. ... Kxc6 2. a8=Q/B, Qf3#
1. ... Bd4 2. Qf3#
Date added: 29/8/2022
2566
(D. Harry Rosenkilde - Tijdschrift van den Nederlandschen Schaakbond, 1931)
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1. Ke7! [2. Qd4#]
1. ... c5 2. Nb6#
1. ... f6 2. Qxg8#
1. ... Nf6 2. Qg5#
1. ... Ne5 2. Qxe5#
1. ... Rxd3 2. Nb2#
1. ... Qb2 2. e4#
1. ... Qxe3+ 2. Nxe3#
1. ... Qxd3 2. Nxa3#
Date added: 30/8/2022
2567
(Jesper K.L. Jespersen - Tidskrift för Schack, 21 Mar 1896)
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1. Qe6! waiting
1. ... Bb3/c2/d1 2. Ba6#
1. ... Bb5 2. Qe4#
1. ... Bxc6 2. dxc6#
1. ... Kd3, Nf3/c2/g2 2. Qe2#
1. ... Kb5, Nd3 2. d6#
Date added: 31/8/2022
2568
(Taverner Thomas - Chess Journal 3.-4. Prize, 1890)
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1. Qc7! waiting
1. ... Rc8/xb8/d6, Bd7 2. Q(x)d6#
1. ... Rd7, Bf7 2. Nbxc6#
1. ... Rd5 2. e5#
1. ... c5 2. Qxc5#
1. ... f5 2. Qxg7#
1. ... g5 2. f4#
1. ... Na3/d2 2. c3#
1. ... Nc3 2. f3#
1. ... Nb3/d3/a2/e2 2. R(x)d3#
Date added: 31/8/2022