[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "303 Tricky Chess Puzzles"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1qnr2k/p4p1p/1p2p3/6Qp/3RR3/2P3P1/P4PKP/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

1. Rg4 hxg4 2. Rxg4 Qb7+ 3. Kg1 f5 4. Qf6+ Qg7 5. Qxg7# *

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[PlyCount "3"]

1... Qxg3+ 2. hxg3 Rh1# *

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[PlyCount "1"]

1... Rf1# *

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[PlyCount "3"]

1. Nb6+ Nxb6 2. Qd8# *

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[PlyCount "3"]

1... Qxa2+ 2. Kxa2 Ra8+ {and mate next move} *

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[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2q1kbR1/1b3r1Q/p2p4/4p1B1/p1nNP3/P4P2/1PP5/1K6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Rxf8+ Kxf8 (1... Rxf8 2. Qe7#) (1... Kd7 2. Qxf7#) 2. Qh8# *

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[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/7p/5Qpk/2Pp2r1/5pP1/PP2qP2/3R2K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "2"]

1... Qxd1+ $2 (1... Rxg3+ $1 2. fxg3 (2. Kh2 Qxf2+) (2. Kh1 Qxd1+ 3. Kh2 Qg1#)
2... Qg2#) 2. Kh2 *

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[PlyCount "1"]

1... d4# *

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[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r1k/6p1/p2p1rRp/2pPpq1Q/8/PPp1P3/5P1R/K7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Qxh6+ gxh6 (1... Kg8 2. Qxg7#) 2. Rhxh6# *

[Event "?"]
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[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b3nr/pppk2qp/1bnp4/4p1BQ/2BPP3/2P5/PP3PPP/RN3RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Be6+ Kxe6 2. Qe8+ Nge7 3. d5# *

[Event "?"]
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[Result "*"]
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[PlyCount "3"]

1... Rg1+ 2. Kxg1 Rxf1# *

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[PlyCount "3"]

1... Qf1+ 2. Ng1 Qxg2# *

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[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r2/ppn3k1/5qr1/7R/8/1BP1Q3/P5R1/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]

1. Qh6# *

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[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r6/8/8/p2R1B2/6Pk/1Pb2K2/7P/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]

1. Bc8 {with 2 Rh5#} *

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1... Rd1 2. fxg4 hxg4 {and Rg1 mate shortly} *

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[PlyCount "3"]

1. a5+ Kb5 2. Bd7# *

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[PlyCount "3"]

1. Rxg8+ Rxg8 2. Qe7# *

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[FEN "3nr3/pp3q2/3pkbQ1/2pN4/4p1P1/2P1B2P/PP1R4/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]

1. Qf5# *

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[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k3r2/pp1bn3/4p2p/4P3/1PR4P/P2B3R/6K1/4q3 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1... Rf2+ 2. Kg3 Qg1# *

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[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1p4pp/p1b1qr2/3k4/8/2P3Q1/PP4PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Qd3+ Kc5 2. Qd4+ Kb5 3. Qb4# *

[Event "?"]
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[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
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[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/5Nbp/p3Q3/8/8/2P3P1/P3rq1P/3R3K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Nh6+ Kh8 (1... Kf8 2. Rd8#) 2. Qg8# *

[Event "?"]
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[Round "?"]
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[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/1b3p1p/4rnp1/1p3NQ1/1Pp1P3/2P2P1P/2B2qP1/3R3K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Qxf6+ Rxf6 2. Rd8# *

[Event "?"]
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[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
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[PlyCount "1"]

1. Re7# *

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[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7R/7P/2p5/PbB5/1Pk2p2/5p2/3K1P2/7r b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]

1... Ba4 {and ...Rd1 mate is unstoppable} *

[Event "?"]
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[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5N2/8/8/7P/P1n5/3bk3/8/4K3 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1... Be2 2. Nd7 {or any move} Na3 3. h6 {or any move} Nc2# {mate} *

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[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2Q1b1r1/p1n2p1p/1pkNp1qn/2p5/2P5/1P3P2/P5PP/3R1R1K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Qb7+ Kd7 2. Nf5# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
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[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rq3k/3b1Q1p/p1n4p/1p1B4/2pP4/2P5/5PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Re8+ Qxe8 (1... Bxe8 2. Qf8# (2. Qg8#)) 2. Qf6# *

[Event "?"]
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[Result "*"]
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[FEN "1r2k3/p7/1rbQ1n2/3p4/2p5/P4P2/1PBp2PP/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]

1. Bg6# *

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[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3b3/p3kpbN/4pNp1/qP6/3B2P1/P3PP2/1Pr5/1K1R1B1R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Bc5+ Rxc5 2. Ng8# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
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[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1rk4/pp1q1Q2/5pp1/6N1/8/8/PP3PPP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Qf8+ Qe8 2. Nf7+ Kd7 3. Qd6# *

[Event "?"]
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[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/5p2/1p5p/2ppp3/PpP1P1rP/1P1PnqPK/4N3/4Q1R1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1... Rxh4+ 2. Kxh4 Qg4# *

[Event "?"]
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[Date "????.??.??"]
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[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1kr5/2p5/P7/qp1PNQ1P/2P5/6P1/5P2/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Nc6+ Ka8 2. Qxc8# *

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[PlyCount "1"]

1... Qf3# *

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[PlyCount "1"]

1... Rg4 {and ...Rh2 mate is unstoppable} *

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[PlyCount "3"]

1... Bc3+ 2. Ka3 Rgb2 {and ...R6b3 mate} *

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[PlyCount "3"]

1... Bxh2+ 2. Kh1 (2. Rxh2 Qxh2#) 2... Ng3# *

[Event "?"]
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[FEN "1r5k/pbp4p/1p1qpNp1/4Q3/3P4/8/PPP3PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Ne8+ Qxe5 (1... Kg8 2. Qg7#) 2. Rf8# *

[Event "?"]
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[Result "*"]
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[FEN "2k1n3/p1p1R1p1/1p4q1/7p/7P/5QP1/P6K/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]

1. Qa8# *

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[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q1r2/ppp1bp2/3n3k/6Nn/5N2/P5Q1/1PP3PP/2KR3R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Nxf7+ Kh7 2. Qg6# *

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[Result "*"]
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[FEN "7k/2p1Q1pp/P7/P1p3R1/3q4/5P1K/8/6r1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1... Rh1+ 2. Kg3 Qh4+ 3. Kg2 Qh2# *

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[PlyCount "3"]

1. Re7+ Kd8 2. Qe8# *

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[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b1r1k1/p1q4p/1np1p1pB/1p1n4/3PN3/1BP2Q2/PP4PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Qf8+ Rxf8 2. Rxf8# *

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[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "b1r3k1/7p/P7/1P1p1pn1/Q2Pn1Pq/8/5PP1/R3NBK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1... Nh3+ 2. gxh3 (2. Kh2 Nhxf2+ 3. Kg1 Qh1#) 2... Qxf2+ 3. Kh1 Ng3# *

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[Result "*"]
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[FEN "5r1k/R4B1p/1n5b/3Pp3/1q6/3Q4/5P1P/5KR1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Qxh7+ Kxh7 2. Bg8+ Kh8 3. Rh7# *

[Event "?"]
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[FEN "r6k/pp1b3p/1q2NRp1/3Pn3/4P3/1BQ5/P5PP/4K3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Rf8+ Rxf8 2. Qxe5+ {and mate on g7} *

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[PlyCount "3"]

1. Bh7+ Kh8 (1... Nxh7 2. Qxh7#) 2. Nxf7# *

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[PlyCount "5"]

