White to play and checkmate in two moves

Problems 2605 to 2616

2605

(Jacobus Haring - L'Italia Scacchistica 3rd HM, 1961)

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1. Nce4! [2. Qxh1#]
1. ... Rc1 2. Nc5#
1. ... fxe4 2. Be5#
1. ... Ra1 2. Rxd3#
1. ... e1=Q/R 2. Qg2#
1. ... e1=N 2. Qe3#
1. ... Nxg3 2. Qxg3/f2#
1. ... Nf2 2. Qxf2#

Date added: 20/9/2022

2606

(Hartmut Hanneschen - Troll, Feb 1992)

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1. Rf5! waiting
1. ... c5 2. Nxd5#
1. ... gxf5 2. Nxf5#
1. ... d4 2. Nc4#
1. ... Nf7/h7/e6/e4/h3 2. Rxf3#
1. ... h4 2. Ng4#
1. ... Ne5/d4/h4/d2/h2/e1/g1 2. Bf2#

Date added: 20/9/2022

2607

(Petro Andrijovich Novic'kij - Şahmat bəstəçiliyi-15 JT 2nd HM, 2018)

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1. Qa4! [2. Qxd4#]
1. ... Nc4 2. Qxc4#
1. ... dxe3 2. Qe4#

Date added: 20/9/2022

2608

(A.van Vianen - The Western Daily Mercury, 1911)

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1. Ra4! waiting
1. ... Bf7/g6/h5 2. c7#
1. ... Bd7 2. cxd7#
1. ... Bxc6 2. Qf7#
1. ... c4 2. Ra5#
1. ... Rf4/e4/d4/c4/b4/xa4/h4 2. Be6#
1. ... Rxg5 2. e4#

Date added: 21/9/2022

2609

(Georges Emile Barbier - The Chess Player's Chronicle, 1877)

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1. Qa2! waiting
1. ... Ke3 2. Nd1#
1. ... Kc3/e5 2. Nd3#
1. ... Kc5 2. Qc4#

Date added: 21/9/2022

2610

(Rafael Moiseevich Kofman - Chess Life, 1969)

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1. Nxg5!+
1. ... Kf4 2. Nh3#
1. ... Kd4 2. Nf3#
1. ... Kd6 2. Nf7#
1. ... Kf6 2. Nh7#

compare to #
2611, #2612

Date added: 21/9/2022

2611

(Rafael Moiseevich Kofman - Chess Life, 1969)

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1. Nf4!+
1. ... Kxf4 2. Qc4#
1. ... Kd4 2. Qd3#
1. ... Kd6 2. Qd7#
1. ... Kf6 2. Qc6#

compare to #261
0, #2612

Date added: 2/9/2022

2612

(Rafael Moiseevich Kofman - Chess Life, 1969)

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1. Nxc7!+
1. ... Kf4/f6 2. Nd5#
1. ... Kd4 2. Qd3#
1. ... Kd6 2. Qc6#

compare to #2610, #261
1

Date added: 21/9/2022

2613

(Dieter Müller - Freie Presse, 1985)

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1. Ne3! [2. Qf4#]
1. ... Bd1 2. Nc4#
1. ... Nd3 2. Ng4#

Date added: 21/9/2022

2614

Dezso Elekes - Magyar Sakkvilág, 1 Dec 1926)

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1. Qe7! waiting
1. ... Kc8 2. Ra8#
1. ... Nb7/f7/c6/e6 2. Q(x)b7#
1. ... Nc7/g7/d6/f6 2. Q(x)c7#

Date added: 21/9/2022

2615

(Herbert Zaubitzer - Schach, Apr 1976)

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1. Ne6! [2. Qc5#]
1. ... Nd7, Qxc6/b6/a5 2. Nf7#
1. ... Nxe6 2. Rxe6#
1. ... Qxd6 2. Bf6#
1. ... Bc4, Rb5 2. N(x)c4#
1. ... Kxd6 2. Qc5#
1. ... Rc3, Bd4 2. Q(x)d4#
1. ... Ne3 2. Bxf4#

Date added: 21/9/2022

2616

(Vladimir Grigorievich Poponin - Mat (Cherkassi), 1992)

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1. Bc2! waiting
1. ... Kd4 2. Qc5#

compare to #261
7

Date added: 21/9/2022