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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
If you find any errors, then please let me know.- John.
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3W0196 [solution]	_____	3W0197 [solution] [Next]
3W0198 [solution]	_____	3W0199 [solution] [Next]
3W0196 1. g3 (to limit the squares of the bishop.) Kf8 2. Nc4 Bb8 3. Rb5 wins a pawn. (if 2. ... Bd4 then 3. Rc7 wins the pawn on a7 after the knight moves) Move like 2. ... Bc3+ 3. Kf1 delay things but don't help much.	_____	3W0197 1. g5! with the indirect attack on h3 by the bishop on e6. If 1. ... Rg3+ 2. Kf2 and black has two pieces hanging. If instead 1. ... Rh5 (pinning the pawn) 2. Rf5 pinning the knight. 2. ... Ke7?? 3. gxf6+
3W0198 1. Qb2+ f6 2. Rxf6 forced resignation. White threatens 3. Rxf8 mate so if 2. ... Kg7 then at the very least white has Rf5+ winning the blackqueen but he can also play for mate with moves like 3. Rxg6+ eventually leading to mate.	_____	3W0199 The easy way is 1. c7! Now if either piece captures white wins a piece. If instead 1. ... Re8 2. Rxe5! wins a pieces because if 2. ... Rxe5 3. c8=Q. I have determined that 1. Rxe5!! and 1. a5 also work, but they are more complex.
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3W0210 [solution]	_____
3W0206 1. Kc6 and now the bishop must move away from the king. If it moves to e7, f8, e3, or f2 then a series of checks will win the bishop by Qe4+ and then Qf5+ or Qf3+. If Ba7 then Qb5+ and then Qa5+ wins the bishop. If Bg1, Qd2+ Kc4 Qc1+ wins on move 3.	_____	3W0207 White can queen his pawn if he can stop the bishop on h4 from guarding the d8 queening square. so 1. f4! threatens 2. f5+ forcing the king to f6 blocking the bishop If 1. ... Bf6??? 2. f5 mate! if 1. ... Be7 then 2. Nxe7 wins and queens the pawn on move 3.
3W0210 Although white has a good material advantage here, it becomes much more decisive once the black pawns start to drop, which also gives white passes pawns. So 1. Rg4+ and there is no good way to defend the h6 pawn. 1. ... Kf7? 2. Bg6+ or any other move by the king and then 2. Rg6 wins the black pawn. If 1. ... Kh8 2. Rg6 h5 3. Rh6+ wins the pawn and gives white two passed pawns on the kingside.	_____

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