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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.

1B0289 [solution]	_____	1B0290 [solution] [Next]
1B0291 [solution]	_____	1B0292 [solution] [Next]
1B0289 1.... Rxe2 works because of the threat on the queen and the pin on the rook.	_____	1B0290 1. ... Nxf3+ forks the king and rook. The knight is guarded by the Queen on f6.
1B0291 1. ... Re1+ skewers the king and Queen or removes the defense from the Queen on g1.	_____	1B0292 1. ... Bxf2+ exposes the queen on c4 to capture. It is a discovered or "uncovered" attack.
1B0293 [solution]	_____	1B0294 [solution] [Next]
1B0295 [solution]	_____	1B0296 [solution] [Next]
1B0293 If a bullet game black missed the obvious Qd7 mate and played 1. ... Qb7 stalemate instead!	_____	1B0294 1. ... Bxg5 wins because the knight on f3 is pinned to the Queen by the bishop on g4.
1B0295 1. .... Ba6+ and white is going to lose stuff. The skewer on the king and the rook is deadly.	_____	1B0296 Although it is obvious that either rook taking the queen is checkmate, but so is 1. ... Qf2 mate!
1B0297 [solution]	_____	1B0298 [solution] [Next]
1B0299 [solution]	_____	1B0300 [solution] [Next]
1B0297 1. ... d1=Q double check wins. White is checked by two pieces, so he can't capture the queen	_____	1B0298 1. ... Nh5 forks the queen and bishop. Queen must move away from the protection of the bishop
1B0299 1. ... Rh8 traps the Queen. White will get two pieces for it, but the position favors black.	_____	1B0300 1. ... Ne2+ forks the king and Queen. Note that the rook on f2 is pinned by the bishop on c5.