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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.

3B0121 [solution]	_____	3B0122 [solution] [Next]
3B0123 [solution]	_____	3B0124 [solution] [Next]
3B0121 1. ... Rxg4+!! 2. Kh1 Rxh1+ wins a rook. If instead 2. fxg4?? Qxg4+ 3. Kh1 Rxh1 mate	_____	3B0122 1. ... h3 and none of the white pieces can stop the pawn. It will queen around move 3.
3B0123 1. ... Bh6!!! (Hard move to find!!!) 2. Qxh6 Qxc3 and now 3. Rd2 or 3. Qd2 Qa1 mate!!!	_____	3B0124 1. ... Qa1+ and 2. ... Qb1+ and 3. ... Qxb8 with a won endgame because of the h pawn.
3B0125 [solution]	_____	3B0126 [solution] [Next]
3B0127 [solution]	_____	3B0128 [solution] [Next]
3B0125 1. ... Qxe7 2. Bxe7 Re8 pins the bishop because of 3. ... Re1 mate if the bishop moves.	_____	3B0126 1. ... Qxh2+!!! Thanks to Tussionex on ICC for showing me this. 2. Kxh2 Rg2+ 3. Kh1 Ng3 mate!!
3B0127 1. ... Nd5 and the white rook on b4 has nowhere to hide. 2. Rb2 c3 wins. 3. Rbc2 Nb4 wins.	_____	3B0128 1. ... Qh4 forces mate. If 2. Nf5 then take the knight and white still can't avoid 3. Bf1 mate.
3B0129 [solution]	_____	3B0130 [solution] [Next]
3B0131 [solution]	_____	3B0132 [solution] [Next]
3B0129 1. ... Qc2 threatens Qb2 mate, Qc3+ leading to mate, and 2. ... Qc1+ leading to mate on move 3.	_____	3B0130 1. ... Rg2+ 2. Kd1 (or else Qh1+ forces mate.) 2. ... Qxf3! wins the knight. If 3. Nxf3 Rxa2
3B0131 1. ... Qg4 mates in 2 more moves. If Rg1 then Qh4 mate. If instead Bg3 Qh5+ 3. Kg1 Qh1 mate	_____	3B0132 1. ... Be4 and either white plays Bg2 giving up the bishop, or he allows 2. ... Ra8 and 3. ... Ra1 mate.
3B0133 [solution]	_____	3B0134 [solution] [Next]
3B0135 [solution]	_____	3B0136 [solution] [Next]
3B0133 1. ... Qd3+ 2. Ke1 (Kc1 Qc2mate) Qxe3+ 3. Kf1 Bd3+ wins because white must give up a rook also	_____	3B0134 The easy way is 1. ... Rf1+ which mates on move 3. What was played was the interesting move 1. ... Bf5
3B0135 1. ... Ra3 and white must lose a bishop. The game continued 2. Nc5 b6 3. Bc1 Ra1 winning the bishop	_____	3B0136 Although 1. ... Qg5 wins the pawn, better is 1. ... Qf7+ 2. Kh8 and now any king move and 3. h7 Qf8! mate.
3B0137 [solution]	_____	3B0138 [solution] [Next]
3B0139 [solution]	_____	3B0140 [solution] [Next]
3B0137 1. ... Rd3!! (threatening Nd5 mate.) So 2. Re3 Nd5+ 3. Kf3 Rxe3 mate.!! If instead 2. Re4 g5 mate.	_____	3B0138 There are two ways to do this. 1. ... Qe2+ 2. Kg1 Rc1+ or 1. ... Qd1+ 2. Qe1 Qf3+ forces mate on move 3.
3B0139 1. ... c2! (If 2. Rxc2 then Bxe4+ forks the king and the rook.) if 2. Re1 Bxe4+ and then 3. ... Bb2 wins	_____	3B0140 1. ... Bc5+ and to prevent mate white has to give up much material. i.e. 2. Nd4 Bxd4+ 3. Qf2 Bxf2+ wins.

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