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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.

2W0236 [solution]	_____	2W0237 [solution]      [Next]
2W0238 [solution]	_____	2W0239 [solution]      [Next]
2W0236 1. Na7 and the attacked rook must stay in place or lose the knight on c5 on move 2.	_____	2W0237 1. Nxd6 wins the bishop. Now if Qxd6 2. Bh7+ is a discovered attack on the Queen.
2W0238 1. Qg3+ Qg5 2. Qxg5 mate. Submitted by Reddtrain on the Free Internet Chess Server.	_____	2W0239 In a bullet game, a 1692 player fell victim to either 1. Re8+ or Qe8+ that mates on move 2.
2W0240 [solution]	_____	2W0241 [solution]      [Next]
2W0242 [solution]	_____	2W0243 [solution]      [Next]
2W0240 The simplest is 1. Bd5+ and 2. Kxh2 - maybe the best is 1. Rf1 to guard the 7th rank	_____	2W0241 1. Rxd8+ Kxd8 2. Rc8 mate or Qc8 mate. But REALLY neat is 1. Rxe7+ Qxe7 2. Rd8 mate!
2W0242 1. Nxd6! wins a pawn because of a pin on the knight on e5. If 1. ... Nxd3 2. Rxe8+ is winning.	_____	2W0243 1. Ne6 threatening to Queen a pawn. 1. ... Rxd7 2. Nf8+ forking the king and rook, wins.
2W0244 [solution]	_____	2W0245 [solution]      [Next]
2W0246 [solution]	_____	2W0247 [solution]      [Next]
2W0244 1. Ne4 and the only thing that stops mate for now is 1. ... Bd8 2. Nxf6+ winning the queen	_____	2W0245 1. Be4 tempoarily traps the queen. Now 1. ... Nf2+ 2. Bxf2 Qc7 and white has won a piece.
2W0246 1. Qf3 (or f4) + and unless black gives up his queen to delay mate one more move then 2. Qf7 mate.	_____	2W0247 1. Rxd3 wisn the bishop because of the pin on the pawn on c4. if 1. ... cxd3 2. Rxc8+ is winning.

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