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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
If you find any errors, then please let me know.- John.
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8B0001 [solution]	_____	8B0002 [solution] [Next]
8B0003 [solution]	_____	8B0307 [solution] [Next]
8B0001 How to read chess notation. 1. ... Rc3 threatening mate and now the best white has is 2. Rb3 Rxb3 3. axb3 a5! and the pawn queens on move 8.	_____	8B0002 1. ... Nd3+ 2. Kb1 Rb8+ 3. Qb3 Rxb3+ 4. ab Nf2 If instead 2. Kb3 Rb8+ 3. Kc4 Nb2 mate. If instead 2. Ka3 Bb2+ 3. Kb3 Rb8+ 4. Kc4 Ne5+! 5. Kxc5 Qe3+! 6. Rd4 Ba3+ 7. Qxa3 Qxa3+ 8. Rb4 Qxb4 mate.
8B0003 1. ... Rxd6 2. Kxd6 h4 and the black pawn Queens first, although it is a little tricky. 3. c4 h3 4. c5 h2 5. c6 h1=Q and now 6. Kb5 Qh3 and 7. ... Qc8. If 6. c7 Qh3 and 7. ... Kc8. If 6. Kd7 or Kc7 then Qd5 wins easily. i.e. 6. Kc7 Qd5 7. Kb6 (or else he can't push the pawn.) 7. ... Kg6 8. c7 Qa8!! stops the pawn.	_____	8B0307 1. ... Qxd5!! is a great defensive combination. If 2. exd5 then Bxf5 and black hasn't won material but he has kept his king from getting mated and is in a won position.