White to play and checkmate in two moves

Problems 2797 to 2808

2797

(Marek Kwiatkowski - The Problemist 2nd HM, 1986-II, Jul 1986)

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1. Nxd4! [2. Bc5#]
1. ... Kxd4, Bxd5 2. Qe3#
1. ... Qc6/xd5 2. N(x)c6#
1. ... Nxf5 2. Nxf3#
1. ... Nxg5/f4 2. Q(x)f4#

Date added: 5/12/2022

2798

(M. Baniova - Duvtip, 1931)

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1. Bb2! waiting
1. ... Kd6/f5/d5 2. Qe5#
1. ... Ke7 2. Qf6#
1. ... Kf7 2. Qe8/f6#

Date added: 5/12/2022

2799

(Walter Gleave - Bristol Mercury 1st Prize, 2nd half-year, 1890)

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1. Qa6! waiting
1. ... Nxc8/g8/g6 2. Qxc6#
1. ... Nd5 2. Bxf5#
1. ... c5 2. Qe6#
1. ... Ng7/h6/h4/xg3 2. Qc4#
1. ... Nd6 2. Rxe7#
1. ... Nd4 2. Re5#
1. ... Ne3 2. Nf2#
1. ... Bc3/a3/c5/d6 2. Na(x)c3#
1. ... Kd5 2. Qxd3#

Date added: 5/12/2022

2800

(Christopher Jeremy Morse - Time & Tide, 1955)

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1. Ne5! waiting
1. ... Nb7/f7/c6/e6, Kxc5 2. N(x)c6#
1. ... dxe5/d5 2. c6#
1. ... dxc5 2. Rf4#
1. ... Nd3/f3/c2/g2 2. N(x)d3#

Date added: 5/12/2022

2801

(H. S. Nymian - The Problemist Supplement, Jul 1994 )

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1. Nd2! [2. Qe4, Nc4, Nf3#]
1. ... d5 2. Nf3#
1. ... b5 2. Qe4, Nf3#
1. ... f3 2. Qe4#
1. ... Ng5 2. Nc4#
1. ... Nf2 2. Nc4/f3#
1. ... Ng1 2. Qe4, Nc4#

Date added: 5/12/2022

2802

(Ferenc Bohm - Skakbladet 1st HM, 1931)

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1. Bf1! [2. Rg2, Qf5#]
1. ... d4, Ra4/xd3, Bb1, Bh2 2. Rg2#
1. ... h3 2. Qf5#
1. ... Qd4+ 2. Kg6#
1. ... Qc5/xa7 2. Rg2, Kg6/g7#
1. ... Qb6+ 2. Kg7#
1. ... Re2 2. Qxe2#
1. ... Rxf1 2. Qxf1#

Date added: 7/12/2022

2803

(Ottavio Stocchi - Express Wieczorny, 1954)

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1. Qe4! [2. Qe5#]
1. ... Nf7/g6+ 2. R(x)g6#
1. ... Be6 2. Qxe6#

Date added: 7/12/2022

2804

(Robert A. Lincoln - The Problemist 2nd Prize, May 1994)

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1. Nc2! [2. Qc5#]
1. ... c5 2. Bxd5#
1. ... d4 2. Qf7#
1. ... dxc2/d2 2. Qe2#
1. ... Bd4 2. Ncxa3#
1. ... Ne3 2. Nxe3#

Date added: 7/12/2022

2805

(Helmer Jansson - Main-Post Commendation, 1956)

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1. Bd4! [2. Qc6#]
1. ... Kd6 2. Qd8#
1. ... Ke4 2. Qf5#
1. ... Qxd4/g6 2. Qc5#
1. ... Qxc4 2. Qd7#
1. ... Re6 2. Qxe6#

Date added: 7/12/2022

2806

(Paul Wenman - The Field, 16 Oct 1943)

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1. b6! [2. Qb5#]
1. ... Kc5/c4 2. Qb5#
1. ... d2+, Ba3 2. B(x)d3#
1. ... Ne4 2. Be6#

Date added: 7/12/2022

2807

(Edgar Dinwiddie Holladay - British Chess Magazine 3rd Prize, 1951)

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1. Kb6! [2. Nc5#]
1. ... Qc1 2. Nc2#
1. ... Qb1+ 2. Nb3#
1. ... Qg5 2. Nc6/b5/f5/b3/c2#
1. ... Qg6+ 2. Nc6#

Date added: 8/12/2022

2808

(Samuel Loyd - Baltimore Herald, 1880)

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1. Qh7! waiting
1. ... Rxb3/d2/e2/f2/g2/b1+ 2. Q(x)b1#
1. ... Rc2 2. Qxc2#
1. ... Rh2+ 2. Qxh2#

Date added: 8/12/2022