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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.

3B0001 [solution]	_____	3B0002 [solution] [Next]
3B0003 [solution]	_____	3B0004 [solution] [Next]
3B0001 How to read chess notation. 1. ... Rc4+ 2. Kb3 Qc2+ 3. Ka3 Ra4+	_____	3B0002 1. ... b3 2. Kb1 b2 3. Kc2 Ka2 wins
3B0003 1. ... Rxb2+ 2. Ka1 Qa5+ 3. Qa4 Qxa4+	_____	3B0004 1. Qh1+ Rh2 2. Qf1+ Rg2 3. Qxg2 mate.
3B0005 [solution]	_____	3B0006 [solution] [Next]
3B0007 [solution]	_____	3B0008 [solution] [Next]
3B0005 1. ... Qc6+ 2. Qe4 Qxe4+ 3. Kg1 Qh1 mate	_____	3B0006 1. ... Nxe3+ 2. Kc1 Rxc2+ 3. Qe1 mate.
3B0007 1. ... Qxf6 2. gxf6 d2 3. Rd1 e2 wins	_____	3B0008 1. ... Be3+ 2. g5 Rh2 3. h5 Rxh5 mate.
3B0009 [solution]	_____	3B0010 [solution] [Next]
3B0011 [solution]	_____	3B0012 [solution] [Next]
3B0009 1. ... Re1+ 2. Kg2 h3+ 3. Kh2 Rf2 mate	_____	3B0010 1. ... Qe5+ 2. Kg4 Bd7+ 3. Kh4 Qg5 mate
3B0011 1. ... Rg8+ 2. Kh4 Rh8+ 3. Kg5 Qg6 mate.	_____	3B0012 1. ... Bb3 2. Bb1 a3 and 3. ... a2 wins.
3B0013 [solution]	_____	3B0014 [solution] [Next]
3B0015 [solution]	_____	3B0016 [solution] [Next]
3B0013 1. .. Nxg3+ 2. hxg3 Qh5+ 3. Bh3 Qxh3 mate	_____	3B0014 1. ... Rc6 2. Qf4 Ra6+ 3. Qa4 Rxa4 mate
3B0015 1. ... Ne4 wins the queen	_____	3B0016 1. ... Re1+ 2. Kf2 Nd3+ 3. Kg2 Nxb4 wins
3B0017 [solution]	_____	3B0018 [solution] [Next]
3B0019 [solution]	_____	3B0020 [solution] [Next]
3B0017 1. Nc4! fxg7 2. Na3! g8=Q 3. Nb5 mate!	_____	3B0018 1. ... Rf6+ 2. Ke7 Qd6+ 3. Ke8 Rf8 mate. I call this a "stair step mate".
3B0019 1. ... Bf5+ 2. Kd5 Be6+ 3. Ke4 f5!! mate.	_____	3B0020 1. ... Rxe2+ 2. Kf1 Qd1+ 3. Qe1 Qxe1 mate

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