White to play and checkmate in two moves
2689
(Raymond C. J. Gevers - Parallèle 50 3rd HM, April-June, 1948)
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1. Nf1! [2. Rf4#]
1. ... Qf5 2. Re3#
1. ... e5 2. Ne1#
1. ... Bd2 2. Nxd2#
1. ... Bxc6 2. Qxc6#
1. ... Kxf3 2. Ne5#
1. ... Nxf3 2. Ng3#
1. ... Nh3/e2 2. Q(x)e2#
Date added: 29/9/2022
2690
(Miklos S. Locker - Tipográfia T.e. 1st HM, 1966)
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1. Ne5! [2. Nd3#]
1. ... Rd7 2. Nxd7#
Date added: 29/9/2022
2691
(Walter Supp - Augsburger Allgemeine, 19 Oct 1996)
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1. Qf2! [2. e4#]
1. ... Re5 2. Nf4#
1. ... Rf4 2. Be6#
1. ... c3 2. Qa2#
1. ... Bxf2 2. Ne7#
1. ... Nc3/d2 2. Q(x)d2#
Date added: 29/9/2022
2692
(Valentin Fedorovich Rudenko - Молодой ленинец (Курган) 3rd Prize, 1976)
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1. Qf5! [2. Qxe5#]
1. ... Qxd6 2. Bf3#
1. ... Qxd4 2. Bf7#
1. ... Kxd6 2. exd8=Q#
Date added: 29/9/2022
2693
(Giuseppe Sardella - Best Problems, 2016)
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1. Qxe7! [2. Rf4#]
1. ... Ne6 2. Nf6, Bxd5#
1. ... Be6, Rf6 2. N(x)f6#
1. ... Bc6 2. Nd6#
1. ... Rc6 2. cxd5#
1. ... Re6 2. Qh4#
Date added: 29/9/2022
2694
(Gerhard Maleika - Die Schwalbe, 1982)
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1. Rb3! [2. b8=N#]
1. ... Nb6 2. Rxb6#
1. ... Rxb7 2. Rc3#
1. ... Bxd5 2. Qc2#
1. ... Qg8 2. Rc2#
compare to #2695
Date added: 29/9/2022
2695
(Gerhard Maleika - Die Schwalbe, 1982)
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1. Qb1! [2. b8=N#]
1. ... Nb6 2. Qxb6#
1. ... Rxb7 2. Qc2#
1. ... Bxd5 2. Rc2#
1. ... Qg8 2. Rc3#
compare to #2694
Date added: 29/9/2022
2696
(Arnoldo Ellerman - Good Companion, 1920)
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1. Qb2! waiting
1. ... Rb4 2. cxb4#
1. ... Rc5/c6/c7/c8 2. c4#
1. ... Rd4 2. cxd4#
1. ... Rxe4 2. Qb8#
1. ... Rxc3 2. Qxc3#
1. ... Bf1/d1/d3/f3/g4/h5 2. Qh2#
Date added: 29/9/2022
2697
(Igor' Alekseevich Agapov - Комсомолец Удмуртии (Komsomolec Udmurtii), 1988)
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1. Qa8! waiting
1. ... Rbxa8/c8/d8/e8/f8/g8 2. Rb5#
1. ... Rh8 2. Qxh8, Rb5#
1. ... Rbb7/xb6 2. Qh8#
1. ... Raxa8/a6/a4/a3/a2 2. d7#
1. ... Rab7 2. Qa5/a1#
1. ... Rxc7 2. Qa1#
1. ... Ra5 2. Qxa5, d7#
1. ... Ra1 2. Qxa1, d7#
1. ... Nxc4/e4/b3/f3/b1/f1 2. Q(x)e4#
Date added: 29/9/2022
2698
(Ottavio Stocchi - F.Novejarque Iranzo MT
2nd Prize, 1948-1950 Problemas, 1950
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1. Na5! [2. Rc4#]
1. ... d5 2. Qxe7#
1. ... Rb4 2. axb4#
1. ... Bb3 2. Nb7#
1. ... Bxa4 2. Nxa4#
1. ... Bd3, Rd4 2. Q(x)d4#
1. ... Bxe4+ 2. Nxe4#
Date added: 29/9/2022
2699
(Ludovit Lacny - Hlas ľudu, 15 Sep 1977)
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1. Qxf4! [2. Qxd6#]
1. ... Ne5 2. Nb4#
1. ... Nc8/e8/b5/f5/c4 2. B(x)c4#
1. ... Ne4 2. Qxf7#
1. ... Qe5/e6/e7/g3 2. Nxc3#
Date added: 29/9/2022
2700
(Charles Dealtry Locock - Oxford Times, 1913)
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1. Qh2! waiting
1. ... Ke5 2. Rxe3#
1. ... Kf3 2. Nd2#
1. ... Kxd3 2. Bf5#
1. ... f3 2. Rd4#
1. ... e2 2. Qxe2#
Date added: 29/9/2022