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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.

2W0201 [solution]	_____	2W0202 [solution]      [Next]
2W0203 [solution]	_____	2W0204 [solution]      [Next]
2W0201 The simplest is 1. Bd5+ and 2. Kxh2 - maybe the best is 1. Rf1 to guard the 2nd rank	_____	2W0202 1. Rxd8+ Kxd8 2. Rc8 mate or Qc8 mate. But REALLY neat is 1. Rxe7+ Qxe7 2. Rd8 mate!
2W0203 1. Ne4 and the only thing that stops mate for now is 1. ... Bd8 2. Nxf6+ winning the queen	_____	2W0204 1. Be4 tempoarily traps the queen. Now 1. ... Nf2+ 2. Bxf2 Qc7 and white has won a piece.
2W0205 [solution]	_____	2W0206 [solution]      [Next]
2W0207 [solution]	_____	2W0208 [solution]      [Next]
2W0205 1. Rxe6! (Note the knight on e6 is pinned.) Rd8 2. Rxe7+! wins. Submitted by Sean on ICC.	_____	2W0206 1. Rxd6! and now not Qxd6 because of 2. Qg7 mate. So 1. ... cxd6 2. Qxb6 wins the exchange.
2W0207 1. Nb5 forks the queen and bishop. If queen moves then 2. Nxd6 wins the exchange in a complicated position.	_____	2W0208 1. Rh8+ and now 1. ... Kg7 2. Qxh6 mate. If 1. ... Kxh8 2. Qxh6+ forking the King and Bishop on d6.
2W0209 [solution]	_____	2W0210 [solution]      [Next]
2W0211 [solution]	_____	2W0212 [solution]      [Next]
2W0209 1. f3 Qh5 2. g4 traps the queen. So 1. f3 then Bg3+ is a way for black to give up a piece to save the queen.	_____	2W0210 1. Qxg6+ (note that the pawn of f7 is pinned.) 1. ... Kh8 2. Qg7 mate. Sumitted by Reddtrain on FICS.
2W0211 1. Qg5 and the threats of 2. Bf6 mate and 2. Bh6 mate can only be slowed down by black giving up material.	_____	2W0212 1. Qf3 (or f4) + and now any king move then 2. Qf7 mate. Black can delay things one move by giving up his queen.
2W0213 [solution]	_____	2W0214 [solution]      [Next]
2W0215 [solution]	_____	2W0216 [solution]      [Next]
2W0213 1. Bxf6 - the bishop is pinned - black must give up his queen to prevent Qxg7 mate , so 2. Qxf6 Rxf6 wins	_____	2W0214 1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Ng5+ wins the bishop on g4 (white is up a pawn) and puts the black king in a bad position.
2W0215 The game Crafty - DGurevish (Speed game on Internet Chess Club) continued 1. Nxd5! Bxg5 2. Nb6 with a fork!	_____	2W0216 1. Bf8+ Nh5 (forced) 2. Qh6 mate! Thanks to mesh (Daniel McGuire) on the Internet Chess Club for this combination.
2W0217 [solution]	_____	2W0218 [solution]      [Next]
2W0219 [solution]	_____	2W0220 [solution]      [Next]
2W0217 1. Rg2+ mates real soon. If Kf8 or Kh7 then 2. Qxg8 mate . black can delay mate by giving up the bishop or queen	_____	2W0218 1. Nf5 threatens queen and the knight. If 1. ... Nxf5 then 2. Qe8 mate! So if 1. ... Qxe1+ 2. Qxe1 Nxf5 white is better
2W0219 1. Ng6+ and now if 1. ... Ke8 2. Rhe7 mate. But if instead 1. ... Kg8 then 2. Rh8 mate or 2. Rg7 mate (eithor rook.)	_____	2W0220 1. Rxe4 wins the Bishop. If 1. ... Qxe4 2. Nf6+ makes a discovered attack on the Queen. If 1. ... Rc1+ 2. Re1 holds.

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