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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
If you find any errors, then please let me know.- John.
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2W0276 [solution]	_____	2W0280 [solution] [Next]
2W0281 [solution]	_____	2W0282 [solution] [Next]
2W0276 1. Bf8+ Nh5 (forced) 2. Qh6 mate! Thanks to mesh (Daniel McGuire) on the Internet Chess Club for this combination.	_____	2W0280 1. Rg2+ mates real soon. If Kf8 or Kh7 then 2. Qxg8 mate . black can delay mate by giving up the bishop or queen
2W0281 1. Re1!! and the bishop has nowhere to hide. 1. ... Bf5 2. Bxf5 wins because of the discovered attack on the Queen.	_____	2W0282 1. cxb7 promted resignation. If 1. ... Rxd1 then the rook drops on move 2. So there doesn't seem to be any other defense.
2W0283 [solution]	_____	2W0284 [solution] [Next]
2W0285 [solution]	_____	2W0286 [solution] [Next]
2W0283 1. Rxd6+! wins the Queen on e5. The king must move away from the defense of the Queen. If 1. ... Qxd6 2. Qxd6+ wins	_____	2W0284 1. Nf5 threatens queen and the knight. If 1. ... Nxf5 then 2. Qe8 mate! So if 1. ... Qxe1+ 2. Qxe1 Nxf5 white is better
2W0285 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.)	_____	2W0286 1. Rb8+ and now if 1. ... Kh7 2. Qg8 mate. Black can delay things with Rd8 or Qe8 but loses material to prevent mate.
2W0287 [solution]	_____	2W0288 [solution] [Next]
2W0289 [solution]	_____	2W0290 [solution] [Next]
2W0287 1. Ne6 and there is no avoiding 2. Qg5 mate. Thanks to Corey Burton for pointing out that 1. g4 and 2. g5 mate also works.	_____	2W0288 1. Rxe4 wins the Bishop. If 1. ... Qxe4 2. Nf6+ makes a discovered attack on the Queen. If 1. ... Rc1+ 2. Re1 holds.
2W0289 1. Re8 f6+ 2. Bxf6 black must give up the exchange to avoid mate He can delay things with Rxf4+ but not that it matters.	_____	2W0290 There are two amazing ways to mate here. The first is 1. Qxh8+! Kxh8 2. Rf8 mate! The second is 1. Rf5+ followed by 2. Qg5 mate!

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