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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.

2W0301 [solution]	_____	2W0302 [solution] [Next]
2W0303 [solution]	_____	2W0304 [solution] [Next]
2W0301 1. Rc8 wins the bishop on d8. The immediate threat is 2. Nf6+. If 1. ... Re7 2. Rxd8 wins. If instead 1. ... Kg7 2. Rb8 wins the bishop	_____	2W0302 1. Bd3 (only safe square for the bishop. ) and white wins because the black bishop can't espape attack on move 2. if 1. ... Rc3 2. Ke2 wins.
2W0303 1. Rxb6! Qxb5 (not axb6 Qa6 mate) 2. Rxb5 Rxd4 and white is up a pawn when he was losing before. The pawn advantage should be enough to win	_____	2W0304 1. Bc4+ and black only has two choices. if 1. ... Kd7 then 2. Nf7+ wins a rook or Nxf5+ wins a bishop. If instead 1. ... Ke5 then 2. Nf7 mate!
2W0305 [solution]	_____	2W0306 [solution] [Next]
2W0307 [solution]	_____	2W0308 [solution] [Next]
2W0305 1. Qf3!! (NOT 1. Qf4 Qb3!) and black must give up something to prevent Qf8 mate. Probably 1. ... Rxe4 2. Rxe4 and white's position is still winning.	_____	2W0306 1. Rd1 and the bishop on d4 can't be protected. If it moves white has 2. Nf6+ winning the Queen on d7. (Note that the Rook on d1 will be attacking it.)
2W0307 Both knights are threatened on g6 and g5, so if 1. Nf7 white now threatens a rook and the knight on g6. He will in the exchange after 1. ... Rxf7 2. Rxf7	_____	2W0308 1. Qf6 threatens mate on g7 on move 2. Black can dely this a couple of moves by playing Qxf2+ or Re7, but it doesn't matter. Sumitted by Reddtrain on FICS.
2W0309 [solution]	_____	2W0310 [solution] [Next]
2W0309 This should look very familar. It happened to me about 4 times playing on the internet over 2 days! The solution is 1. Qh8 g2 2. Qxh4+ with a won endgame.	_____	2W0310 From a Petrosion game. 1. g5!! and the black queen has nowhere to hide so Qxe7 2. dxe7 and the knight must move away from the defnese of the bishop. Black resigned.

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