White to play and checkmate in two moves
2905
(D.G. Inglis - The southern Argus, Dec 1883)
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1. Rxb7! waiting
1. ... Ke4/c6 2. Qf3#
1. ... Kc4 2. Nf4#
1. ... Ke6 2. Qf7#
Date added: 29/1/2023
2906
(Pal Siklosi - Faklya Klub, 1973)
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1. Kg5! waiting
1. ... Ke5 2. Rd5#
compare to #002
Date added: 29/1/2023
2907
(Francesco Somma - Funkschach, 30 May 1926)
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1. f4! [2. Qxe5#]
1. ... Bd4 2. Qa8#
1. ... exf4 2. Re8#
1. ... Rd3+ 2. cxd3#
1. ... Rd4 2. Qe1#
1. ... Rd5 2. Bh7#
Date added: 31/1/2023
2908
(Fredrik Bronstad - Norsk Sjakkblad, 5 Jun 1934)
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1. Nf7! [2. Rxg6#]
1. ... Bxc6 2. Rxc6#
1. ... Rxf7 2. Qxg6#
1. ... g5 2. Rh6#
1. ... Rg5 2. Nh6#
1. ... Qg3/g5 2. Qxe4#
1. ... Qd4, Ng3, Bg3 2. Qh3#
1. ... Nd4 2. Rxc5#
1. ... Nf4 2. Nd6#
Date added: 1/2/2023
2909
(Harry Viggo Tuxen - Eskilstuna-Kuriren, 16 Sep 1950)
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1. Bf6! waiting
1. ... Ne7/g7/h6/h4/e3/g3 2. Rd2#
1. ... Nd6 2. Rc5#
1. ... Nd4 2. Re5#
Date added: 3/2/2023
2910
(Axel E. Strömberg - Tidskrift för Schack,
Dec 1915)
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1. Nd7! waiting
1. ... Re8/xd8/f6+, Bf7 2. N(x)f6#
1. ... Rf7, Bh7/e6 2. Q(x)e6#
1. ... Rxf5 2. Nc3#
1. ... Bxd5 2. Ng3#
1. ... Kxd5 2. Qc6#
1. ... Kxf5 2. Qg6#
1. ... Na5/c5+/d4/d2/a1/c1 2. N(x)c5#
Date added: 3/2/2023
2911
(Robert A Lincoln - Kudesnik, 2011)
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Date added: 1/2/2023
2912
(Jose Antonio Lopez Parcerisa - Problemas, 9 Jan 2015)
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1. Rc6! [2. Re4#]
1. ... gxf5, Kxd4 2. Nf3#
Date added: 3/2/2023
2913
(Ephrem St Maurice - The English Mechanic and World of Science, 12 Feb 1897)
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1. Bb3! waiting
1. ... Bb7 2. Qxb7#
1. ... Bc6 2. Qxc6#
1. ... Bd5 2. Bc2#
1. ... Nc7/g7/xd6/f6 2. N(x)f6#
1. ... h5 2. Ng5#
1. ... Ra5/a6/a7/c4/a3/a2/a1 2. Q(x)c4#
1. ... Rb4 2. Qxa8#
1. ... Rd4 2. Nxc3#
1. ... Rg4+/h5/h3/h2/h1 2. Q(x)g4#
1. ... Rf4 2. Re3#
1. ... c2 2. Qxc2#
1. ... Nf5/h5/e2/f1/h1 2. Q(x)f5#
Date added: 3/2/2023
2914
(Composer)
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Date added: 1/2/2023
2915
(Composer)
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Date added: 1/2/2023
2916
(Composer)
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Date added: 1/2/2023