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6W0001 [solution]	_____	6W0002 [solution] [Next]
6W0003 [solution]	_____	6W0004 [solution] [Next]
6W0001 How to read chess notation. 1. Rh8+ Rc8 2. Rxc8+ Kxc8 3. Kh7 and 4. b6 5. b7 6. b8=Q	_____	6W0002 1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Rg1+ Kh7 3. Qc2+ Kh8 4. Bd4 Qh4 5. Ne4 Rg8 6. Bxf6+
6W0003 1. Ke3 Kg6. 2. Kd4 Kf6 3. Kd5 Rc8 4. c6 Rd7 5. d7 Rc7 6. Kd6 wins.	_____	6W0004 1. Ba5+ b6 2. Qd5! Rb8 3. Qc6! bxa5 4. Qe8+ Ke7 5. Rc1+ Kb7 6. Qc6 mate
6W0005 [solution]	_____	6W0006 [solution] [Next]
6W0007 [solution]	_____	6W0008 [solution] [Next]
6W0005 1. Ne6+ Kc8 2. Qb6! Ra7 3. Qxa7 Nb7 4. Qa8+ Kd7 5. Qxb7+ Ke8 6. Qxe7 mate.	_____	6W0006 1. Rxc6 Qe7 2. Qxd4+ Nf6 3. Rxf6 Bg7 4. hxg7+ Kxg7 5. Rf7+ and 6. Qg7 mate.
6W0007 1. Ka5 Kb6 2. b4! Ka7 3. b5 axb5 (forced) 4. Kxb5 Kb7 5. Kc5 Kc7 6. Kxd5 wins	_____	6W0008 1. Qd8+ Bd8 2. Qc6+ Bc7 3. Be6+ Kb8 4. Qe8+ Kb7 5. Bc8+ and 6. Ba6+ forces mate.
6W0009 [solution]	_____	6W0010 [solution] [Next]
6W0011 [solution]	_____	6W0012 [solution] [Next]
6W0009 1. Qxh7+ Kf7 2. Qg6+ Kg8 3. Ne6 Rf7 4. Rh7 and is there a way to prevent mate on move 6. ?	_____	6W0010 1. Nxf6 Qxh3+ 2. Kf2 now if 2. ... Kxf6? 3. Qc3+ Kf5 4. Re5+! dxe5 5. Qxe5+ Kg4 6. Qg5 mate.
6W0011 1. Rxe4 fxe4 2. a4 and the pawn queens on move 6. The black king is too far away to stop it	_____	6W0012 1. Qxe6!!! Qxe6 2. Rxe6 fxe6 and the pawn queens on move 6. - if 1. ... Qf2+ 2. Qe2 wins a knight.
6W0013 [solution]	_____	6W0014 [solution] [Next]
6W0015 [solution]	_____	6W0016 [solution] [Next]
6W0013 White wins with 1. Rxg4 and his pawn will queen first on move 5. White can stop the black pawn on move 6.	_____	6W0014 The move a5 wins by move 6. because white can stop the pawn on h4 but the black king is too far away to stop the pawn on a5.
6W0015 1. Rf2!! (the only way to avoid perpetual check!) Qxf2+ 2. Kh3 an now the black king must run away 2. ... Ke7 3. Qd7+ Kf6 4. Qe6+ Kg5 5. Qe7+ and 6. Qh4 mate!	_____	6W0016 The trick here is to force the black in front of the pawn. 1. Rf8+ Kg2 2. Ke2 g3 3. Rg8 Kh2 4. Kf1 stops the pawn. Now 4. ... Kh3 5. Kg1 Kh4 6. Kg2 wins the pawn.
6W0017 [solution]	_____	6W0018 [solution] [Next]
6W0019 [solution]	_____	6W0020 [solution] [Next]
6W0017 Black is trying to force a perpetual check. The only way out is to give up a rook. 1. Rf2! Qxf2+ 2. Kh3! Ke7 3. Qd7+ Kf6 (Kf8 then Qd8+ wins a rook) 4. Qe6+ Kg5 5. Qe7+ Kh6 6. Qh4 mate!	_____	6W0018 Note that 1. Ke4 and then Ke6 allows no progress. But 1. Kd5! wins the g5 pawn on move 6. See the endgame section on outflanking (Endgame Lesson #1) if you are confused about this.
6W0019 How about instead 1. d5 Na5 2. dxe6! Nxc4 3. exf7+ Kxf7 4. Qd5+ followed by 5. Qxc4. Let me know what you think, and again, thanks a lot for your terrific site. It is definitely the most useful chess resource I've come across, on the internet or elsewhere. Regards, David Wachsmuth Toronto, Canada	_____	6W0020 1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. d8=Q+ Kh7 (best) 3. Re7+ and now black gives up his queen with Qxe7 or allows ... 3. .... Kh6 4. Qh8+ leading to mate or 3. ... Qg7 4. Qh5+ leading to mate after 4. ... Kg8 5. Re8+ Qf8 6. Qg6+

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