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3W0141 [solution]	_____	3W0142 [solution]      [Next]
3W0143 [solution]	_____	3W0144 [solution]      [Next]
3W0141 NO good is 1. Rxe7 Rxe7 2. Rxe7 Nxc6. So instead the simple 1. cxd4 Qd7 2. Rxe8+ or 2. Qxd7 wins material on move 3.	_____	3W0142 1. Rd1 Qxd1+ (if the queen moves out of the way then Rxd8 forces mate.) 2. Bxd1 Rxd1+ 3. Re1 wins the exchange.
3W0143 1. Qg6+!! Kh8 2. Qxh6+ Nh7 3. Bg3. White has won a pawn, exposed the black king and gotten a terrific position.	_____	3W0144 1. Kf3 wins the bishop because of the pin. Instead 1. Kd3 is awkward after 1... c4+.
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3W0147 [solution]	_____	3W0148 [solution]      [Next]
3W0145 1. R4xd4+ Bxd4 2. Rxd4+ Nd5 3. Rxd5+ wins two pieces and a pawn for a rook. Roman vs. Zico on the internet chess club.	_____	3W0146 1. Bxe6+ won a pawn. If ... fxe6 2. Qxe6+ Kb8 3. Bg5 with a nice fork. After 1. .... Kb8? 2. Qg5 Re8 or 2... Rdh8 3. Rad1 is winning. Also after 1. .... Kb8? 2. Bf4+ Qxf4 3.Qxf4 Rxf4 4. Bb3 is a winning trade.
3W0147 1. Bxe5 and now 1. ... dxe5 loses to 2. Rd8+ Qf8 3. Rxf8+. So The rook on f6 must move and the d6 pawn drops too.	_____	3W0148 1. Nb6 Rb8 (If 1. ... Ra7 2. Nxc8 threatens 3. Bxa7) 2. Bc5 an 3. Bd6 wins. If 2. ... Nd7 3. Nxd7 wins material.
3W0149 [solution]	_____	3W0150 [solution]      [Next]
3W0151 [solution]	_____	3W0152 [solution]      [Next]
3W0149 1. Ra1 with a threat on the Queen and the Rook on a8. 1. ... Qxb5 2. Rxa8 check. 1. ... Qxa1 2. Rxa1 Rxa1 3. Qxa1	_____	3W0150 1. a6+ and black will have to give up the bishop to stop the pawn from queening on move 3. If not then a7+ and a8=Q.
3W0151 1. Qc3 forces mate 1. ... f6 2. Rd8+ 1. ... h5 2. Rc8+ Kh7 3. Rh8 mate - black can delay it bay sacking pieces	_____	3W0152 1. Rxh7! Now if Kxh7 then 2. Qxf7+ forks the king and pawns. If instead 1. ... Raf8 then 2. Qg6+ forces mate on move 3.
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3W0155 [solution]	_____	3W0156 [solution]      [Next]
3W0153 1. Rh5 with a deadly fork on the bishop and knight . if 1. ... Nf5 2. Rxf5+. If 1. ... Bg5 2. Nd5+ Ke5 3. Rxg5+ wins	_____	3W0154 1. Qf8+ Kh7 2. Be4+ wins the Queen on h2 with a discovered attack on move 3. (Or white can go for mate in 3 more moves.)
3W0155 1. Rd6 (slightly better than Rf6) and the bishop covers the square c1 to stop mate. Black can't stop 2. Rd8 and 3. e8=Q.	_____	3W0156 1. Rd1!! threatening Rd5 mate. 1. ... Rxe6 2. Rd5 mate Black has nothing better than 1. ... Rd7 2. Rxd7 and 3. Rd5 mate
3W0157 [solution]	_____	3W0158 [solution]      [Next]
3W0159 [solution]	_____	3W0160 [solution]      [Next]
3W0157 1. Bc1!! traps the rook. If 1. ... Rxb3 2. axb3 and now if 2. ... Qxa1 3. Bxh6+ makes a discovered attack on the Queen on a1.	_____	3W0158 There are lots of ways to win here, but the best is 1. Rg7+ Kh8 2. Ne7 or Ne5 and Black is totally helpless to stop 3. Ng6 mate.
3W0159 1. Rg7 and now Kf6 or Kd6 then 2. e5+ wins the knight on move 3. If instead 1. ... Bxe6 2. Rxe7 wins the bishop on move 3	_____	3W0160 1. The simple way is 1. Nh7+ Ke7 2. Bxc5+ Kd8 3. Qxg8+ winning the rook. But does 1. Qh5 forces mate in 5 to 6 moves?

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