1. Bf8 Rxf8 2. Qxf8+ Qxf8 3. Rxf8# *

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[FEN "1n3rnr/p6p/2pN2p1/k1P5/1p2P3/3R1PBB/PP5P/2K5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Ra3+ bxa3 2. Be1+ Ka6 (2... Ka4 3. b3#) 3. Bf1# *

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[Result "*"]
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[FEN "r5k1/ppq2ppp/2p5/3p3n/3b3N/5N1P/PPQ3B1/R1B4K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1... Ng3+ 2. Kh2 Nf1+ 3. Kh1 Qh2+ 4. Nxh2 Ng3# *

[Event "?"]
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[Result "*"]
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[FEN "1rB2k2/p1p2rb1/6p1/1p1p2P1/2qP4/7Q/PP5R/1K5R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Qh8+ Bxh8 2. Rxh8+ Ke7 (2... Kg7 3. R1h7#) 3. Re1+ Kd6 4. Re6# *

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[Result "*"]
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[FEN "r1b1r2k/pppq1Qpp/4p3/3nP3/2B5/B1P2R2/P1P3PP/R6K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Qf8+ Rxf8 2. Rxf8# *

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[FEN "rnbq1r2/pp2kpp1/4pb1p/1B2N2Q/3pN3/8/PPP3PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Qxf7+ Rxf7 2. Ng6# *

[Event "?"]
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[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rr1k2/5p2/p3b3/4P3/3BP2Q/2P1K3/2q4P/6R1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Bc5+ Rd6 (1... Rxc5 2. Qxd8#) (1... Ke8 2. Qe7#) 2. Bxd6+ Ke8 3. Qe7# *

[Event "?"]
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[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r6r/2p3pp/p2b2k1/1p1Q4/4p1b1/1B6/PPP1qB2/RN4K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1... Bh2+ 2. Kxh2 (2. Kg2 {not taking the B doesn't help either} Bf3+ 3. Kh3
Qf1+ 4. Kh4 Qxf2+ 5. Kh3 Qg3#) 2... Qxf2+ 3. Kh1 Bf3# *

[Event "?"]
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[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r3k1/3R4/7K/4NpP1/5n2/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Rg7+ Kf8 (1... Kh8 2. Nf7#) 2. Nd7+ Ke8 3. Nf6+ Kf8 (3... Kd8 4. Rd7#) 4. g6
{and mate coming on f7 (Rf7)} *

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[Result "*"]
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[FEN "rnb5/4Q3/3rp2p/4k3/1P1p1N2/3B4/P1P3PP/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Qg7+ Kxf4 2. Qg3# *

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[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rqk2r/pp2bR2/4p2p/4p2Q/3pN3/8/PPP3PP/6K1 w k - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W} 1. Nf6+ Bxf6 2. Rg7+ Kf8 3. Qf7# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k1r4/ppp2ppp/8/1Q2P3/8/b1q4B/PRP4P/2K4R b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B} 1... Qd2+ 2. Kb1 Qd1+ 3. Rxd1 Rxd1# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r1k1/pp1b2pp/2p2r2/2PpB2q/1P1P1p2/5P2/P1B1QP1P/3R2RK b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{B} 1... Qxh2+ 2. Kxh2 Rh6+ 3. Kg2 Bh3+ 4. Kh2 (4. Kh1 Bf1#) 4... Bf1# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1r5k/3R3p/p1p3r1/P1Np1n2/2P2P2/1P6/4R2K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{B} 1... Rh5+ 2. Kg1 Rg7+ 3. Kf1 (3. Rg6 Rxg6+ 4. Kf1 Rh1+ 5. Kf2 Rg2#) 3...
Rh1+ 4. Kf2 Rg2# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbq3r/pp1kbR2/4p2p/4Q3/3pN3/3B4/PPP3PP/R5K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W} 1. Bb5+ Nc6 2. Nf6# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3rk2/pp3ppQ/2b1pbp1/2P3N1/5B2/2Pq4/PP4PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]

{W} 1. Bd6+ {and Qh8 mate is unstoppable} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4rb1r/pp5p/1q2bP1p/2pPP3/2k5/2N5/PP4PP/R4R1K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W} 1. Rf4+ Kd3 2. Rd1+ Kc2 (2... Ke3 3. Rf3#) 3. Rf2# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b1r2k/pp2bR2/1n2p2N/8/3pqN1Q/8/PPP3PP/R5K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W} 1. Nf5+ Bxh4 (1... Kg8 2. Qh7#) 2. Ng6+ Kg8 3. Nh6# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/pp4pk/4Qb1p/3p4/2qP4/K7/P2R2PP/3R4 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

{B} 1... Qc3+ 2. Ka4 b5+ 3. Kxb5 Qc4+ 4. Ka5 Bd8+ 5. Qb6 Bxb6# (5... axb6#) *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r5rk/ppp4p/3p4/2b2Q2/3pPP1q/2P2n2/PP3PRP/RNB4K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B} 1... Qxh2+ 2. Rxh2 Rg1# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r6r/1pp3k1/1b6/p2P1p2/P1N1pn2/2P2PP1/BP5P/4RR1K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B} 1... Rxh2+ 2. Kxh2 Rh8# {R check with B&N helpers mate} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b1r3/p1q2k1p/2p2npB/1p1p4/3PN3/2P2Q2/PP4PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W} 1. Ng5+ Kg8 2. Rxe8+ Nxe8 3. Qf8# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r6r/ppN1b1pp/1q4k1/6N1/3p1PQ1/8/PPP4P/R1B3K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{W} 1. Nge6+ Kh6 (1... Kf6 2. Qg5+ Kf7 3. Qxg7#) 2. f5+ g5 3. Bxg5+ (3. fxg6+)
3... Bxg5 4. Qxg5# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rn3b1N/pp2k2p/4p2q/1Np4Q/3P4/8/PPP3PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{W} 1. Qxc5+ {forces mate} Kd8 (1... Kd7 2. Rf7+ Be7 (2... Kd8 3. Qc7+ Ke8 4.
Qc8#) 3. Rxe7+ Kd8 4. Qc7#) 2. Qc7+ Ke8 3. Qc8+ Ke7 4. Rf7# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/1pq2p1p/p4RpQ/6N1/8/2P4P/PP4P1/7K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B} 1... Rd1+ 2. Rf1 Rxf1# {R with Q help-mate} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4n1R1/4q2k/3p3r/3Pp3/2r1Pp2/5P2/6QP/6RK w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W} 1. Rh8+ Kxh8 2. Qg8# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1n1qkr2/r4p2/p2b4/1ppPpQ1B/4N2p/8/PPP3PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W} 1. Qe6+ Re7 (1... Be7 2. Nf6#) (1... Qe7 2. Nxd6+ Kd8 3. Qc8#) 2. Nf6# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b3kr/ppq5/5Q2/1B1p3p/8/3P4/PP4PP/5R1K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W} 1. Qg6+ Qg7 2. Rf8+ Kxf8 3. Qe8# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r2r2k/1p1n1R1p/p1qp2pB/6Pn/P1Pp4/3B3P/1P3Q1K/5R2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Rxh7+ Kxh7 2. Bxg6+ Kh8 (2... Kxg6 3. Qf5#) 3. Bg7+ Nxg7 (3... Kxg7 4. Qf7+
Kh8 5. Qh7#) 4. Qh4+ {and Q mates at h7} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/pp1Q3p/2p3pk/2P3N1/1P2B1n1/1q4P1/b6P/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W} 1. Qxh7+ Kxg5 $8 2. Qh4# (2. Qxg6#) *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2rk3/pp4pp/2p1B3/2Q1N2q/8/2P5/P4PPP/1R4K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B} 1... Rd1+ (1... Qd1+ 2. Rxd1 Rxd1#) 2. Rxd1 Qxd1# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2qr1k1/pppb1pp1/2nb4/6p1/3pB3/P6P/1PPB1QP1/R4RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W} 1. Qxf7+ Kh8 2. Qh5+ Kg8 3. Qh7# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3rk2r/pp3ppp/2nQB3/8/5p2/4nN2/PPP3PP/2KR4 w k - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{W  Faced with a skewer down the d<->, W's best defense is to attack.} 1. Bxf7+
Kxf7 2. Ng5+ Ke8 (2... Kg8 3. Qe6+ Kf8 4. Qf7#) 3. Qe6+ Ne7 4. Qf7# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2b2rk1/2rn1Rp1/p3p3/1p3BN1/4N3/4n1K1/PPP3P1/7R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]

