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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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0 [Next]	Reprinted with permission from Chess Life for Kids. White to move
1 [Next]	White to move
2 [Next]	White to move
3 [Next]	Wins.
4 [Next]	White to move
5 [Next]	White to move
6 [Next]	White to move
7 [Next]	What is wrong with promoting to a queen? White to move
8 [Next]	Promoting to a queen produces stalemate. What is wrong with taking the bishop? White to move
9 [Next]	Taking the bishop immediately stalemates as well. White to move
10 [Next]	mate.
11 [Next]	This is from an otherwise forgetable game on itsyourturn.com. Development is roughly equal but poorly placed pieces and open lines are killing black. White to move
12 [Next]	Ka8 was a better choice for black but it is still a lost cause. White to move
13 [Next]	White to move
14 [Next]	Mate.