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• Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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3W0121 [solution]	_____	3W0122 [solution]      [Next]
3W0123 [solution]	_____	3W0124 [solution]      [Next]
3W0121 1. Rh1! (not as good as Rh2) and black must give up material to prevent 2. Rdh2! and 3. Rh8 mate.	_____	3W0122 1. Qd5+ Bd6 2. Rxd6+ cxd6 3. Qa8+ skewers the King and Queen. Or 2. Qa8+ Kd6 3. Rxd6+. Thanks to Eon on FICS.
3W0123 1. Rf1+ Kg7 2. Rf7+ Kh8 3. Qh6 mate. (Black can delay it one move by giving up his knight.	_____	3W0124 1. c6 and black must give up the knight to stop the pawn. If 1. ... Ke7 c7 queens on move 3.
3W0125 [solution]	_____	3W0126 [solution]      [Next]
3W0127 [solution]	_____	3W0128 [solution]      [Next]
3W0125 1. Bh5 wins the rook. 1. ... Bg6 2. Bxg6 and 3. d7 I see nothing wrong with 1. Bc6, is there?	_____	3W0126 Not 1. Bxc5 b2!! 2. Rd1 Bxc5. Instead 1. Rxf8+ Kxf8 2. Bxc5+ and 3. axb3 with a won endgame.
3W0127 Although 1. Rc7 invoked resignation, slightly better was 1. Rg8+ Kh6 2. Qh4+ Bh5 3. Qf4 mate.	_____	3W0128 1. Kh3 threatening g4 mate. If 1. ... g5 then 2. Rg7 and 3. g4 mate can no longer be prevented.
3W0129 [solution]	_____	3W0130 [solution]      [Next]
3W0131 [solution]	_____	3W0132 [solution]      [Next]
3W0129 After 1. Kc5! Ka7 2. R moves to the right then black must give up a pawn or allow checkmate on move 3.	_____	3W0130 1. Qh6+ forks the king and knight on c6. (if 1. Qh6+ Ke7 2. Qxc6 Rd2+ 3. Nc2 and white is fine.
3W0131 1. d6+ and black must give up the rook for two pawns. If 1. ... Kc6 2. Rc8+ Rc7 3. Rxc7+ and mate.	_____	3W0132 simply 1. Rb1 Kc7 2. Rb8 Bc6 3. a8=Q wins the exchange after black gives up the bishop for the queen.
3W0133 [solution]	_____	3W0134 [solution]      [Next]
3W0135 [solution]	_____	3W0136 [solution]      [Next]
3W0133 1. Rc8+ wins. If 1. ... Rxc8 2. Rxc8+ Rxc8 3. Qxb4 If instead 1. ... Bf8 2. Qxb4 Rxb4 3. Rxa8 wins.	_____	3W0134 1. Rd8+ Rg8 2. Rxg8+ Kg8 3. Qb8 mate. The same thing works starting with 1. Qb8+. Thanks to Redrook on ICC.
3W0135 1. Qg5+! Ke8 2. Qb5+! Kd8 3. Qd7 mate! if 1. ... f6 2. Qb5! and black must give up the queen to delay mate.	_____	3W0136 1. Nd6+ Kd8 2. Nb5+ Bd7 3. Nxc7 wins. If 2. ... Ke8 3. Nxc7 mate. If instead 1. ... Qxd6 2. Rxd6 wins.
3W0137 [solution]	_____	3W0138 [solution]      [Next]
3W0139 [solution]	_____	3W0140 [solution]      [Next]
3W0137 1. Rf7 forces the queen away from the defense of the king. If the Queen moves then 2. Qe5+ mates on move 3.	_____	3W0138 1. Qg6+ Kh8 2. Qxh6+ Kg8 3. Nf6 mate or 3. Ne7 mate. 1. Ne7+ also works. 1. ... Kg7 2. Qg6+ Kh8 3. Qxh6 mate.
3W0139 1. Nxd4 Bxd4 2. Rxd3!! cxd3 3. Qxd4 and White has 2 pieces for a rook and will probably win the d3 pawn too.	_____	3W0140 1. Re4! and there is nothing Black can do (short of giving away all his pieces) to stop Rh4+ and mate on move 3.

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