{W} 1. Rxg7+ {begins a barrage of checks, culminating in mate} Kxg7 2. Rh7+ Kg8
3. Bxe6+ Rf7 4. Bxf7+ Kf8 5. Ne6+ Ke7 6. Bg8+ Ke8 7. Nd6# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/5r2/1p3q2/p1pQ4/2P3R1/4P2P/7K/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Qh5+ Rh7 2. Qe8+ Qf8 $8 3. Qxf8# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r3/pb5k/4ppNP/n1p2r2/8/2P1Q3/Pq2BPP1/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Rd7+ Kxg6 (1... Kg8 2. Rg7#) 2. Rg7# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bqkb1r/1p4p1/2p1p2p/p2pNp2/1n1PnBQ1/3B4/PPP2PPP/RN3RK1 w k - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Qg6+ Ke7 2. Qf7+ Kd6 3. Nc4# {dis dbl ch} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/7R/2rppkp1/1r2p1p1/1p2P3/2P1P3/5KP1/3R4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Kg3 g4 2. Kh4 (2. Kxg4 g5 3. Kh5 bxc3 4. Rf1#) 2... g5+ 3. Kh5 bxc3 4. Rf1#
*

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/pp1b2Qp/2pk4/3p1pB1/5p2/3P3P/PPq2PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

1. Qf8+ Kc7 (1... Ke6 2. Qf6#) (1... Ke5 2. Qf6#) 2. Bd8+ Kb8 (2... Kc8 3. Bb6+
Be8 4. Qxe8#) 3. Be7+ Bc8 (3... Kc7 4. Qd8#) (3... Be8 4. Qxe8+ Kc7 5. Qd8#) 4.
Bd6+ Ka8 5. Qxc8# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/6p1/1q1B4/p2Pp2P/b1p1Q1P1/2K5/r4P2/1R6 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1... Rc2+ 2. Qxc2 Qd4# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5b1k/pb1qrpp1/1p5p/2p5/2P5/2B4Q/PPB2PPP/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Qxh6+ Kg8 2. Qh7# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5k2/pr3p1p/1p3P2/7p/4rP2/P5R1/1P5P/3R3K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Rd8+ Re8 2. Rg8+ Kxg8 3. Rxe8# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b4r/1pp2Q1p/p4R2/3P2p1/3q4/6kP/PPP3P1/R6K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Rf3+ Kh4 2. g3+ Kxh3 3. Qh5+ Qh4 4. gxh4# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnk4r/pp1R4/4p2p/1B2N1q1/3Q4/8/PPP3PP/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Qc5+ Nc6 2. Qxc6+ bxc6 3. Ba6+ Kb8 4. Nxc6# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4krr1/1b4nQ/p3n1R1/1p2pB2/8/P1N5/1PP2qPP/3R3K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Rxe6+ Nxe6 (1... Kf7 2. Qg6#) 2. Qd7# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4nk2/p2R4/1pN1p1P1/8/2P2PK1/r7/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

1. Rf7+ Kg8 2. Ne7+ Kh8 3. Rh7# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k1r4/4b1pp/1q6/1pp2n2/1r3P2/5QP1/5PBP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

1. Qa8+ Kc7 2. Ra7+ Qxa7 (2... Kd6 3. Qd5#) 3. Qxa7+ Kd6 4. Qb6+ Kd7 5. Qc6# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/p1p1q2p/1p4p1/2Pnb3/2Q5/2P5/PP1N2PP/R1B3K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

1... Bd4+ 2. cxd4 Qe3+ 3. Kh1 Qe1+ 4. Nf1 Rxf1+ 5. Qxf1 Qxf1# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6rk/7p/p2p4/P2Pnp2/N1Pb3q/R4PnP/3Q3K/3BR3 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

1... Nf1+ 2. Rxf1 (2. Kh1 Rg1#) 2... Qg3+ 3. Kh1 Qxh3+ 4. Qh2 Qxf1+ 5. Qg1
Qxg1# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "Q2q4/4kp2/3p1p1b/1B2pP2/pP2P1rP/Pp6/1P6/1KR5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]

{Done in two stages} 1. Rc7+ Kf8 (1... Qxc7 2. Qe8#) 2. Qxd8+ {
and you win the Q} Kg7 3. Rxf7+ Kxf7 4. Bc4+ d5 5. Bxd5+ Kg7 6. Qg8# {
and you've got the K} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r2/4b1k1/p2p1r2/P1P1p3/5np1/BP2R3/6P1/3RN1K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]

1... Ne2+ 2. Rxe2 (2. Kh2 Rh8+ 3. Rh3 g3+ 4. Kh1 Rf1#) 2... Rf1+ 3. Kh2 Rh8+ 4.
Kg3 Bh4+ 5. Kxg4 Rf4+ 6. Kh3 Bf2# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r1k/ppp3pp/3B2n1/1P2p3/P2q4/2Nr2PP/1Q3P2/2R2RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]

{Strip away the P cover first, to allow the heavy access.} 1... Rxg3+ 2. Kh2
Rxh3+ 3. Kxh3 Rf3+ 4. Kh2 Qh4+ 5. Kg2 Qg4+ 6. Kh2 Rh3# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bq1rk1/1pp1b1pp/p1n5/3p2p1/3P3Q/P2B1N2/1PP3PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]

1. Qxh7+ Kf7 2. Nxg5+ Ke8 3. Qg6+ Kd7 4. Qe6+ Ke8 5. Bg6+ Rf7 6. Bxf7+ Kf8 7.
Nh7# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r5r1/pQ3pB1/3pk3/6q1/8/8/P4PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]

1. Re1+ Qe5 (1... Kf5 2. Qe4#) 2. Rxe5+ dxe5 3. Qc6+ Kf5 (3... Ke7 4. Bf6+ Kf8
5. Qxa8#) 4. Qf6+ Ke4 (4... Kg4 5. h3+ Kh5 6. Qh6#) 5. Qxe5+ Kd3 6. Qc3+ Ke2 (
6... Ke4 7. Qf3#) 7. Qc2+ Ke1 8. Bc3# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/p4qp1/B1p1r3/B1P1p2p/3pP3/1P4P1/P2Q1n1P/R3R1K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "37"]

{B  Mating Attack} 1... Qf3 2. Qxf2 (2. Kf1 Nh3+ 3. Qf2 Qxf2#) 2... Qxf2+ 3.
Kh1 Qf3+ 4. Kg1 Rg6 5. Rf1 Qe3+ 6. Kh1 Qxe4+ 7. Kg1 Qe3+ 8. Kh1 Rgf6 9. Rxf6
Rxf6 10. Re1 Qf3+ 11. Kg1 d3 12. Bc4+ Kf8 13. Bxd3 Qxd3 14. Bd2 Qxd2 15. Rf1
Qe3+ 16. Kg2 Qe2+ 17. Kh3 Rxf1 18. b4 Rf2 19. a3 Rxh2# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2r5/p2bkp2/1p6/4R2P/PP4R1/K1P2B2/3r4 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Mating Attack} 1... Be5 {/\...Ra1#} 2. c3 (2. Rxe5+ fxe5 3. Kb2 Rd2 {wins})
2... Rd2+ {wins} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4rr2/2q2p2/p1b1pP1k/1p1p4/2n3Q1/P1P5/1P3PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]

