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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.

2B0201 [solution]	_____	2B0202 [solution]      [Next]
2B0203 [solution]	_____	2B0204 [solution]      [Next]
2B0201 1. ... Re8 and the Queen can't move because of 2. ... Re1 mate.	_____	2B0202 1... Rhe8 or 1... Rde8 and the Queen can't move because of 2. ... Re1 mate.
2B0203 1. ... Bf8 with a skewer on the rook and knight. 2. Rd7+ Kd6 wins	_____	2B0204 1. ... b2 wins easily. One of the pawns will queen on move 2. or later.
2B0205 [solution]	_____	2B0206 [solution]      [Next]
2B0207 [solution]	_____	2B0208 [solution]      [Next]
2B0205 1. ... Ne4 and the knight on c3 is lost. Of no help is 2. Qb5+ Nd7	_____	2B0206 1. ... Nc4 threatening the queen and threatening 2. ... Qxb2 mate.
2B0207 1. ... Nc4! and the pin on the bishop is deadly. If 2. Ke4 Nd2+	_____	2B0208 1. ... Rg4 will win a pawn on move 2 or allow 2. Rxg4 Kxg4 winning a pawn
2B0209 [solution]	_____	2B0210 [solution]      [Next]
2B0211 [solution]	_____	2B0212 [solution]      [Next]
2B0209 1. ... Rd1+ skewers the king and queen. King moves and 2. .... Rxd5	_____	2B0210 1. ... Nf4 with the dual threat of 2. ... Nxe2+ and 2. ... Qg2 mate
2B0211 1. ... Ne4 forks the Queen and Rook. Of little help is 2. Ng4 Nxg3+	_____	2B0212 1. .. Kf7 2. Qh5+ Bg6 and white must give up material just to delay mate.
2B0213 [solution]	_____	2B0214 [solution]      [Next]
2B0215 [solution]	_____	2B0216 [solution]      [Next]
2B0213 1. ... Be5+ 2. Nxe5 Qf2mate!!! thanks to Kabal on FICS for this one.	_____	2B0214 1. ... Bxc3 pins the two rooks. Now if 2. bxc3 Rxd2 wins the exchange
2B0215 1. ... Re6 pins the rook to the king and the pawn will queen on move 2.	_____	2B0216 1. ... Bxh4+ and now white either gives up the rook or allows 2. Kd2 Qg4 mate!
2B0217 [solution]	_____	2B0218 [solution]      [Next]
2B0219 [solution]	_____	2B0220 [solution]      [Next]
2B0217 1. ... Qh3+ 2. Kg1 Be3 mate. Note that 1. ... Rf2+ takes one move longer.	_____	2B0218 1. ... Kb3 and white can't stop the pawn from Queening. if 2. Nb1 Bxb1.
2B0219 1. ... Bb4+ and white gives up his queen or allows 2. Bd2 Qxd2 mate or Qa1 mate.	_____	2B0220 1. Ra4+ mates in 2. If 2. Kb3 Qc4 mate. If 2. Kb1 Re1 mate or Qc2 mate.

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