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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.

2W0248 [solution]	_____	2W0249 [solution] [Next]
2W0250 [solution]	_____	2W0251 [solution] [Next]
2W0248 1. Rxe6! (Note the knight on e6 is pinned.) Rd8 2. Rxe7+! wins. Submitted by Sean on ICC.	_____	2W0249 1. Rxd6! and now not Qxd6 because of 2. Qg7 mate. So 1. ... cxd6 2. Qxb6 wins the exchange.
2W0250 1. Nxb5 axb5 2. Bxb5 will win two pawns because the knight on c6 is pinned. if 1. ... Nxe5 2. Nc7+	_____	2W0251 1. Bb6 with attacks on both d8 and d5. Not 1. cxd5 Qxe3+ now if 1. ... Rd6 2. Bc5 with a pin.
2W0252 [solution]	_____	2W0253 [solution] [Next]
2W0254 [solution]	_____	2W0257 [solution] [Next]
2W0252 1. Bc6! threatens to queen a pawn on move 2. Black can delay this with checks but it doesn't matter.	_____	2W0253 either 1. Rc6+ or 1. Qfe8+ and then no matter what the black response then 2. either queen to e7 mate.
2W0254 White wins if he can win one of the pawns. 1. Kc4 b3 2. Rb5 wins a pawn. 2. Kc3 also works.	_____	2W0257 Both 1. Be4 and 1. Re7 force mate on move 2. Black can delay it a move by sacking his queen rook.
2W0258 [solution]	_____	2W0261 [solution] [Next]
2W0262 [solution]	_____	2W0263 [solution] [Next]
2W0258 1. Nd3 threatens the bishop on c8 as well as the rook. If R2xf3 then 2. Ne5! forks the two rooks	_____	2W0261 Not 1. Nxf7 Bxd4+ Better is 1. Qxg7+!! Qxg7 (forced) 2. Re8 mate! Also 1. Re8+ and 2. Qxg7 mate!
2W0262 1. Bf5 and 2. g4 mate is threatened. Black can delay it a little with checks, but it hardly matters.	_____	2W0263 1. Nb5 forks the queen and bishop. If queen moves then 2. Nxd6 wins the exchange in a complicated position.

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