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3W0203 [solution]	_____	3W0204 [solution] [Next]
3W0201 1. Nd5 and now c7 is threatened with fork. So 1. ... Qd8 2. exf6 discovered check. If a piece goes to e7 it is lost, so 2. ... Kf7 3. Ng5+ Kg6 Qe4+ will force mate with no difficulty. I have seen my friend garrote on FICS win this twice.	_____	3W0202 The point here is a bit subtle, but it is one that every Class A Player knows. After 1. Rxe6+ white can force a trade of at least one rook.... two rooks if black doesn't want to lose a pawn. The resulting endgame is an easy win for white by move 3.
3W0203 1. f7! Rxf7 (what else? Ra8 2. f8=Q Rxf8 3. Bxf8 wins.) Now not 2. Bxf7 Rxe7 which results in a win of material but not a clear win. Instead 2. Bd6+!!! saves the bishop. If 2. ... Kxd6 3. Bxf7+ wins. If the King moves anywhere else, 3. Bxf7 wins.	_____	3W0204 1. Kc6 and now the bishop must move away from the king. If it moves to e7, f8, e3, or f2 then a series of checks will win the bishop by Qe4+ and then Qf5+ or Qf3+. If Ba7 then Qb5+ and then Qa5+ wins the bishop. If Bg1, Qd2+ Kc4 Qc1+ wins on move 3.
3W0205 [solution]	_____	3W0206 [solution] [Next]
3W0207 [solution]	_____	3W0208 [solution] [Next]
3W0205 White can queen his pawn if he can stop the bishop on h4 from guarding the d8 queening square. so 1. f4! threatens 2. f5+ forcing the king to f6 blocking the bishop If 1. ... Bf6??? 2. f5 mate! if 1. ... Be7 then 2. Nxe7 wins and queens the pawn on move 3.	_____	3W0206 1. Qh4!! (a hard move to find) with the double threat of 2. Bf8 mate and the threat of 2. Qf6+ Kh7 3. Qg7 mate. Black is defenseless. Submitted by Reddtrain on the Free Internet Chess Server. Interesting instead is 1. Qxg6! Rg8 2. Bg7+ Rxg7 3. Rh1+ leading to checkmate one move longer.
3W0207 This is one of the more subtle combinations I have seen played on the internet. In the game Abstract vs. yoshi, Abstract won with 1. Bxg6+ attacking the rook on d6 as well. Best line is 1. ... Rxd1 2. Rxd1 fxg6 3. Rxd7 winning a pawn and having a near crushing position with both the Queen and Rook on the 7th rank. (Forced mate is threatened.)	_____	3W0208 Although white has a good material advantage here, it becomes much more decisive once the black pawns start to drop, which also gives white passes pawns. So 1. Rg4+ and there is no good way to defend the h6 pawn. 1. ... Kf7? 2. Bg6+ or any other move by the king and then 2. Rg6 wins the black pawn. If 1. ... Kh8 2. Rg6 h5 3. Rh6+ wins the pawn and gives white two passed pawns on the kingside.
3W0209 [solution]	_____
3W0209 The trick here is to seperate the king from his pawns. 1. Rh2+ and now there are 3 responses. 1. ... Ka3 2. Rh4! and now if 2. ... b2 3. Kc2 forces mate or 2. ... Ka2 3. Rxa4+ wins the other pawn as well. 1. ... Ka1 The corner is a bad place for the king. Now 2. Rh4 threatens the pawn. If it moves then 3. Kxb3 forces mate. 1. ... Kb1 tries to avoid the corner, but now 2. Rg2! is a waiting move. Now Black has no choice to play Ka1 and 3. Rg4 (again) wins.	_____

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