White to play and checkmate in two moves
2713
(Vladimir Alekseevich Erohin - Ceramica di Imola 3rd HM, 1975)
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1. Qa4! [2. Qe4#]
1. ... Nd6 2. Re5#
1. ... Nf6, Qe6 2. B(x)e6#
1. ... c4 2. Qb5#
1. ... Bf3, Re3 2. N(x)e3#
1. ... Rc4, Nc3 2. Q(x)c4#
Date added: 30/9/2022
2714
(Tomas Salamanca - Ajedrez 5th HM, 1958)
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1. Qh4! [2. Qxe4#]
1. ... Bxd6 2. Nb4#
1. ... Kd4 2. Nb7#
1. ... Nexd6/f6/g5/g3/f2 2. Qxc4#
Date added: 30/9/2022
2715
(Antonio Piatesi - The Problemist, 1979)
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1. Nd4! [2. Qe6#]
1. ... e5 2. Rxc5#
1. ... Nd8/e5/xd4 2. Rcxc5#
1. ... Re5 2. Rd7#
1. ... Be5 2. Qh1#
Date added: 30/9/2022
2716
(Reinhard Groth - Freie Presse, 4 Apr 2003)
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1. Bxb5! [2. Re5#]
1. ... Ne7 2. Qd6#
1. ... Nf7 2. Qxc6#
1. ... Qc7/b8 2. Na6#
1. ... Qxd7+ 2. Nxd7#
1. ... cxb5 2. Rd5#
1. ... fxe4 2. Nxe4#
1. ... Bxc4 2. Rxc4#
1. ... Bf3 2. Nd3#
1. ... Bd4 2. cxd4#
1. ... Bh2 2. Bf2#
Date added: 30/9/2022
2717
(Vladimir Mihajlovich Archakov & Viktor Nikitovich Filimonihin - Die Schwalbe, Nov 1972)
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1. Ne6! [2. Bd5#]
1. ... Nxe6 2. Be4#
1. ... Ng6 2. Bg4#
1. ... Be5 2. Rxe5#
1. ... Bd4 2. Nxd4#
1. ... Ng5 2. Rxg5#
Date added: 1/10/2022
2718
(Aleksandr Georgievich Oreshin - Конкурс в честь Х съезда ВЛКСМ Comm. «64», 1936)
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1. Ng2! [2. Qf3#]
1. ... Nd5 2. Rc4#
1. ... Kc3 2. Qf3#
1. ... Qd4 2. Re3#
1. ... Rd1+ 2. Rf4#
Date added: 1/10/2022
2719
(Johannes J. Colpa - De Schaakcourant, 1910)
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1. exd6! [2. d5, f5#]
1. ... Nc4/xe4/b3/b1/f1 2. f5#
1. ... Nf3 2. Nf1#
1. ... Nfxe4/g4/h3/d1/h1 2. d5#
1. ... Nd3 2. Nd1#
Date added: 1/10/2022
2720
(Valentin Viktorovich Lider - Chess Life 1st Prize, Nov 1988)
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1. dxe6! waiting
1. ... Bg7/h6/e7 2. B(x)e7#
1. ... Nc8/c6/b5 2. N(x)b5#
1. ... fxe6 2. Qxe6#
1. ... Nd7/g6/xg4 2. dxe4#
1. ... Nec6 2. Rd7#
1. ... Nxc4 2. dxc4#
1. ... Nxd3 2. Qg3#
1. ... exd3/e3 2. Qd4#
Date added: 1/10/2022
2721
(Karol Mlynka - Hlas ľudu Special Prize, 1994)
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1. Bg2! [2. Bxe4#]
1. ... Bg6 2. Qxd7#
1. ... Nxc5 2. Rxc5#
1. ... Nc3/d2 2. R(x)d2#
Date added: 1/10/2022
2722
(Emile Leonard Pradignat - La Presse, 1896)
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1. Qf7! waiting
1. ... e5 2. Nf5#
1. ... Kxe3 2. Qf2#
1. ... Ke5 2. Qg7#
Date added: 1/10/2022
2723
(Dieter Muller - Sachsen-Schweiz, 1991-1992 1st Place idee & form, Jul 1992)
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1. Sc4! [2. Qa5#]
1. ... bxa3 2. Se3#
1. ... Rxa3 2. Scd6#
Date added: 1/10/2022
2724
(Milan Velimirovic - Mat Plus 1st Prize, 1997)
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1. Bd4! [2. Nxc6, Nexc4, Ng4, Nf3#]
1. ... Nxf7 2. Nexf7#
1. ... Nxg6 2. Nxg6#
1. ... Kxd6, Rxb3 2. Nexc4#
1. ... Ke7 2. Nxc6#
1. ... Kf6 2. Nxd7#
1. ... Kd5 2. Nf3#
1. ... cxd4 2. Ng4#
1. ... Rxd3 2. Nxd3#
Date added:1/10/2022