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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.

2B0221 [solution]	_____	2B0222 [solution]      [Next]
2B0223 [solution]	_____	2B0224 [solution]      [Next]
2B0221 1. ... Qg8 wins the knight on move 2. (The knight is pinned to the Queen.)	_____	2B0222 1. ... e5! forks two pieces. if 2. Bxe5 Qa5+ forks the king and the bishop
2B0223 After 1. ... Nd4 white will lose at least the exchange. White played 2. Nf5+ Qxf5	_____	2B0224 1. ... Qxb4 works fine because of the pin on the pawn on c3. if 2. cxb4 Rxc1 mate.
2B0225 [solution]	_____	2B0226 [solution]      [Next]
2B0227 [solution]	_____	2B0228 [solution]      [Next]
2B0225 1. ... Rg2+ and 2. ... Qxh2 mate Also 1. ... h5+ or f5+ and 2. ... Rxh2 mate.	_____	2B0226 1. ... Qc3+ 2. Kb1 Rb4 mate. Also I see nothing wrong with 1. ... Ra4.
2B0227 1. ... Rg1+ or Qf1+ white plays Qe1 and then either 2. Qxe1 mate or Rxe1 mate	_____	2B0228 1. ... Qe4! forces the king to move away from the rook, which drops on move 2.
2B0229 [solution]	_____	2B0230 [solution]      [Next]
2B0231 [solution]	_____	2B0232 [solution]      [Next]
2B0229 The fastest way is 1. ... Qc1+ 2. Kb7 Qc8 mate of course 1. ... Ra7+ works too.	_____	2B0230 Simply 1. ... bxa2 and just and try to stop that pawn from queening on move 2.
2B0231 1. ... Ne5 and the knight on d3 is pinned and the rook is threatened on move 2.	_____	2B0232 1. b4+ and if 1. ... Rxb4 or 1. ... Kd2 then 2. Rxd3+. If 1. ... 2. Kc2 Bxd3+
2B0233 [solution]	_____	2B0234 [solution]      [Next]
2B0235 [solution]	_____	2B0236 [solution]      [Next]
2B0233 1. ... Rxf3! wins at least a knight because of the threat of 2. ... Qh2 mate.	_____	2B0234 1. ... Rd8 and the knight on d5 can't move because of the threat of 2. ... Qxd2.
2B0235 1. .. Be7 with a double attack on a8. If the Queen moves then 2. ... Rxa8 wins.	_____	2B0236 Either 1. Qxg4+ or 1. Qe2+ or 1. Qd2+ will mate on move 2. Are there other ways?
2B0237 [solution]	_____	2B0238 [solution]      [Next]
2B0239 [solution]	_____	2B0240 [solution]      [Next]
2B0237 1. ... Nxe4 threatens both the Queen and the knight on c3. If 2. Nxe4 Qb2 mate.	_____	2B0238 1. ... Bxb2 and now 2. Ra4 or Ra2 or Rb1 and then Nc3 forks the queen and rook.
2B0239 black wins a pawn with 1. ... Qc4 threatening the rook and and threatening 2. .... Rxa2	_____	2B0240 1. ... d2 and white must either loose a piece or let the pawn promote. 23... Rxe3 is just as good.

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