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Here are 10 'mate in 2' puzzles that feature a bishop sacrifice. The color of the corner disk indicates who moves first. Animated sacrifice puzzles can be found at this link
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 Best chess puzzles of 1996 70 top rated puzzles from the year White mates in 2. Judit Polgar vs Evgeny Bareev, Moscow, 1996 Clearance 1.Rc8+ White mates in 3. Matthew Sadler vs Lucas Brunner, Bern, 1996 Decoy 1.Qc2+ Ka2 2.Ra1+ White mates in 3. Zoltan Almasi vs Viktor Korchnoi, Budapest, 1996 Entrapment 1.Qg7+ Rxg7 2.fxg7+ Kg8 3.gxf8/Q# White mates in 3. Dibyendu Barua vs Hugo Spangenberg, Yerevan, 1996 Deflection 1.Rf5+ gxf5 2.Rg7+ Kh6 3.Nxf5#
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 Best chess puzzles of 1998. 59 puzzles from top rated players White mates in 2. Zurab Sturua vs Jesus Baron Rodriguez, Groningen, 1998 Clearance 1.Nb6+ White mates in 3. Alexander Onischuk vs Chong Liang, Beijing, 1998 Entrapment 1.c6 if Rxc6 2.Qb8+ or if Bd5 2.Qf7+ White mates in 3. Gennadi Kuzmin vs Alyona Malashenko, Decin, 1998 Decoy 1.g4+ Bxg4 2.Qh7+ Kg5 3.h4#  White mates in 3. Oleg Romanishin vs Gerhard Schmidt, Dresden, 1998 Deflection 1.Bh6+ if Kxh6 2.Qf8+
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Best chess puzzles of 1999 85 puzzles by top rated players   White mates in 2. Etienne Bacrot vs Laurent Fressinet Besancon, 1999 Decoy 1.Bxg6+ Kxg6 2.Qh5# White mates in 2. Hannes Stefansson vs Jorgen Norqvist Stockholm, 1999 Entrapment 1.Qg8+ Rxg8 2.Nf7# White mates in 2. Hannes Stefansson vs Jorgen Norqvist Stockholm, 1999 Clearance 1.Qxf7+ if 1...Kxf7 2.Bd5# White mates in 3. Martin Kraemer vs Anneliese Forchmann Finsterbergen, 1999 Back rank mate 1.Qe8+ Rg8 2.Qxg8+