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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.

3W0134 [solution]	_____	3W0135 [solution] [Next]
3W0136 [solution]	_____	3W0137 [solution] [Next]
3W0134 1. Nd6+ Kd8 2. Nb5+ Bd7 3. Nxc7 wins. If 2. ... Ke8 3. Nxc7 mate. If instead 1. ... Qxd6 2. Rxd6 wins.	_____	3W0135 1. Rf7 forces the queen away from the defense of the king. If the Queen moves then 2. Qe5+ mates on move 3.
3W0136 1. Qg6+ Kh8 2. Qxh6+ Kg8 3. Nf6 mate or 3. Ne7 mate. 1. Ne7+ also works. 1. ... Kg7 2. Qg6+ Kh8 3. Qxh6 mate.	_____	3W0137 1. Nxd4 Bxd4 2. Rxd3!! cxd3 3. Qxd4 and White has 2 pieces for a rook and will probably win the d3 pawn too.
3W0138 [solution]	_____	3W0139 [solution] [Next]
3W0140 [solution]	_____	3W0141 [solution] [Next]
3W0138 1. Re4! and there is nothing Black can do (short of giving away all his pieces) to stop Rh4+ and mate on move 3.	_____	3W0139 NO good is 1. Rxe7 Rxe7 2. Rxe7 Nxc6. So instead the simple 1. cxd4 Qd7 2. Rxe8+ or 2. Qxd7 wins material on move 3.
3W0140 1. Rd1 Qxd1+ (if the queen moves out of the way then Rxd8 forces mate.) 2. Bxd1 Rxd1+ 3. Re1 wins the exchange.	_____	3W0141 1. Qg6+!! Kh8 2. Qxh6+ Nh7 3. Bg3. White has won a pawn, exposed the black king and gotten a terrific position.
3W0142 [solution]	_____	3W0143 [solution] [Next]
3W0144 [solution]	_____	3W0145 [solution] [Next]
3W0142 1. Kf3 wins the bishop because if it moves then Rxe8 is mate. so if 1. ... Ne5+ 2. Kxe3 Nc4+ 3. Kf2 is still winning.	_____	3W0143 1. R4xd4+ Bxd4 2. Rxd4+ Nd5 3. Rxd5+ wins two pieces and a pawn for a rook. Roman vs. Zico on the internet chess club.
3W0144 1. Bxe5 and now 1. ... dxe5 loses to 2. Rd8+ Qf8 3. Rxf8+. So The rook on f6 must move and the d6 pawn drops too.	_____	3W0145 1. Nb6 Rb8 (If 1. ... Ra7 2. Nxc8 threatens 3. Bxa7) 2. Bc5 an 3. Bd6 wins. If 2. ... Nd7 3. Nxd7 wins material.

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