{W  Mating Attack} 1. f4 {/\2 Qg5+} Qxf4 (1... Rg8 2. Qh4+ Kg6 3. Qg5+ Kh7 4.
Qh5#) 2. Qxf4+ Kh5 3. g4+ Kh4 4. Qh6+ Kxg4 5. Rf1 e5 6. h3+ Kg3 7. Qg5+ Kxh3 8.
Rf3# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r6k/2pR1Q1p/p4p2/P5pK/4q1P1/7P/1B3P2/6r1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  Mating Attack  Both Ks are near being mated, but it is Bk's move, so...} 
1... Qxg4+ 2. Kh6 (2. hxg4 Rh1#) 2... Qxh3+ 3. Qh5 Qxd7 {wins} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r5/2b2pp1/2Npnkbp/2nBp3/4P1PP/5P2/Q3N3/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  Mating Attack  W wins too much material} 1. f4 {
threatens both 2 f5 and 2 g5} Nxf4 (1... Bxe4 2. g5+ hxg5 3. fxg5+ Nxg5 4.
hxg5+ Kxg5 5. Bxe4 Nxe4 {wins}) 2. Nxf4 exf4 3. Qb2# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rq1rk1/1ppb1ppp/p1n2n2/2Ppp3/8/3BPN2/PPQB1PPP/2R1K2R b K - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]

{B  Fork trick} 1... e4 {wins a N or B} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3q1b1k/1b5p/2p1Q1p1/1pP5/4Nr2/4R2P/5PP1/5BK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]

{W  Fork} 1. Qe5+ {wins the BR} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5Qp1/1brp4/4p1k1/4n3/8/4N1K1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W  Fork} 1. Qxg7+ {followed by Qh7 picks off the BN} Kh4 2. Qh7+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/4N3/5kP1/8/7b/8/5PK1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W  Fork} 1. g7 Kxg7 {only sensible move} 2. Nf5+ {wins the BB} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2R2pbk/2b3p1/4Pq1p/P2Q3P/1p6/1K6/2B5 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Fork} 1... Qxe5 2. Qxe5 Bxe5+ {wins a R} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k7/b7/p3Pp2/7q/6P1/1r1R1K2/4Q2P/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Fork} 1... Qd5+ {the WR is pinned} 2. Kf4 Rxd3 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "kb6/P4R2/8/2p5/3p4/2p3P1/1r3PK1/R7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "27"]

{W  Pinning motif} 1. axb8=Q+ {W must contend with all the Bk Ps, and the
simplest way is to pile up on the pinned B} Kxb8 2. Rh1 {threatens mate} Rb7 3.
Rxb7+ Kxb7 4. Kf3 {getting the K into the action} c4 5. g4 {
W advances a o^ of his own, which the BK must watch} Kc7 6. Ke2 {
preparing to block and capture} d3+ 7. Kd1 Kc6 8. g5 {W distracts the BK} c2+
9. Kd2 Kd5 (9... c1=Q+ 10. Rxc1 Kd5 11. g6 {wins}) 10. g6 Ke6 11. Rg1 c3+ 12.
Kc1 d2+ 13. Kxc2 d1=Q+ 14. Kxd1 {wins} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r5k1/8/2p3pp/p3bb2/4rB2/P4RK1/1PP4P/5R2 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Pin} 1... Rxf4 2. Rxf4 g5 {wins material} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2R1nr1k/2n3pp/p2rq3/4NpR1/5P2/3PP3/6BP/2Q3K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  Pin} 1. Qxc7 {and if} Nxc7 (1... g6 2. Rxe8 Rxe8 3. Qxd6 Qxd6 4. Nf7+ {
with a winning material advtg} Kg8 5. Nxd6) 2. Rxf8+ Qg8 3. Nf7# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k6/1b3n1p/3rp3/p3n3/1p4p1/1B4B1/2R2PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W  Pin} 1. Rxe5 {puts W a R ahead} Nxe5 (1... Rd1+ 2. Re1+) 2. Bxe5 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r4/p4k2/1p2p3/n1p2p2/2P2PP1/P2PP1R1/2Q4K/q6N b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

{B  Skewer  First, a skewer on the K&N} 1... Rh8+ 2. Kg2 (2. Rh3 Rxh3+ 3. Kxh3
Qxh1+) 2... Qxh1+ 3. Kf2 {then a skewer on the K&Q} Rh2+ 4. Rg2 Qxg2+ 5. Ke1
Qg1# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/p3ppbp/np1p2p1/3P4/qP1NP3/4BP2/3Q2PP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W  Skewer} 1. Ra1 Qxb4 2. Rxa6 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2k4/3b1p2/4p1p1/1B1pP1P1/1K1R1P2/2P5/1P6/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  Skewer} 1... Bxb5 $1 (1... Rb8 $2 2. c4 Ke7 (2... Kc7 3. b3) 3. b3 {
and W keeps the extra P}) 2. Kxb5 Rb8+ 3. Ka4 Rxb2 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r1rk2/pq4pp/1pb2p2/8/2B5/4Q1P1/P4P1P/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W  Skewer} 1. Qa3+ Re7 (1... Qe7 2. Rxe7) 2. Ba6 {wins} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "br3rk1/3q1pp1/3p3p/p1p5/P1Pn4/1P2QBP1/3N1P1P/2R2RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Skewer} 1... Bxf3 2. Nxf3 Rxb3 {wins a P} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3r1k1/pbpn1pbp/1p1q1np1/3Np1B1/2P1P3/5NP1/PPQ2PBP/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]

{W  Uncover a hit on the BQ} 1. Nxf6+ {dis ch and wins the BQ} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q1rk1/ppp1bpp1/3p1n2/3Np1Q1/4P3/3P1P2/PPP3PP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Dis @    Already a pc up, Bk uses a dis @ on the WQ to win another pc} 1...
Nxd5 2. Qh5 (2. exd5 Bxg5) 2... Ne3 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k6/p1p1R1pp/1pQ2nq1/8/8/7P/P5PK/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Dis @} 1... Ng4+ {dis @ on the WQ} 2. hxg4 Qxc6 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/2R5/5p1p/pp2B2N/5RP1/P7/2r3qP/K7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W  Dis @ on the BQ} 1. Rxf6 {threatens mate on f8} Rxc7 (1... Kg8 2. Rg7+ Kh8
3. Rxh6#) (1... Ra2+ 2. Kb1 {and Bk is out of reasonable moves}) 2. Rf2+ {
dis ch and an @ on the BQ} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1rr3k1/4b1pp/8/p4p2/qnP1p3/BR3PP1/7P/1QR2NK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{B  Discovery} 1... Nc6 2. Rxb8 (2. Bxe7 Rxb3 {Bk is material up}) (2. Rcc3
Qxa3 3. fxe4 Qc5+ 4. Kg2 {Bk is up a B}) 2... Rxb8 3. Qxb8+ (3. Bb2 Qb3 4. c5
Qxb2 5. Qxb2 Rxb2 {Bk is up a B&P}) 3... Nxb8 4. Bxe7 Nc6 {
and Bk is material up} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2br2k1/p1qr1p1p/1pp2Rp1/4p3/2P1P3/2N2NP1/PPQ2P1P/3R2K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]

{B  Trapping} 1... Kg7 {traps the WR} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r3k1/5p2/2P3p1/R2p4/p4p2/1b2qN2/2r3PP/Q3R2K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]

