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3W0181 Of course White can win with Qxf2, but more decisive is 1. Kh1!! threatens e8=Q mate. The pawn can't be stopped from Queening. If 1. ... Bxh4 2. e8=Q+ Kh7 3. Qxh4 mate!	_____	3W0182 1. Ba6!!!!! Black can't take the bishop because of Rb8 mate. But White still threatens Rb8 mate. So ... 1. .... Nb6 2. Rxb6+ Rxa6 (not Kc7 3. Rb8 mate.) 3. Rb8 mate anyway.
3W0183 1. Rxf7+ (removes the defender) Kxf7 2. Bf3 wins the pawn on b7 - this is a critical endgame where the extra pawn should be enough to win. Moves like 2. ... d5 are easily refuted by 3. Bxc5	_____	3W0184 Woodbury vs guest on the Internet Chess Club. The game finished 1. Bg7+!! Qxg7 2. Rxh3+ forces mate on move 3. It is rare to sacrifice one of your own pieces just to get it out of the way!
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3W0185 1. Qf3 takes advantage of the pin on the knight. If 1. ... Nd4 2. Nxf6+ wins the knight. White merely has to move the Queen out of danger on the next move. If 2. ... Bxf6 3. Qxf6 wins.	_____	3W0186 1. Rh4+ Kg7 2. Rh7+ Kg8 3. Qf7 mate. This pattern can be seen in some of the longer problems as a "stair-step" mate. Also 1. Qh3+, 2. Qg3+ and 3. Rh4 mate. Also 1. Qf6+ works.
3W0187 thanks to tussionex on ICC for showing me 1. Ba5! and now if Qxa5 2. Nxb7+ forks the queen and king. He actually played 1. Nxb7+ Kc8 2. Nd6+ Kd8 and then 3. Ba5 but I am not sure this is the best way	_____	3W0188 1. Bxd6 wins the knight because black can't recapture do to the threat of Rxe8 mate. So if instead 1. .... Rxe1+ 2. Rxe1 and black still can't capture because of the threat of 3. Re8 mate.
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3W0189 1. Bh6+ Kf7 (anywhere else and the Bishop on e7 drops) 2. Bg5 will win the bishop on e7 which is now pinned. There are 3 pieces attacking and only two attacking, so it will drop on move 3.	_____	3W0190 Note that 1. Bc7 Nxc4 is not the best. Much better is 1. Nxe5 and now if 1. ... Rxe5 2. Bc7. If instead 2. Rxb6 Nd7 forks the rook and the Square f6 wich gives another knight fork on move 3.

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