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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.

3B0141 [solution]	_____	3B0142 [solution] [Next]
3B0143 [solution]	_____	3B0144 [solution] [Next]
3B0141 1. ... Rg2+ if 2. Kxf3 or 2. Ke3 then 2. ... e1=Q wins. If 2. Ke1 then 2. ... Rg1+ and then 3. ... e1=Q+	_____	3B0142 1. ... Bxb2 and if 2. Bxb2 Rxb2 holds the bishop, but if instead 2. Rb1 the game continued Bxc1 3. Rc1 Rxa2 winning.
3B0143 1. ... Re2 and the Queen can't move because of the threat of mate on h2. Now 2. g4!? Qxg4+ 3. Qg3 Rg2+ wins.	_____	3B0144 The best way (missed by me) is 1. ... Bxe3 2. fxe3 Qh6! with a threat of 3. ... Qxh2 mate and 3. ... Nxe3 with a fork.
3B0145 [solution]	_____	3B0146 [solution] [Next]
3B0147 [solution]	_____	3B0148 [solution] [Next]
3B0145 1. ... Bxc4 wins because it removes the defender of the Bishop on b6. 2. Bxc7 Bxd3 3. Rxd3 Rxc7 wins a piece.	_____	3B0146 1. ... Nxc3 threatens the queen. 2. Qxc3 and now Qg5+ and white must play 3. Rg4 to avoid mate so then 3. ... Bxg4
3B0147 Interesting is 1. ... Rxa4 2. bxa4 d3 with threats on both the rook and the bishop. If 3. Rc1 Qxb2 wins the exchange	_____	3B0148 1. ... Bf5 threatens the queen and the rook on g1. Now 2. Bxf5 Qxg1+ or 2. Rxg5 Bxc3+ 3. Kxc2 Bxg5 wins the exchange
3B0149 [solution]	_____	3B0150 [solution] [Next]
3B0151 [solution]	_____	3B0152 [solution] [Next]
3B0149 In a game on the internet, just when my king was about to die, I played 1. ... Qxc2+!! 2. Rxc2 Rd1+ 3. Rc1 Rxc1 mate	_____	3B0150 1. ... Rxe7 wins (as the rook on e6 is pinned.) 2. Qg6 (threatening mate) 2. ... Qxe6+ 3. king moves Qxf6
3B0151 1. ... Rd5! threatens the bishop and threatens 2. ... Bxf2+ winning the rook on d1 by discovered attack on move 3.	_____	3B0152 1. ... Bxd4 and now recapture of the bishop loses. i.e. 2. Nxd4 Qa1 mate. If 2. cxd4 then Rxc2+ mates on move 3.
3B0153 [solution]	_____	3B0154 [solution] [Next]
3B0155 [solution]	_____	3B0156 [solution] [Next]
3B0153 1. ... Qg3+ forks the king and bishop on e3 2. Kf1 Bxe3 wins with threat of mate. 2. Kh1 Qxh3+ 3. Kg1 Bxe3+ wins	_____	3B0154 1. ... Re2 and white is helpless. White must give up his queen or be checkmated after 2. .... Qxf2+ 3. Kh1 Qh2 mate.
3B0155 1. ... Bg6 threatening 2. ... Ra8 and 3. ... Ra1 mate. So 2. f4 Be4 3. Bg2 stops the mate for now, but Bxg2 wins a bishop.	_____	3B0156 1. ... Bg7 forces the Queen to remove from the defense of the Knight on c5. If 2. Qf4 Be5 wins the knight on move 3.
3B0157 [solution]	_____	3B0158 [solution] [Next]
3B0159 [solution]	_____	3B0160 [solution] [Next]
3B0157 1. ... Rd2! (threat 2. ... Qg1 mate can't be avoided unless white gives up his queen) if 2. g4 Bd6+ 3. Qg3 Bxg3+ wins	_____	3B0158 1. ... Bc8 and white must lose the rook or if the rook moves then black plays 2. ... Bh3 forcing mate with 3. ... Rxf1
3B0159 1. ... Nf6 and now if any move but 2. Kg1 then 2. ... Ne4 and 3. ... Rh1 mate. So if instead 2. Kg1 Ng4! and 3. ... Rh1 mate.	_____	3B0160 The game micos vs. Pamela on ICC continued 1. ... c3!! which threatens to queen a pawn on move 3. If 2. bxc3 Rb1+ 3. Kh2 Rxd2

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