White to play and checkmate in two moves
2737
(Hans-Joachim Schluter - Ľud, 1965)
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1. Qc8! [2. Re3#]
1. ... Bd4 2. Qc2#
1. ... Kxe4 2. Qf5#
1. ... Nc4 2. Qxc4#
1. ... Nxe4 2. Qa6#
Date added: 8/10/2022
2738
(Alex Casa - idee & form, 2005)
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1. Qh8! [2. Qd8#]
1. ... Nxe5 2. Rc4#
1. ... Rxe5 2. Nxe6#
Date added: 8/10/2022
2739
(Francesco Simoni - Suomen Shakki, 1990)
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1. Ne2! [2. Qb2#]
1. ... Bb5 2. Qxc5#
1. ... Qf4 2. gxf4#
1. ... Rb5 2. Nc4#
1. ... c4 2. Qd4#
Date added: 8/10/2022
2740
(Efren Petite - Pedagógusok lapja, 1985-1988 6th Place, T.T., 6 Mar 1987)
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1. Rxd6! [2. Be5#]
1. ... fxe4 2. Qf7#
1. ... Qb5 2. Rd5#
1. ... Qd4 2. Rxd4#
1. ... Qxe4 2. Rd3#
1. ... Qc5 2. Ne2#
1. ... Qxd6+ 2. Qxd6#
Date added: 8/10/2022
2741
(Riccardo Redaelli - L'Alfiere di Re, 1925)
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1. Nd3! [2. Nf4#]
1. ... Nc6 2. Qg8#
1. ... Ne6 2. Rd7#
1. ... Ne2 2. Rh5#
1. ... exd3 2. e4#
1. ... Bxe3 2. Nb4#
1. ... Rxc4 2. Qd7#
Date added: 8/10/2022
2742
(Helmut Karl Rössler - Geschäftsanzeiger Edenkoben, 1952)
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1. c8=B! waiting
1. ... Kxe8 2. Rg8#
compare to #2743
Date added: 12/11/2022
2743
(Helmut Karl Rössler - Geschäftsanzeiger Edenkoben, 1952)
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1. b8=N! waiting
1. ... Kxe8 2. Rg8#
compare to #2742
Date added: 12/11/2022
2744
(Moritz Ehrenstein - Oesterreichische Lesehalle, Jan 1881)
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1. Qb8! [2. Qh8, Qh2#]
1. ... Kh6 2. Qh8#
1. ... Kh4 2. Qh2#
Date added: 12/11/2022
2745
(Karol Mlynka - Nedeľná Pravda, 1996-1997 3rd HM, 1996)
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1. Qxc5! [2. Qc6#]
1. ... Rb8 2. Qxc7#
1. ... Rxa8 2. Rxc7, Qxc7#
1. ... f6 2. Bxe6#
1. ... Qf1+/e2+ 2. N(x)e2#
1. ... Qh1/f3 2. N(x)f3#
1. ... Qxc2 2. Nxc2#
1. ... Qh5 2. Nf5#
Date added: 19/11/2022
2746
(Miklos Pavlov - Magyar Sakkélet, 1956)
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1. Qxc7! [2. Nb6#]
1. ... e5 2. Qf7#
1. ... Bc5 2. Qxc5#
1. ... Bd6 2. Qxd6#
1. ... Qd4 2. Nxb4#
Date added: 19/11/2022
2747
(IEvgenij Mihajlovich Bogdanov - Тихоокеанский комсомолец (Tihookeanskij komsomolec), 1972)
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1. Nc6! [2. Nd4, Qe5#]
1. ... fxg6 2. Qxg6#
1. ... f6 2. Qd5#
1. ... f5 2. Qe7#
Date added: 19/11/2022
2748
(Jozsef Szoghy - Skakbladet, 1935)
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1. Rf1! [2. Qc6#]
1. ... Bf7/e8 2. Qf5#
1. ... Qf3/g5 2. B(x)f3#
1. ... Qc3/xb3/f2 2. N(x)f2#
1. ... Qf4 2. Rxf4#
1. ... Qe5 2. Bd3#
1. ... Qxd6+ 2. Nxd6#
1. ... Bxd4 2. Qxd4#
Date added: /10/2022