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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.

1B0301 [solution]	_____	1B0302 [solution] [Next]
1B0303 [solution]	_____	1B0304 [solution] [Next]
1B0301 1. ... Ne2+ forks the king and Queen. Note that the rook on f2 is pinned by the bishop on c5.	_____	1B0302 1. ... Qd4 mate. (A little trickier than most mate in 1's because the mate is a along a diagonal.)
1B0303 1. ... R4xe4 . The important thing is that the knight on e4 is only defended once and attacked twice.	_____	1B0304 1. ... Bxe2 removes the defender on the knight on c3 which is pinned to the rook on a1 by the bishop on g7.
1B0305 [solution]	_____	1B0306 [solution] [Next]
1B0307 [solution]	_____	1B0308 [solution] [Next]
1B0305 1. ... Nh5 and the rook on g7 has nowhere to hide. (Plus the knight on f5 is threatened.) Ne8 also works.	_____	1B0306 1. ... Rfxe4 wins the knight on e4. Black has three pieces attacking e4 and white only has two pieces defending.
1B0307 1. ... Bxb2 will win the trapped rook on a1. I throw this one in because I don't think it has been covered before in this book.	_____	1B0308 it is amzing how many good players fall for this kind of situation. 1. ... Qa5+ wins the knight on c5 after it foolishing took a pawn there.
1B0309 [solution]	_____	1B0310 [solution] [Next]
1B0309 1. ... Rxa2+ uncovers the attack on the rook on d1. The extra bishop is more than enough to win, especially since the pawns are on white squares.	_____	1B0310 1. ... Bc5 and the pin on the Queen will force white to give up a rook for the bishop. Darn if I don't keep falling for these things in bullet games. :-)

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