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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.

4W0061 [solution]	_____	4W0062 [solution] [Next]
4W0063 [solution]	_____	4W0064 [solution] [Next]
4W0061 1. Bg5 wins easily now if f6 then 2. exf6 has huge threat of 3. f7+ Rxf7 4. Qxf7+! If Black tries 2. ... Rf7 3. Qg8+ Rf8 4. f7 mate!	_____	4W0062 Of course white can queen the pawn if he wants, but much faster is 1. Bc5! Kh8 2. Bd6! (a waiting move) Kg8 3. a7+ Kh8 4. Be5 mate.
4W0063 1. Qd5+ Kh8 2. Qxa8!! and now if 2. ... Rxa8 (everything else looks bad too) 3. Rd8+ Rxd8 4. Rxd8 mate!!! Thanks to woodbury for this neat combo!	_____	4W0064 1. Kc4! and now the threat of Rc7 mate can only be stopped by 1. .... Rc8 and now 2. Rg7 threatens 3. Ne7+ and 4. Nxc8+ and black is powerless to stop it.
4W0065 [solution]	_____	4W0066 [solution] [Next]
4W0067 [solution]	_____	4W0068 [solution] [Next]
4W0065 1. Nf6+ black should give up the queen to stop immediate mate. If Kh8 (kf8 dies the same way but faster) 2. Re8+ Rxe8+ 3. Qxe8+ Qg8 4. Qxg8 mate	_____	4W0066 1. Bxe5 forks two rooks. Nothing black can do can prevent the capture of one of the rooks. I.e. 1. ... Bxb5 2. Qxb5+ Qd7 3. Qxd7+ Rxd7 4. Bxh8
4W0067 1. d5+ Kd6 2. Kf5 (proximity to the pawns is important) Ke7 3. d6+ Kxd6 4. Kxf6 and then the other two black pawns will drop as well. White wins.	_____	4W0068 Although 1. Nc6+ is good, much better is 1. Qxd7+ and now if the king moves then 2. Qb7 mate, so instead 1. ... Qc7 2. Qx7+ Ka6 3. Qb7+ Ka5 4. Nc6 mate.
4W0069 [solution]	_____	4W0070 [solution] [Next]
4W0069 1. Nxe6 threatening mate and the rook on d8. 1. ... exf6 2. Qxe6+ Kh7 3. Rxc6 winning exchange. Now 3. ... Rxc6 4. Rxc6 and powerful threats on g6.	_____	4W0070 1. Nxd6+ (the queen is pinned) and now the king moves and 2. Rxb7+ will trade a rook and a knight for a Queen and two pawns by move 4. Not a bad trade.

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