{B  Trapping} 1... Qb6 {wins the loose WR} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4b3/1p2r1bk/p1rpP2p/8/2P1qN2/7Q/PP3BPP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W  Trapping} 1. Nd5 {wins the exch} Rxe6 (1... Rec7 2. Nxc7) 2. Re1 {skewer} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5b2/5r2/1p2nk2/1R2p3/2p1Pp1p/2P4P/1P3KP1/5R2 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Trapping} 1... Bc5+ 2. Ke2 Nc7 {traps the WR} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b1k2r/pp2bpp1/2p1pn1p/3nN3/3PN3/3B4/PqPB1QPP/R4RK1 w k - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W  Trapping} 1. Nc4 Qb5 2. Ncd6+ {uncovers an @ on the BQ with ch} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2r1k2/pp3ppp/1npb4/7q/3BP1b1/1BP1QN2/P4PPP/1R1R2K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Removing the guard} 1... Bxf3 2. Qxf3 (2. gxf3 c5 3. e5 cxd4 4. cxd4 Be7 {
Bk gets a N for a P}) 2... Qxh2+ {wins a P} (2... Bxh2+ 3. Kf1 Qxf3 4. gxf3 {
Bk wins a P}) *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r7/1k1nq2p/1r2b1p1/Q1p1Pp2/N4P2/7P/1PP3P1/2KRR3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W  Removing the guard} 1. Rxd7+ {removes the guardian of the b6R} Bxd7 2.
Qxb6+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7r/2p2k2/1p1p1b2/p2P4/P1P1P3/1P1KQPp1/1q2N2r/5RR1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Removing the guard} 1... Rxe2 {
removes the guardian of the c3 sq, from where Bk is capable of mating W} 2.
Qxe2 (2. Qc1 {simply prolongs the mate a bit} Qxb3+ 3. Kxe2 Rh2+ 4. Rg2 Rxg2+
5. Rf2 Rxf2+ 6. Ke1 Qxf3 7. Qb1 Qe2#) 2... Qc3# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r1k/pp4n1/2p2N2/4Pq2/3PQpp1/2P5/PP6/6RK b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  Remove the guard!} 1... Rxf6 {removes the guardian of the WQ} 2. Qxf5 (2.
Re1 Rh6+ 3. Kg1 Qh5 {leaves Bk a pc up}) 2... Rh6+ 3. Qh5 Rxh5+ {
leaves Bk a pc up} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bq1rk1/pppnnppp/4p3/4N3/2BP4/2N5/PPP1Q1PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  Remove the guard!} 1. Nxf7 Rxf7 (1... Qe8 2. Ng5) 2. Qxe6 {
recovers the sacrificed material with interest} Kh8 3. Qxf7 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3kr3/R6Q/p1q1p1P1/2p5/8/PP6/2P5/1K6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{W  Promotion} 1. g7 Qb6 (1... Qd7 2. Rxd7+ Kxd7 3. g8=Q+ Re7 4. Qd3+ Kc7 5.
Qgd8+ Kb7 6. Qe4+ Ka7 7. Qea8#) (1... a5 2. g8=Q Rxg8 3. Qxg8+ Qe8 4. Qg5+ Qe7
(4... Kc8 5. Qxc5+ Qc6 6. Qf8+ Qe8 7. Qxe8#) 5. Qxe7+ Kc8 6. Qc7#) 2. Ra8+ Kd7
3. g8=Q+ {uncovers a ch} Kc6 4. Qxe8+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/p4r2/7k/3p3p/3P3P/4P3/P1p5/6RK b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{B  Promotion} 1... Rb7 {and ...Rb1 ensures promotion} (1... Rf2 2. Rc1 Re2 3.
Rf1 Kg6 {and Bk eventually wins anyway}) 2. Kh2 Rb1 3. a4 Rxg1 4. Kxg1 c1=Q+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2k5/1pp3p1/p7/P7/1P3P2/4KP1p/3B4/2Rq4 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Promotion} 1... Qxc1 2. Bxc1 h2 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/p5p1/1p4q1/2p4p/3b4/B1p3PK/P3Q2P/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]

{B  Promotion} 1... Qg4+ 2. Qxg4 hxg4+ 3. Kxg4 Be3 4. Kf3 Bh6 5. Ke2 c2 6. Kd3
c1=Q 7. Bxc1 Bxc1 {wins} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r3/1RP2pp1/4pk1p/4b3/1B6/8/P5PP/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  Promotion} 1. Be7+ Kf5 (1... Rxe7 $2 2. c8=Q) (1... Kxe7 2. c8=Q+ {
dis ch which saves the WQ} Kf6 3. Qxe8) 2. Bd8 Bxc7 3. Bxc7 {wins} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r5k1/5ppp/r2pp3/2pn4/2n1P3/P1PR2P1/5PNP/R1B3K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Driving Off} 1... Ne5 2. Rd1 (2. Rxd5 exd5) 2... Nxc3 {wins a P} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/6p1/4p3/4pk1p/1Pb4r/PNR1KP2/6PP/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W  Driving Off  The BR protects his B} 1. g3 {drives the BR away} Rxh2 2. Rxc4
*

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1rr3k1/1q2b1pp/5p2/p1pp4/Pn6/1NRP2P1/1B2PP1P/Q1R3K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "14"]

{B  Driving Off} 1... d4 2. Rc4 Na6 3. Nxc5 (3. Nxa5 Qxb2 4. Qxb2 Rxb2 5. Rxd4
Rxe2 {Bk has a B for a P}) 3... Nxc5 4. Bxd4 Nb3 5. Rxc8+ Rxc8 6. Rxc8+ Qxc8 7.
Qb2 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 {Bk has a B for two Ps} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1rb1k2r/b1p1qpp1/p1np1n1p/1p2p3/P2PP3/1BP2N1P/1P3PP1/RNBQR1K1 w k - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{W  Driving Off} 1. axb5 axb5 (1... Rxb5 2. Ba4 Rb6 3. d5 $18) 2. d5 Bxf2+ 3.
Kxf2 Nd8 4. Qd3 {W has a B for a P} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/1p3pp1/p2bp2p/5P2/P2P2Q1/1P4P1/4KB2/7q b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

{B  Driving Off} 1... h5 {drives the WQ away} 2. Qg5 Qe4+ 3. Be3 Qxf5 4. Qd8+
Bf8 5. Qc8 (5. Qb6 Qd5 {Bk is two Ps up}) 5... Qd5 {Bk is two Ps up} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bq1rk1/pp2bppp/2pp1n2/2nPp3/2P1P3/2NBBN1P/PP3PP1/R2QK2R w KQ - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W  Overload} 1. Bxc5 dxc5 2. Nxe5 {wins a P} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k3rr1/pp1b4/1qn1p2p/4P3/1P5P/P3QN1R/2B2KP1/R7 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Overload} 1... Rxg2+ {deflects the K away from protection of it's Q} 2.
Kxg2 Qxe3 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2qk2r/pp1b1ppp/2n1p3/1B6/3PP3/P4PP1/2Q1N2P/R1B1K2R b KQk - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Overload  The WN has too many tasks to perform} 1... Qa5+ 2. Nc3 Nxd4 {
wins a P} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2qr1k1/pbpn1pbp/1p3np1/3Np1B1/2P1P3/5N2/PPQ2PBP/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W  Overload} 1. Nxf6+ Bxf6 (1... Nxf6 2. Rxd8 Raxd8 3. Re1 {
Bk gets a Q for a R&P}) 2. Bxf6 {wins a pc} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2r2k1/2p2pp1/6q1/1pp5/5P2/N1Pb1Q2/PP4PP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{W  Overload} 1. Rxd3 Qxd3 (1... Rxd3 2. Qxa8+ {W is up a N and a P}) 2. Re8+
Kh7 (2... Rxe8 3. Qxd3 {W is up material}) 3. Qxd3+ Rxd3 4. Rxa8 {
W is up a N and a P} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2N2k1p/5pp1/4p3/p5PP/1Pn2Q2/3q1PK1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]

