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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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2W0291 [solution]	_____	2W0292 [solution] [Next]
2W0293 [solution]	_____	2W0294 [solution] [Next]
2W0291 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.	_____	2W0292 1. Rxe4 wins the Bishop. If 1. ... Qxe4 2. Nf6+ makes a discovered attack on the Queen. If 1. ... Rc1+ 2. Re1 holds.
2W0293 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.	_____	2W0294 Not 1. Bxd6 Nxd1. Instead 1. Be5!!! win a pin on the knight on b2. i.e. 1. ... Nxd1 2. Bxa1 or 1. ... Rb1 2. Bxb2 wins.
2W0295 [solution]	_____	2W0296 [solution] [Next]
2W0297 [solution]	_____	2W0298 [solution] [Next]
2W0295 Not 1. dxc8=Q Rxd1 mate. Instead 1. Nxe6+!! forking the king and rook. Then if 1. ... fxe6 2. dxc8=Q with check wins easily.	_____	2W0296 1. Bxg4+ mates next move. 1. ... Kh6 2. Nf7 mate 1. ... Kh4 or 1. ... Kxg4 Qh3 mate Also works is 1. Qh3+ Kg6 2. Bd3 mate.
2W0297 1. Bxg7+ Kxg7 2. Nf5+ makes an discovered attack on the queen by the rook on d1. Black could play 1 .... Kg8 but would lose his rook on f8.	_____	2W0298 1. Qe2 stopping mate and now the knight is pinned because if it moves then 2. Re8+ leads to mate. So the knight drops on move .2
2W0299 [solution]	_____	2W0300 [solution] [Next]
2W0299 1. Bxc6 wins at least two pawns. if bxc6 then 2. Qxc6+ forks the king and the rook. Otherwise if 1. ... Nd7 2. Bxb7 picking up a second pawn.	_____	2W0300 1. Qg6!! threatens Qh7 mate and can't be taken because the f7 pawn is pinned by the g3 bishop. Now 1. ... Nf6 2. exf6 or Nf6+ forces mate next move.

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