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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.

1B0277 [solution]	_____	1B0278 [solution] [Next]
1B0279 [solution]	_____	1B0280 [solution] [Next]
1B0277 1. ... Qc6+ with a deadly fork on the King and the rook on h1.	_____	1B0278 1. either rook to f8 pins the queen on f3 to the king and wins.
1B0279 1. ... Qxg4 and the bishop cannot recapture because it is pinned.	_____	1B0280 1. ... e5 takes advantage of the fact that the knight is pinned.
1B0281 [solution]	_____	1B0282 [solution] [Next]
1B0283 [solution]	_____	1B0284 [solution] [Next]
1B0281 1. ... Qe5 mate or 1. ... Qd4 mate, which has a nice symmetry about it!	_____	1B0282 1. ... Ng4+ forks two pieces. Note that the pawn on h3 is pinned.
1B0283 1. ... Nf3+ with a fork in the Queen, Rook, and King. (Family fork.)	_____	1B0284 1. ... Nd3+ (discovered check by the rook on d2) wins the rook on c1
1B0285 [solution]	_____	1B0286 [solution] [Next]
1B0287 [solution]	_____	1B0288 [solution] [Next]
1B0285 1. ... Qxb5 and the bishop on d3 can't recapture because it is pinned.	_____	1B0286 1. ... Rb8 wins the bishop on b2 because it is pinned to the rook on b1.
1B0287 1. ... Rxd5 and the pawn on d4 is pinned and can't take the bishop on c5	_____	1B0288 1. ... Bb7 attacks the Queen and will win the rook on h1 is the queen moves