{W  Mating @} 1. Qc6 {threatens Qe8+} Kg7 (1... Qd8 2. Qxc3 a3 3. Qc4+ Ke7 4.
Nd5+ Kf8 5. b4 {W has a N for a P}) 2. Qe8 Qd6 3. Ne6+ Kh6 4. Qf7 {
and mate on g7} Qc6+ 5. Kh2 Qd7 6. Qxd7 axb3 7. Qg7# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6rr/2bk4/2p1p3/pp1p2p1/4Pn2/P1P2PN1/1P5N/4R1RK b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]

{B  Mating @} 1... Rxh2+ 2. Kxh2 Rh8+ {now W can only interpose a pc} 3. Nh5
Rxh5+ 4. Kg3 Nh3+ 5. Kg2 (5. Kg4 Rh4#) 5... Nxg1 6. Rxg1 dxe4 7. Rd1+ Ke7 {
Bk is up a B and two Ps} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2b1rrk1/4q2p/p3p1pP/2p1Q1N1/1p2PP2/1P6/1PP5/1K1R3R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]

{W  Mating @  Hint:  Open and exploit the h<->} 1. Qg7+ Qxg7 2. hxg7 Kxg7 (2...
Rxf4 3. Rxh7 {followed by Rh8+}) 3. Rxh7+ Kg8 (3... Kf6 4. Rc7 {
followed by Nh7#}) 4. Rdh1 Rxf4 (4... e5 5. R1h6 Rxf4 6. Rxg6+ Kf8 7. Rhg7 Re6
8. Rg8+ Ke7 9. R6g7+ Kd6 10. Rd8+ Kc6 11. Rxc8+ Kb6 12. Nxe6 Rf1+ 13. Ka2 Rf8
14. Nxf8 c4 15. Rgc7 cxb3+ 16. Kxb3 Ka5 17. Nd7 Kb5 18. Rc5#) 5. R1h6 Kf8 6.
Rc7 Re7 7. Rxc8+ Kg7 8. Rh7+ Kf6 9. e5+ Kxg5 10. Rxe7 {wins} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r5k1/2pq2bp/1p1p4/1N1Pp3/P1P1P1Bn/6pP/3B1r2/R2Q2KR b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Mating @} 1... Raf8 2. Bxd7 (2. Rh2 Rxh2 3. Bxd7 Rff2 4. Be6+ Kh8 5. Qe2
Rxe2 6. Kf1 Ref2+ 7. Kg1 (7. Ke1 Rh1#) 7... Nf3#) 2... Rg2# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4k2/p2p2b1/1p2p1Q1/3bP3/P7/1P1R4/3P1r2/2BK4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]

{W  Mating @  Bk's pcs are scattered and his K exposed, so the way to take
advtg is...} 1. Rxd5 exd5 2. Qd6+ Ke8 (2... Kf7 3. Qxd5+) 3. e6 Rf1+ (3... dxe6
4. Qc6+ Kf7 5. Qxa8) (3... Rd8 4. Ba3 Bf8 5. e7 Rf1+ 6. Ke2 Kf7 7. Qxd5+ Kg6 8.
exd8=Q Rf5 9. Qg2+ Kh7 10. Qxd7+ Kh8 11. Bb2+ Rf6 12. Bxf6+ Bg7 13. Qgxg7#) 4.
Ke2 Rxc1 5. Qxd7+ Kf8 6. Qf7# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r1qr1k/1b2b1pp/Bpn5/3R1p2/Q4B2/5P2/PP2N1PP/2R3K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  Fork} 1... Bxa6 2. Qxa6 Bc5+ (2... Nb4 {not as good, but should win} 3.
Rxc8) 3. Kf1 (3. Rdxc5 bxc5 4. Rxc5 Qd7 5. Qc4 Rfe8 6. b4 Nxb4 7. Rxc8 Qxc8 8.
Qxc8 Rxc8 9. a3 Nd3 10. Bd6 Rc6 11. Bb4 (11. Bg3 Ra6 12. h3 Rxa3 {wins}) 11...
Nxb4 12. axb4) 3... Nb4 {wins the exch} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnb3k1/pp6/2p1prP1/4Qpq1/3P2p1/2NB4/PPP4P/1K1R3R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{W  Fork} 1. Ne4 Nd7 (1... fxe4 2. Qxg5) 2. Nxg5 Nxe5 3. dxe5 Rxg6 4. h4 {
winning - although the WN is hung up on g5, Bk cannot win it} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rq1rk1/pRN2pbp/4p1p1/4n3/3N4/n5P1/P3PPBP/3Q1RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  Fork} 1. Ncxe6 fxe6 2. Rxg7+ {
this is the idea; now if Bk takes the R, W forks the K&Q} Kh8 (2... Kxg7 3.
Nxe6+) 3. Rxa7 {winning two Ps} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r5k1/p3nrbR/1p1qp1p1/4NpQ1/3P4/3B4/PP3PP1/2K4R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  Fork} 1. Rh8+ Bxh8 2. Rxh8+ Kxh8 3. Nxf7+ {wins the BQ} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r2r1k1/5ppp/1q3b2/2np4/3N1P2/Q3B3/1P4PP/R1R3K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{B  Fork} 1... Rxe3 2. Qxe3 Nb3 3. Nf5 Qxe3+ 4. Nxe3 Bxb2 {ouch} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6rk/8/p7/1pp1p3/3pPp1q/1PPP1P1r/1P2Q2R/R6K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{B  Pin} 1... Rgg3 {/\} 2. Rg1 Rxh2+ 3. Qxh2 Rh3 {pinning and winning the WQ}
4. Rg2 {fails to} Qe1+ (4... Rxh2+ {wins too} 5. Rxh2 Qxh2+ 6. Kxh2 dxc3 7.
bxc3 a5 {followed by ...a4, etc.} 8. c4 a4 9. b4 a3 10. cxb5 a2 11. b6 a1=Q 12.
b7 Qb2+ 13. Kh3 Qxb4 {wins}) *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r4/p3bkp1/4q2p/8/2P5/1P1R4/6QP/3R3K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  Pin} 1. Qf2+ $1 (1. Rxd8 $2 {leads to a perp} Bxd8 2. Rxd8 Qe1+ {is a perp}
) 1... Ke8 (1... Qf6 2. Qxf6+ Bxf6 3. Rxd8 Bxd8 4. Rxd8 {wins}) 2. Rxd8+ Bxd8
3. Re1 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "q5k1/6rp/1B6/P3Q3/4N2P/6p1/1P4K1/3r4 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  Pin} 1... Re1 2. Kf3 Qf8+ (2... Rf7+ {also wins} 3. Kg2 {trying to hide}
Rxe4 4. Qg5+ Rg7 5. Qd8+ Qxd8 6. Bxd8) 3. Qf4 (3. Kg2 Qf1#) (3. Nf6+ Qxf6+ 4.
Qxf6 Rf1+) 3... Rf1+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r1k3/8/5p1p/Ppq3PP/1b1N1P2/1Pr5/2P2Q2/RKR5 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{B  Pin} 1... Rxb3+ 2. cxb3 (2. Nxb3 Qxf2) 2... Qxc1+ 3. Ka2 Qa3+ 4. Kb1 Rc1# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1R1r2k1/p5Pp/4P3/P7/3r4/4K3/1R6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

