White to play and checkmate in two moves
2857
(Josef Kling - The Illustrated London News, 28 Nov 1846)
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1. f8=B! waiting
1. ... Kxf6 2. Rdf4#
Date added: 19/1/2023
2858
(John P. Swan - Michigan State Touney 1st Prize, 1870)
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1. Rg6! [2. Rc5#]
1. ... b6 2. Rc6#
1. ... Rxg5, Be3 2. Bd3#
Date added: 19/1/2023
2859
(John Carey Gardner - Dubuque Chess Journal, Tourney no. 1 1st Prize, 1871)
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1. Rb1! waiting
1. ... Bd5/xe4/b5/xa4/d7/e8, Kxb6 2. Bf2#
1. ... Kd6, Bxc3/a3 2. Be7#
Date added: 19/1/2023
2860
(John Henderson - Toronto Mail 1st Prize, Set, 1872)
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1. Qa1! waiting
1. ... Nc7/g7/d6 2. N(x)c7#
1. ... b6 2. Qa8#
1. ... Ne7/g7/d6/h6/h4/g3 2. Qd1/d4#
1. ... Nd4/e3 2. Q(x)d4#
1. ... g4 2. Nf4#
1. ... c3 2. Qa2#
1. ... e3 2. Qh1#
Date added: 19/1/2023
2861
(Conrad Bayer - La Stratégie 1st Prize, Set, Dec 1875)
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1. Nf5! [2. Nd6, Ng3#]
1. ... Ne8/b5, Kf3, e2+, Rxc2 2. Ng3#
1. ... Be1, Kd5, Ne2 2. Nd6#
1. ... Ke5/f4 2. Nd6/g3#
Date added: 19/1/2023
2862
(Thomas Denton Clarke - The Australasian Chess Review 1st Prize, 1876)
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1. Qe1! waiting
1. ... Ke4 2. Qh1#
1. ... e4 2. Rg5#
1. ... Ne6/g6/h5/d3/h3/xe2/g2 2. Bxc4#
1. ... Bf2/g1/d2/c1/d4/c5/b6/a7 2. e4#
Date added: 20/1/2023
2863
(William Anthony Shinkman - Lebanon Herald 1st Prize, 1876)
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1. Qa7! waiting
1. ... Kf2 2. Rg4#
1. ... Kg3 2. Re2#
1. ... Kxh2 2. Rg5#
1. ... Kg1 2. Rd2#
Date added: 20/1/2023
2864
(Eduard Nikolaevich Nagovicyn - А. Гуляев-Грин – 110 (A. Gulyaev-Grin – 110) 1st Comm., for meredith, 2018)
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1. Nc5! [2. Ne6, Nd3#]
1. ... Rd8, Bc2/b5 2. Ne6#
1. ... Re8, Bb3/d7 2. Nd3#
compare to #2865, #2866, #2867, #2868
Date added: 20/1/2023
2865
(Eduard Nikolaevich Nagovicyn - А. Гуляев-Грин – 110 (A. Gulyaev-Grin – 110) 1st Comm., for meredith, 2018)
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1. Nc3! [2. Nd5, Ne2#]
1. ... Rd8/a5, Bb3/c6 2. Ne2#
1. ... Re8, Bd1/b5 2. Nd5#
compare to #2864, #2866, #2867, #2868
Date added: 20/1/2023
2866
(Eduard Nikolaevich Nagovicyn - А. Гуляев-Грин – 110 (A. Gulyaev-Grin – 110) 1st Comm., for meredith, 2018)
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1. Ne7! [2. Ng6, Nd5#]
1. ... Rd8/a5, Bb3/c6 2. Ng6#
1. ... Rg8, Bc2 2. Nd5#
compare to #2864, #2865, #2867, #2868
Date added: 20/1/2023
2867
(Eduard Nikolaevich Nagovicyn - А. Гуляев-Грин – 110 (A. Gulyaev-Grin – 110) 1st Comm., for meredith, 2018)
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1. Nc5! [2. Ne6, Nd3#]
1. ... Rd8, Bc2/b5 2. Ne6#
1. ... Re8, Bb3/d7 2. Nd3#
compare to #2864, #2865, #2866, #2868
Date added: 20/1/2023
2868
(Eduard Nikolaevich Nagovicyn - А. Гуляев-Грин – 110 (A. Gulyaev-Grin – 110) 1st Comm., for meredith, 2018)
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1. Ng7! [2. Ne6, Nh5#]
1. ... Re8, Bb3/d7 2. Nh5#
1. ... Rh8/a5 2. Ne6#
compare to #2864, #2865, #2866, #2867
Date added: 20/1/2023