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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
If you find any errors, then please let me know.- John.
Please use the links below to center the problems, find the solution, and to advance to the next problem.

1W0301 [solution]	_____	1W0302 [solution] [Next]
1W0303 [solution]	_____	1W0304 [solution] [Next]
1W0301 1. Qxc5 black resigns! Note that the pawn on d6 is pinned to the queen by the rook on d1	_____	1W0302 1. Kf2 wins because he is attacking the rook on e3 and the bishop on b7 at the same time.
1W0303 1. Ne6 forks the Queen and Rook (although the position is complicated, white should win.)	_____	1W0304 1. Bf4 skewers the Black Queen to the bishop on d6 which is already attacked by the queen on d1.
1W0305 [solution]	_____	1W0306 [solution] [Next]
1W0307 [solution]	_____	1W0308 [solution] [Next]
1W0305 1. Nd6+ or Nf6+ uncovers an attack on the queen. Thanks to Vince Deuel for surprising me with this one.	_____	1W0306 1. Nd6+ creates a discovered attack on the queen at d5 by the queen on f3. So the queen is lost
1W0307 1. Ne6 mate. Moving the knight elsewhere does not work because black can play Bd7. The double check mates this work.	_____	1W0308 1. Nc4 attacks the Queen and Bishop. Since the Bishop is also attacked by the bishop on f4, it will drop next move.
1W0309 [solution]	_____	1W0310 [solution] [Next]
1W0309 The correct way is 1. Qa4+ with a fork on the knight. The wrong way would be 1. Nxe5 (Hoping to play Qa4+ next move) Qa5+ refutes this idea.	_____	1W0310 1. Nxe5+ wins the rook on c6. It is a little more complicated than that though. If Black responds 1. ... Ke7 then both Rxc6 and Nxc6 win.