{W  Pin  The play is against the pinned d7R} 1. e6 Rd2+ 2. Ke1 Rd1+ (2... Rxb7
3. Rxb7+ Kxg6 4. Kxd2 Kf6 5. e7 Kf7 6. Kc3 h5 7. Rb6 Kxe7 8. Rxa6 h4 9. Rh6 Kd7
10. Rxh4) 3. Rxd1 Rxb7 4. Rd7+ Rxd7 5. exd7 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2b2rk1/pp4b1/3pq2p/3N1pn1/8/4P1B1/PP1Q1PP1/1BR3K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  Skewer} 1. Rxc8 Rxc8 2. Bxf5 Qxf5 (2... Rc1+ 3. Qxc1 Qxd5 4. Qc8+ Bf8 5.
Bc2 Qc6 (5... Qc5 6. Bb3+ Kg7 7. Qxb7+ Kh8 8. Qd5 Qxd5 9. Bxd5) 6. Qxc6 bxc6 7.
f3) 3. Ne7+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r1k1/4qpp1/2pp3p/1p6/2nR3R/r1P1P1P1/P1Q2P1P/2N3K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{B  Skewer} 1... Nxe3 2. fxe3 (2. Qe2 Ng4 3. Qxg4 Qe1+ 4. Kg2 Qxc1 {keeps the P
}) 2... Qxe3+ 3. Kg2 Rxc3 4. Qf5 Rxc1 {Bk is three Ps up} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r1k2r/1p3ppp/4b3/p1q5/5B2/Q4P2/PP3P1P/3RR1K1 w k - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{W  Skewer} 1. Rc1 Qxa3 2. Rxc8+ Kd7 3. Rc7+ Kd8 4. bxa3 {wins a R} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7R/8/8/5k2/8/6r1/3K3p/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  Skewer} 1... Ra3 2. Ke2 (2. Kc2 Ra1 3. Rxh2 Ra2+) 2... Ra1 3. Rxh2 Ra2+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r1r2k1/R2nbppn/2Bpq1bp/4p3/4P1P1/4BNNP/4QP2/2R3K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{W  Skewer} 1. Bd5 Qf6 (1... Ndf6 2. Bxe6) 2. Rcc7 {
wins a pc, as there is no good way to save the d7N} Kh8 (2... Nhf8 3. g5 hxg5
4. Bxg5 {the BQ is trapped} Qxg5 (4... Rb1+ 5. Kg2) 5. Nxg5) 3. Rxd7 Rxd7 4.
Rxd7 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r7/1b2kp2/pq2p3/3nR1p1/Bp6/3Q2N1/PPN2PPr/R5K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Discovery} 1... Rxg2+ 2. Kxg2 Nf4+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b4k/1p4b1/4pBpn/p1q3Np/P4Q2/1B5P/1P4P1/6RK w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  Discovery} 1. Nxe6 Bxe6 (1... Nf5 2. Bxg7+ Kh7 3. Nxc5) (1... Kh7 2. Bxg7
Nf5 3. Nxc5) 2. Qxh6+ Kg8 3. Qxg7# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3R4/5pk1/1p2b1p1/p3P2p/2r5/1R2K1P1/P7/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  Discovery} 1... Rg4 2. Rxb6 Rxg3+ 3. Kf2 Ra3 {wins a P (a2)} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r2k1r/1p1b1p2/pq2P1p1/2np3p/3Q1P2/7R/PPP3P1/2KR1B2 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  W has just played 1 e6, discovering on the h8R} 1... Nd3+ 2. Rhxd3 (2. Qxd3
Bxe6 3. Re3 Bf5 {Bk is a P up}) 2... Qxd4 3. Rxd4 fxe6 {with an extra P for Bk}
*

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3R4/1pr2r1k/2p1pnp1/2N1P1p1/2Q1P2P/P1P3q1/1P3R2/5K2 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Discovery} 1... Nd5 {unmasks the f<-> for an @} 2. exd5 (2. Rxf7+ Rxf7+ 3.
Ke2 Rf2+) (2. Qe2 Ne3+ 3. Ke1 Qg1+ 4. Kd2 Rxf2) 2... Qxf2# {
all variations win for Bk} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r3k1/pb2qppp/1pn5/3Qp3/7P/7R/PPP1BPP1/1K1R4 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{B  Trapping} 1... Nd4 {and the WQ has no safe sq} 2. Rxd4 Bxd5 3. Rxd5 {
and W has a R&B for the Q, but Bk should still win} Qf6 4. Rhd3 Qxh4 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4rr1k/pp3ppp/1N4q1/5nB1/3n2Q1/P6P/BP3PP1/3R1RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Trapping} 1... h5 2. Qf4 Ne2+ {wins a Q} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r3/ppk1r3/3Rpnp1/5p2/7P/2P2BP1/PP6/2KR4 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  Trapping} 1... Nd5 2. R1xd5 exd5 3. Rxg6 Rd7 (3... Re5 {
and Bk must fight for the win ; seems to be a faulty example} 4. h5 Re1+ 5. Kd2
Rb1 6. Kc2 Rf1 7. Bxd5 Re2+ 8. Kb3 Rb1) *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2b3Nk/1pp5/p2b2n1/P5p1/1P2R3/8/5P2/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  Trapping  The WN is lost after} 1... Kg7 2. Re8 Bd7 3. Rd8 Nf8 {and ...Kxg8
} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/p3rpkp/Q5p1/4q3/P1p1p1B1/2PbP1P1/1r3P1P/2RR2K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  Trapping} 1... Rc7 {boxing in the WQ} 2. a5 (2. -- f5 3. Be2 Rb6 4. Qxb6
axb6 {wins}) 2... Rb5 3. Ra1 Rbc5 {
and there is nothing to be done about 4...R5c6, trapping the WQ} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3r1k1/1p2qppp/2nb4/Pn1p4/1BpP4/P3PN1P/2Q1BPP1/RR4K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]

{B  Remove the guard} 1... Nxa3 2. Bxa3 Bxa3 3. Rxa3 Qxa3 {
and Bk is the exch ahead} 4. Rxb7 g6 5. Rb6 Rec8 6. Rb7 Qa1+ 7. Rb1 Qxa5 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r2/2p5/R4n2/1P3k2/3B2pp/2P2P2/5K2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]

{W  Remove the guard  W clears the air and wins a P with} 1. Rxf6+ Rxf6 2.
fxg4+ Kg6+ (2... Kxg4+ 3. Bxf6 h3 4. Be5 {now the P on h3 cannot advance} Kf5
5. Bxc7) 3. Bxf6 Kxf6 {and now Bk cannot deal with W's Ps} 4. c4 Ke5 5. c5 h3
6. g5 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/6p1/2p4p/4Pp2/4b1qP/2Br4/1P2RQPK/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  Remove the guard} 1... Bxg2 2. Qxg2 Qxh4+ 3. Kg1 Rg3 {wins the WQ} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rqr1k1/1p2bpp1/pnb1pn1p/4N3/3P1B2/P1NQ4/BP3PPP/2R2RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{W  Remove the guard} 1. Bxh6 gxh6 2. Bxe6 fxe6 3. Qg6+ {
is the main line, and Bk can vary, but he is still in trouble} Kf8 4. Qf7# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b1k2r/ppp4p/4pqpQ/4nBN1/8/8/PPP3PP/2KRR3 w k - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{W  Remove the guard} 1. Rxe5 (1. Bxe6 {is another possibility} Bxe6 2. Nxe6
Qxe6 3. Qg7 {but less convincing}) 1... Qxe5 2. Bxg6+ Ke7 (2... hxg6 3. Qxg6+)
3. Nf7 hxg6 4. Nxh8 {leaves W on top +-9.00} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5pk1/5pb1/4b3/4P1P1/8/1p3B2/1B2KQ1q b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{B  Promotion} 1... Qxe4+ 2. Bxe4 Bxe4 3. Ke2 b1=Q 4. Qxb1 Bxb1 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/4b1k1/2q3p1/3b1p2/1p1PpP2/1Pp1P2N/2Q1B2P/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  Promotion} 1... Bxb3 {clears a path for the cP} 2. Qxb3 (2. Qc1 Bd5 {
and the Bk qs Ps advance}) 2... c2 3. Ng5 c1=Q+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5pk1/5pp1/N7/pp2PKPP/1pr2P2/8/1R6 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  Promotion} 1... a3 2. Nxb3 (2. Rxb3 a2 3. Rxc3 bxc3 4. Nb3 c2 5. Ke3 a1=Q
6. Nxa1 c1=Q+) 2... Rxb3 3. Rxb3 a2 {promotes} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3q4/3Pk3/6p1/1p2Bp2/1Pp2P2/6PP/7K/3R4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W  Promotion} 1. Bd4 c3 {to distract W} (1... -- {the threat is} 2. Bc5+ Ke6
3. Bb6 Qxb6 4. d8=Q) 2. Bxc3 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r7/3Pkp1p/P4p2/1rNR4/1p6/1K2P3/7P/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

