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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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0 [Next]	White to move
1 [Next]	White to move
2 [Next]	mate
3 [Next]	black is trying to avoid being mated. White to move
4 [Next]	White to move
5 [Next]	White to move
6 [Next]	White to move
7 [Next]	We have a won position because we not only win the exchage but will win the knight on c8 as well after Kxf5, Rxg8 e4, Rc7
8 [Next]	How should black best defend?
9 [Next]	The move Nb6 allows black to free his pieces.
10 [Next]	Instead he played h5???? How can we put black away?
11 [Next]	The move Rg6 sets up a mating net. Black tried Nd6, but then Be6 was followed by g3 mate.