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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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3B0081 [solution]	_____	3B0082 [solution] [Next]
3B0083 [solution]	_____	3B0084 [solution] [Next]
3B0081 1. ... b3! will Queen a pawn at a1 on move 3. 2. Kc3 bxa2 etc.	_____	3B0082 1. ... Bh2+ 2. Rxh2 Qxh2+ 3. Kf1 and now Qg2 mate or Ng3 mate.
3B0083 1. ... Qxe2 2. Rxe2 Ne4 wins the knight or the rook on move 3.	_____	3B0084 1. ... Ng4 2. Qxh5 Qg3+ if 3. Kf1 Qf2 mate. If 3. Kh1 Nf2 mate
3B0085 [solution]	_____	3B0086 [solution] [Next]
3B0087 [solution]	_____	3B0088 [solution] [Next]
3B0085 1. ... Qxe1+ 2. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 3. Qf1 Rxf1+ and black is up a rook	_____	3B0086 1. ... Rxc1+ 2. Kxc1 Re1+ 3. Kd2 Re1 skewers the king and rook.
3B0087 1. ... Rg4+ 2. Kh2 (if 2. Kh3 Rh1 mate.) Rxg2+ 3. Kh3 Rh1 mate.	_____	3B0088 1. ... a2 and white has no way to prevent 2. ... Rc1+ and 3. a1=Q
3B0089 [solution]	_____	3B0090 [solution] [Next]
3B0091 [solution]	_____	3B0092 [solution] [Next]
3B0089 1. ... Re2+ 2. Kg1 Re1+ and now if 3. Kh2 Rh6 mate or 3. Kf2 R6e2 mate.	_____	3B0090 1. ... Rf2+ 2. Kh3 (if 2. Kg1 then Qe1+) Qh6+ 3. Kg4 Qh5 mate.
3B0091 1. .. Qf1+ 2. Kh2 Rc6!! with the unstoppable threat of 3. ... Rh6	_____	3B0092 1. ... Rd2 (threatening Rd4 mate) 2. Rd3 Re2+ 3. Re3 Rxe3 mate
3B0093 [solution]	_____	3B0094 [solution] [Next]
3B0095 [solution]	_____	3B0096 [solution] [Next]
3B0093 1. ... Bxb7 2. Qxb7 Qxc3+ and 3. ... Qxa1+ wins and may even lead to mate	_____	3B0094 1. ... Bb5 skewers the queen to the rook. If 2. d5 Bxd3 3. Bxb6 Bxf1 wins
3B0095 1. ... Qe7 and how does white prevent 2. ... Qe1+ 3. Qxe1 Rxe1 mate?	_____	3B0096 1. ... Nxf4! forking two pieces. Now if 2. gxf4 Rg6+ and mate on move 3.
3B0097 [solution]	_____	3B0098 [solution] [Next]
3B0099 [solution]	_____	3B0100 [solution] [Next]
3B0097 The best way seems to be 1. ... Rce8+ 2. Kxf4 Re4+ 3. Kf5 Qd5 mate.	_____	3B0098 1. ... Qxc5+ 2. Nf2 Nh3+ 3. Kg2 Nxf2 wins a knight. If 2. Qd4 Ne2+
3B0099 1. ... Rc2 will win the pawn on c3. If 2. Bb2 R8a2 3. Ba1 Rxf2+ wins a pawn	_____	3B0100 1. ... Qh3+ (or Rc1+ is the same thing) 2. Nh2 Rc1+ 3. Rg1 Qg2 mate!

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