Twenty Two-Move Problems

In each of the puzzles below, White must win the game (by mate or explosion) in two moves. Click and drag to highlight the solutions.

8/8/8/8/8/1p6/1P4Q1/1Kk5 w

Solution: 1. Qd5 Kc2 2. Qxb3##

r1bqkb1r/pp1p2p1/2n1p3/1B3p2/4PQ2/8/PPPP1PPP/R1B1K2R w

Solution: 1. Qd6
   1. ... Bxd6 2. Bxd7##
   1. ... Kf7 2. Qxf8##
   1. ... other 2. Qxd7##

r3kbnr/pp1p1p1p/4p1p1/8/8/4P3/1PPP1PPP/2B1KBNR w

Solution: 1. Bb5 ... 2. Bxd7##

8/6Bk/4B3/5p2/2R2P2/8/2p5/K7 w

Solution: 1. Rxc2 Kg6 2. Bxf5##

5k2/3R3p/7P/5K2/8/8/8/8 w

Solution: 1. Re7 Kg8 2. Rxh7##

r3r3/8/p7/R7/3PkP2/4p1R1/4K3/8 w

Solution: 1. Ke1
1. ... e2 2. Re5#
1. ... other 2. Rxe3##

2n5/3K4/2k5/2Q5/8/8/8/8 w

Solution: 1. Ke8+ Kd7 (or Kb7) 2. Qxc8##

8/pR6/2kP4/8/2P5/8/1KB1n2p/7r w

Solution: 1. Rc7+ Kb6 2. Rxa7##

Qn4kB/1R1r1p1p/3Rp1p1/p7/7P/2P1rP2/P2b2P1/3K4 w

Solution: 1. Rdxd7
1. ... f6 (or f7) 2. Rxh7##
1. ... other 2. Rxf7##

r2qkbnr/pp2p2p/2n1b1p1/1B1pQ3/8/4P3/PPPP1PPP/R1B1K2R w

Solution: 1. Qd6 ... 2. Qxe7##

r1bq3r/ppQp2kp/5ppn/8/6P1/4P3/PP1P1P1P/2B2K1R w

Solution: 1. Qd6
   1. ... Kg8 2. Qf8#
   1. ... f5 2. Qxg6##
   1. ... other 2. Qxf6##

r1bqk2r/pppp1pp1/2n1pnN1/7p/1b6/2N1PQ2/PPPP1PPP/R1B1KB1R w

Solution: 1. Ne5
1. ... Nxe5 2. Qxf7##
1. ... other 2. Nxf7##

r1bq1b1r/ppNp2pp/n1pkN3/4pp2/4P1n1/5P2/PPPP2PP/R1BQKB1R w

Solution: 1. d4
1. ... Ke7 2. Nxf8##
1. ... other 2. dxe5##

r2q1r1k/1p2npp1/2pp4/p6p/1P2P3/2N5/PBP1QPP1/R3K2R w

Solution: 1. Qxh5+ Kg8 2. Rh8#

r1bqk2r/pp3ppp/2n5/1B1pp3/1b1PP1n1/1QP2P2/PP4PP/R1B1K1NR w

Solution: 1. exd5+ ... 2. Qxf7##

r2q1k1r/ppNb2pp/7n/1Qp5/5p2/2PpP2P/1P1B1PP1/RN2K2R w

Solution: 1. Ne6+
   1. ... Bxe6 2. Qe8#
   1. ... Ke8 (or Ke7) 2. Nxd8##
   1. ... other 2. Nxg7##

8/8/1Q6/kK6/1pQn4/1P6/2P5/8 w

Solution: 1. Ka6
1. ... Kb5 (or Nb5) 2. Qxb4##
1. ... other 2. Qbxb4##

8/8/8/8/8/KQ6/1k6/Q7 w

Solution: 1. Qaa2 Kc1 2. Qab2#

8/8/8/8/5p2/4P1pN/7Q/6kK w

Solution: 1. Qg2 Kh2 2. Qxg3##

8/p2b3P/4k3/6Q1/8/P5K1/1P6/5q2 w

Solution: 1. Qf5+ ... 2. Qxd7##