White to play and checkmate in two moves
2593
(Giwi Mosiaschwili - Die Schwalbe, 2008)
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1. Nd3! [2. Qf5#]
1. ... Re5 2. Nxf6#
1. ... Nd5 2. Qxd5#
1. ... Bc5 2. Nxc5#
1. ... Bxg5 2. Nf2#
Date added: 19/9/2022
2594
(Emil Rothler - Magyar Sakkvilág, 1 May 1925)
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1. Qf1! waiting
1. ... Bxg5 2. Nxg5#
1. ... Na5/c5/d4/xd2/a1/c1 2. N(x)c5#
1. ... Ned4/f4/xc3/c1/g1 2. Q(x)f4#
Date added: 19/9/2022
2595
(ZHivko Janevski - Schweizerische Arbeiter-Schachzeitung, 1982)
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1. b7! [2. Nb6#]
1. ... Rxb7 2. Qd6#
1. ... Qe3 2. Qc4#
1. ... Qe5+ 2. Qxe5#
1. ... Qxb5 2. Qe4#
Date added: 19/9/2022
2596
(Mark Ridley - The Problemist, 1978)
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1. Ke8! waiting
1. ... b6/b5 2. Nc6#
1. ... Bg5, Rh4/h3/h2/h1 2. Nxf5#
1. ... Bg7/f8, Rg5 2. Rxf4#
1. ... Ba2, Rc2 2. Rxd3#
1. ... Bc2, Rd1/e1/xf1 2. c5#
1. ... Rc3 2. dxc3#
1. ... Rxc4 2. Qd6#
Date added: 19/9/2022
2597
(Enriko Rybak - Проблемист Прибужья, 10 Feb 1992 )
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1. Bf8! waiting
1. ... cxd6 2. Qb5/xd6#
1. ... c6, Ke5 2. Qd4#
1. ... c5 2. Qe4#
1. ... e5 2. Qc4#
1. ... Kc6 2. Qb5#
Date added: 19/9/2022
2598
(Julius Zdenek Mach - Ilustracya Polska, 15 Mar 1902)
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1. Qg3! [2. Qd6#]
1. ... Kc5, exd2 2. Nb3#
1. ... Nc3 2. Bxe3#
Date added: 19/9/2022
2599
(Franz Beckers - Tidskrift för Schack, Jun 1912)
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1. Nxe6! waiting
1. ... Ng7/d6/h6/h4/g3 2. Qb1#
1. ... Nd4 2. Nc5#
1. ... Ne3 2. Nc3#
1. ... Kxd5 2. e4#
1. ... Bf2/d4/c5/b6/a7/h2 2. Qh1#
1. ... Be3 2. Nc3, Qh1#
Date added: 19/9/2022
2600
(Victor Cuciuc - Fiatalok, 23 Dec 1947)
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1. Kb8! [2. Qc3#]
1. ... Qe5 2. Qd6#
1. ... Rc5 2. Qf4#
Date added: 19/9/2022
2601
(Ilija Serafimovic - 4th Youth Chess Composing Challenge, 2019)
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1. Nd7! [2. Re5#]
1. ... Nc6 2. Nb6#
1. ... Ndc8/e8/xb7/f7/b5/f5/c4 2. Qe6#
1. ... Ne4 2. Rd3#
Date added: 19/9/2022
2602
(Pawel Aleksandrovich Muraschew - Schach, Jan 2008)
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1. Ncd5! [2. Ne3#]
1. ... gxf4 2. Rxf4#
1. ... d1=N 2. Qe1#
1. ... e1=Q/R 2. Rc1#
Date added: 20/9/2022
2603
(Efren Petite - Problemas, 1953)
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1. Nb5! [2. Qd4#]
1. ... Ne6 2. Bb7#
1. ... Ne4, Red2 2. Qf5#
1. ... Rcd2 2. Nc3#
1. ... Re4 2. Qd6#
1. ... Bc3 2. bxc4#
Date added: 20/9/2022
2604
(Valentin Viktorovich Lider - «64» 3rd Prize, 1973)
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1. d6! waiting
1. ... Nd7 2. exd7/e7#
1. ... Nh7/g6 2. e7#
1. ... Nxe6 2. Bxe6#
1. ... fxg3 2. d5#
1. ... c2 2. Qc5#
Date added: 20/9/2022