White to play and checkmate in two moves
2101
(Petro Andrijovich Novic'kij - ТТ Полтавська битва-306 7th Prize, 2015)
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1. Rxc6! [2. Rc5#]
1. ... Bxc6 2. Bxe6#
1. ... Qxc6 2. c4#
1. ... Rxe4 2. fxe4#
Date added: 12/4/2022
2102
(Dragan Stojnic - Wola Gułowska 1st HM, 2000)
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1. Rgf2! [2. Rf8#]
1. ... Rxc8 2. Rb3#
1. ... Kc6 2. Rc3#
1. ... Kxc8 2. Rf8#
Date added: 12/4/2022
2103
(Cornelis Goldschmeding - The Problemist, 1980)
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1. Nd4! [2. Nf3#]
1. ... Bxc6 2. Nxc6#
1. ... d5 2. Qb8#
1. ... Ne6/xg6/xd3/h3/e2/g2 2. Q(x)e6#
1. ... Nfd5 2. Nc4#
1. ... Qd1 2. Rxe3#
Date added: 12/4/2022
2104
(Alberto Mari - L'Italia Scacchistica 1st Prize, 1921)
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1. Qc4! [2. Nf5#]
1. ... e6 2. Qxd4#
1. ... Nb7/xd7/a6/a4/e4/d3 2. Bxd4#
1. ... Ne6 2. Qd3#
1. ... Rxc4/f4/d3 2. R(x)d3#
1. ... Rd5 2. Qe4#
1. ... Qf1/c2 2. N(x)f1#
Date added: 12/4/2022
2105
(Wilbur Vanwinkle - The Chess Review, Oct 1934)
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1. Qxb7! [2. Qxd7#]
1. ... Qxc8 2. Qe4#
1. ... Qxb7 2. Re8#
1. ... d6 2. Re1#
1. ... d5 2. Rc6#
1. ... Ke7 2. Qxd7#
Date added: 12/4/2022
2106
(Arthur Willmott - Problem Observer 3rd Prize, 2005 )
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1. Qb8! waiting
1. ... Na7/b6 2. Qh8#
1. ... e6 2. Nd7#
1. ... Kf6 2. e5#
1. ... Bxg6 2. Nxg4#
1. ... d3 2. Qb2#
1. ... fxe2 2. Rf5#
Date added: 13/4/2022
2107
(P. A. Boorer - Chess, 1937)
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1. Be3! [2. Qe5#]
1. ... cxd6 2. Sd4#
1. ... f6 2. Qd5#
1. ... f5 2. Qe7#
1. ... Kxd6 2. Qf6#
1. ... Rxe3 2. c5#
Date added: 13/4/2022
2108
(Mahir Mammadov - JT Salman Javadzade - 70 2nd HM, Olimpiya dünyası, 8 Dec 2006)
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1. Qd4! waiting
1. ... axb5 2. Qa7#
1. ... cxb5/c5 2. Qd8#
1. ... Kxb5 2. Qb4#
Date added: 13/4/2022
2109
(Anton Ohrlein - Die Schwalbe 1st Prize, 1940)
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1. Qg7! waiting
1. ... Kd4 2. Nxe6#
1. ... Kxd6 2. Nxe4#
1. ... Rxf6/g5 2. Nxe2#
1. ... Rh5/xf4 2. Ne8#
Date added: 13/4/2022
2110
(Vladimir Aleksandrovich Golubenko - Шахматы в СССР 2nd Comm., 1976)
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1. Qc3! waiting
1. ... Nc8/xe8/b7/f7/b5/c4 2. B(x)b7#
1. ... f4, Rg3, Bg1/e5 2. Q(x)e5#
1. ... Kd5, fxe2, Bf4 2. Nf6#
1. ... Na5/c5/d4/xd2/a1 2. Q(x)d4#
1. ... Rh4/xh5, Bg3 2. Qxf3#
1. ... Ba2/d3, Rc2 2. Q(x)d3#
1. ... Bc2, Rd1/e1/f1/g1/h1 2. Qc6#
1. ... Rxc3 2. Nxc3#
Date added: 13/4/2022
2111
(Adriano Chicco - Arbejder-Skak 1st Prize, 1950)
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1. Bg3! [2. Re4#]
1. ... d5 2. Qc3#
1. ... Nfd4 2. Rc3#
1. ... Kd4 2. Re4#
1. ... Ncd4 2. d3#
Date added: 13/4/2022
2112
(Mark Borisovich Basistij & Valerij Kotlyar - Вечерний Харьков TT-4 Prize, 1983)
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1. Rhd6! waiting
1. ... Re8 2. Re7#
1. ... Rf8 2. Rf7#
1. ... Rg8 2. Rg7#
1. ... Rh8 2. Rh7, Qxh8#
1. ... Rxd7 2. Qxd7#
1. ... Nb7/c4/b3 2. Rxc6#
Date added: 13/4/2022