White to play and checkmate in two moves

Problems 2821 to 2832

2821

(Hendrik Prins & Cornelis Groeneveld - Probleemblad 1st Prize, 1999)

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1. Rxg5! [2. Rxf5#]
1. ... Bxh7 2. Rxe7#
1. ... Be6 2. Nc4#
1. ... Qxg7 2. Nd7#
1. ... d3 2. Qa1#

Date added: 1/1/2023

2822

(Alexander Pituk - Šachové umění, 1976)

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1. Rxe6! [2. Re5, Re4, Rxe3#]
1. ... Nxc5/xf4, Qe5 2. R(x)e5#
1. ... Ne5 2. Rf6/xe5#
1. ... Qe4 2. Rxe4, Qxe4#
1. ... Qxe6+ 2. Bxe6#
1. ... Qd4 2. Re4#
1. ... Qxc5+ 2. Rd6#

Date added: 1/1/2023

2823

(Aleksandr Petrovich Maksimovskih - Šahs/Шахматы (Rīga), 15 Apr 1972)

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1. Bd2! waiting
1. ... Kc5 2. Qe5#
1. ... Kd4 2. Qd6#

compare to #2824

Date added: 1/1/2023

2824

(Aleksandr Petrovich Maksimovskih - Šahs/Шахматы (Rīga), 15 Apr 1972)

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1. Bg5! waiting
1. ... Kd6 2. Qd4#
1. ... Ke5 2. Qc5#

compare to #2823

Date added: 1/1/2023

2825

(Julius Buchwald)

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1. Ra2! waiting
1. ... Rxc8 2. Qxc8#
1. ... Qa6/d8 2. Q(x)a6#
1. ... Qa7/c7 2. N(x)c7#
1. ... Qxb5+ 2. axb5#
1. ... Qxa4 2. Nb6, Nc7, Rxa4#
1. ... Qb6 2. Nxb6#

Date added: 6/1/2023

2826

(Zdenek Masek - Smena (Bratislava), 1960)

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1. Ne4! [2. Bc6#]
1. ... e5 2. Be3#
1. ... Kxe4 2. Bc6#
1. ... Bxe4, Rxe4 2. Qa5#
1. ... Rg7 2. Nxf6#
1. ... Rc3 2. Bxc3, Nxc3#
1. ... Rh7 2. Bc3/b2/a1/xf6, Nc3#

Date added: 6/1/2023

2827

(Tadeusz Czarnecki - Norsk Sjakkblad, 4 Mai 1934)

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1. Qf2! [2. Qh2#]
1. ... Qxc7+ 2. Bxc7#
1. ... Qxf5 2. Qxf5#
1. ... Qg6 2. Ne6#
1. ... Qb3 2. Nb5#
1. ... Qa2+ 2. Na6#
1. ... Qxg8 2. Ne8#

Date added: 6/1/2023

2828

(Arthur William Daniel - Sydney Morning Herald, 1911)

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1. Bd4! [2. Qxa8#]
1. ... Bb7 2. Qxb7#
1. ... Bc6 2. Bxc6#
1. ... Bxa7, Nc7/d6 2. Rxe5#
1. ... exd4+ 2. Nd6#
1. ... Rb3 2. Bxb3#
1. ... Rxd4 2. Ne3#

Date added: 6/1/2023