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• Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
• If you find any errors, then please let me know.- John.
• Please use the links below to center the problems, find the solution, and to advance to the next problem.

5B0001 [solution]	_____	5B0002 [solution]      [Next]
5B0003 [solution]	_____	5B0004 [solution]      [Next]
5B0001 How to read chess notation. 1. ... Kg2 and the pawn queens on move 5.	_____	5B0002 1. ... Qc3+ 2. Qxc3 bxc3+ 3. Kxc3 h3 queens on move 5.
5B0003 1. ... Rxg4 2. Qb8+ Kh7 3. Qb1+ e4 4. Rxg4 Qxg4 5. ... Qg2 mate.	_____	5B0004 1. ... Rc8+ 2. Kb2 Qe2+ 3. Kb1 Qxe1+ 4. Kb2 Qe2+ 5. Kb1 Qc2 mate
5B0005 [solution]	_____	5B0006 [solution]      [Next]
5B0007 [solution]	_____	5B0008 [solution]      [Next]
5B0005 1. ... Rxf1 2. Qxf1 Bf4+ 3. g3 Rc2+ 4. Kg1 Be3+ 5. Kh1 Rc1 wins.	_____	5B0006 1. ... Nf3+ 2. Kg2 Qxh2+ 3. Kxf3 Qxh3+ 4. Kf4 Bh6+ 5. Ke4 Qf5 mate.
5B0007 1. ... Rd3+ 2. Ke2 Qd1+ 3. Kf2 Rf3+ 4. Kg2 Qf1+ 5. Kh2 Rh3 mate.	_____	5B0008 1. ... Rd4+ 2. ... Qc5+ 3. ....Rd6+ 4. .... Qc7+ 5. ... Rd8 mate.
5B0009 [solution]	_____	5B0010 [solution]      [Next]
5B0011 [solution]	_____	5B0012 [solution]      [Next]
5B0009 1. ... Rg2+ 2. Kh1 Rh2+ 3. Kg1 R2g2+ 4. Kf1 Rh1+ followed by mate on move 5.	_____	5B0010 1. ... Bxa2+ 2. Kxa2 Qa4+ 3. Kb1 Qc2+ 4. Ka2 Rc6! 5. Ka3 Rb6! forces mate
5B0011 1. ... e3+ 2. Kd3 b2 3. Kc2 (if 3. a6 b1=Q+) e2 4. a6 e1=Q wins 5. Kxb2 Qa5	_____	5B0012 1. ... Rc5+ 2. Kg4 Rxh5 3. Kxh5 Kf6 or g2 and black will Queen around move 5.
5B0013 [solution]	_____	5B0014 [solution]      [Next]
5B0015 [solution]	_____	5B0016 [solution]      [Next]
5B0013 1. ... Rf2+ 2. Kg1 Rg2+ 3. Kh1 (Not Kf1 Rbf2 mate) Rh2+ 4. Kg1 Rbg2+ 5. Kf1 Rh1 mate.	_____	5B0014 1. ... Rh2+ 2. Kg1 Rbg2+ 3. Kf1 Bb5+ wins. 4. Bd3 Bxd3+ 5. Re2 Rxe2 with forced mate threats.
5B0015 1. ... Nd3+!!! and now not 2. Bxd3 Qe1 mate, so instead 2. Kb1 Qe1+ 3. Ka2 Rxc2+ forces mate on move 5.	_____	5B0016 1. ... Qa1+ 2. Kd2 Bb4+ 3. c3 dxc3+ 4. bxc3 Qb2+ 5. Ke1 Bxc3 mate! Note that the knight on e1 is pinned.
5B0017 [solution]	_____	5B0018 [solution]      [Next]
5B0019 [solution]	_____	5B0020 [solution]      [Next]
5B0017 1. ... Qa1+ 2. Kd2 Bb4+ 3. c3 (Nc3 dxc3+ bxc3 Bxc3 mate) Qxb2+ 4. Ke1 Bxc3+ now if 5. Rd2 Qc1 mate.	_____	5B0018 1. ... Qc3+ 2. Kd1 Be3 3. Qd1 to prevent mate, and 3. .... Rd8 forces mate. 4. Qxd8 Rxd8+ 5. Bd3 Qd2 mate.
5B0019 1. ... Qc5+ 2. Kh1 Nf2+ wins. White must take the knight or else 3. Kg1 Nh3+ 4. Kg1 Qg1+! 5. Rxg1 Nf2 mate!	_____	5B0020 1. ... Nxb4+ 2. Ke3 Nxd5+ 3. exd5 f5! with an easily won endgame. White can't stop 4. ... Kd6 and 5. ... Kxd5

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