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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.

2W0141 [solution]	_____	2W0142 [solution] [Next]
2W0143 [solution]	_____	2W0144 [solution] [Next]
2W0141 1. Ne6!! threatens 2. Qc7 mate and the black queen	_____	2W0142 1. Qxe6!!! Qxe6 2. Nf8+ forks the king and queen.
2W0143 1. Rxf6 and now not 1. ... Kxf6 because of 2. Bg5+	_____	2W0144 1. Rd6 with the dual threat of 2. Rxd7 and 2. Qxa8+
2W0145 [solution]	_____	2W0146 [solution] [Next]
2W0147 [solution]	_____	2W0148 [solution] [Next]
2W0145 1. Rxd7+ Kxd7 2. Be6+ forks the king and the rook.	_____	2W0146 1. Nc6+ double check wins the black queen on move 2.
2W0147 1. Qxf7+ Kxf7 2. Bg6+ skewers the king to the rook.	_____	2W0148 the easy way is 1. Kf2! or Kf3 and then 2. Rh1 mate.
2W0149 [solution]	_____	2W0150 [solution] [Next]
2W0151 [solution]	_____	2W0152 [solution] [Next]
2W0149 1. Bxg6 threatens Qh7 mate. If Re7 then 2. Qxf8 mate	_____	2W0150 1. Ba5 and 2. Bxc7+. If 1. ... Qxa5 2. Qd7 mate.
2W0151 1. Rb1 and one of the knights will be lost on move 2.	_____	2W0152 1. Rxf7+ Qxf7 2. Qxf7 mate. Also 1. Qxf7+ works too.
2W0153 [solution]	_____	2W0154 [solution] [Next]
2W0155 [solution]	_____	2W0156 [solution] [Next]
2W0153 1. Rxe8+ and if either Nxe8 or Kc7 then 2. Qd8 mate.	_____	2W0154 1. Qh5 threatening both Qh7 mate and Qh8 mate on move 2.
2W0155 1. Rg8+ removes the defend on the black queen on move 2.	_____	2W0156 In a bullet game Black over looked 1. Kg6 and 2. Nf7 mate.
2W0157 [solution]	_____	2W0158 [solution] [Next]
2W0159 [solution]	_____	2W0160 [solution] [Next]
2W0157 1. Qd5+ and then 2. Qa8+ skewers the King and Queen.	_____	2W0158 The easy way is 1. Re4+ and now if 1. ... Kc5 2. Qd4 mate.
2W0159 1. Qe6+ king moves and 2. Qf5+ forks the king and the rook.	_____	2W0160 1. Bc2 and 2. Qxd4+ Not much good is 1. ... Qb2 2. Qxd4+

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