White to play and checkmate in two moves

Problems 2857 to 2868

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 #286
4, #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 #286
4, #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, #286
6, #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, #286
7

Date added: 20/1/2023