{W  Promotion} 1. d8=Q+ Rxd8 2. Rxd8 Kxd8 (2... Rxc5 3. a7 {promotes}) 3. a7
Ra5 4. Nb7+ Kc8 (4... Kd7 5. Nxa5 f5 6. Kxb4 h5 7. Kc5 Ke6 8. a8=Q) 5. Nxa5 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r5k1/6p1/5p1p/8/3Pb3/1R2BNPP/4K3/3n4 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  Driving off} 1... Bd5 2. Rb6 (2. Rd3 Bc4 {wins the R}) (2. Rb5 Nc3+ {
wins the R}) 2... Nxe3 3. Kxe3 Ra3+ {wins the N} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4n3/4k3/5P1p/p3K3/8/P5R1/2r3BP/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "8"]

{B  Driving off  It is safe to take the P on f6} 1... Nxf6 {
and it is true that Bk gets driven off, but} 2. Rg7+ Kf8 3. Kxf6 Rf2+ {
Bk does likewise to W} 4. Bf3 {best is to return the pc} Rxf3+ 5. Kg6 {
and it should be a draw} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2k2p2/1p1p1n2/p1pPpPp1/P1P1P1P1/1PK2B1q/4Q1R1/1r6 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Driving off} 1... Re1 2. Qxe1 (2. Qf2 Nxe4+ 3. Kc2 Nxf2 4. Rxf2 Re3 5. Be4
Rxe4 {Bk is up a Q and a P}) (2. Qd3 Rxe4 3. Bxe4 $2 Nxe4+ 4. Kc2 Qxg2+ 5. Kb1
Qxg4 {Bk is up a N and 2 Ps}) 2... Qxf3+ {wins a R} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2Q1rk2/5p2/p7/P1Np4/1q1b2p1/8/6PP/5R1K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  Driving off} 1. Ne6+ Ke7 2. Qc7+ Kxe6 3. Qxf7+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/p7/2nq2p1/1R3nB1/8/1PP4P/2P1Q1P1/R5K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]

{W  Driving off} 1. Rd1 {pushes the BQ from d6 and  the WQ enters onto d6} Qc7
(1... Rae8 2. Rxd6 Rxe2 3. Rxg6+ {wins on a material basis}) 2. Qe6+ Kh8 3. Rd7
Qg3 4. Bf6+ Ng7 5. Bxg7+ Kh7 6. Rh5+ gxh5 7. Qh6+ Kg8 8. Qh8# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1br3k/pp2qp1p/2p4N/5p2/2PP4/8/PP1Q1P1P/2K3R1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{W  Overload} 1. Qe2 Be6 (1... Qxe2 2. Nxf7#) (1... Re8 2. Qxe7 Rxe7 3. Rg8#)
2. Nxf7+ Qxf7 3. Qe5+ Qf6 4. Qxf6# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1r3k1/5ppp/8/q4P2/2PRQ3/1p4P1/1P5P/2K1R3 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]

{B  Overload  Bk must first reposition his Q} 1... Qb4 2. Kb1 Qa4 3. Kc1 {
and now Bk overloads the WQ} Re8 4. Qh1 Qa1+ {and now Bk can mate} 5. Kd2 Qxb2+
6. Kd3 Qc2# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2k1r2r/1pbn1ppb/p1p2n1p/3pN1P1/5P2/2NP1BBP/PPP5/2KR3R b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{B  Overload} 1... Nxe5 2. fxe5 (2. gxf6 Nxf3 {wins a pc}) 2... hxg5 3. exf6
Bxg3 4. fxg7 Rhg8 {and ...Rxg7 wins a P} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r3k1/5pbp/p5p1/3Bp3/P7/1Qq1P1P1/5P1P/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{W  Overload} 1. Bxf7+ Kf8 (1... Kh8 2. Rd8+ Bf8 3. Rxf8+ Kg7 4. Rg8+ Kh6 5.
Rxc8 Qxc8 {W is up a B and a P}) 2. Rd8+ Ke7 (2... Rxd8 3. Qxc3 Kxf7 4. Qc7+ {
wins material}) 3. Qe6+ Kxd8 4. Qd6# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r6k/ppp3pp/2b1p1q1/8/2PPP3/P2Q4/1B4PP/4RK2 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]

{B  Overload} 1... Rf8+ 2. Kg1 Qf6 3. Bc3 Bxe4 $1 {wins a P, since} 4. Qxe4 (4.
Rxe4 Qf2+ 5. Kh1 Qf1+ 6. Qxf1 Rxf1#) 4... Qf2+ 5. Kh1 Qf1+ 6. Rxf1 Rxf1# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bqk2r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/6B1/1b1NP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R2QKB1R b KQk - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]

{B  Unpin  From the Scotch Opening.  W last played Bg5, but he should have
played Nxc6, followed by Bd3.} 1... h6 2. Bh4 (2. Bxf6 Qxf6 {
and Bk gets two Bs and is better here}) 2... g5 3. Nxc6 (3. Bg3 Nxe4 {wins a P}
) 3... bxc6 4. Bg3 Nxe4 5. Qd4 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O {Bk is doing well} 7. Qxe4 $2
Re8 8. Be5 d6 {W's opening play was poor} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r1k1/6bp/q3P1p1/p1p2p2/PpP1n3/1P3BP1/1B1Q3P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]

{W  Double threat} 1. Qd7 Nf6 2. Bxf6 {doesn't change anything} Bxf6 3. Qf7+
Kh8 4. Qxf6+ Kg8 5. Qf7+ Kh8 6. Qxe8+ {devastation} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2B5/p7/1rb5/k1Qp4/2p4P/P4P2/1P4PK/2rq4 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  Get out of check} 1... Ka4 $1 {and Bk wins} (1... Rb5 $2 2. Qxa7#) (1...
Bb5 $2 2. Qb4#) 2. Bf5 Kb3 3. Qe7 Qd4 {
Bk wins on a material basis (2 Rs to two Ps)} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4brk1/p4p1p/1p1b2q1/6p1/P5N1/1QP4P/5RPB/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]

{W  Interference  A R down, and Bk should resigen, but he is stubborn, so W
persuades him with...} 1. Nf6+ Kg7 (1... Qxf6 2. Rxf6) (1... Kh8 2. Bxd6 Bxa4
3. Qxa4) 2. Bxd6 Rg8 3. Nxe8+ Rxe8 4. Rxf7+ Kh6 5. R1f6 Re1+ 6. Kf2 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r4/p4k2/1p2p3/n1p2p2/2P2Pp1/P2PP1RP/2Q2N1K/5q2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W  Jettison} 1. Rg1 {traps the BQ} g3+ 2. Rxg3 {wins a P for the moment} (2.
Kh1 $4 Qxf2) *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1K6/4q3/knQ5/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "2"]

{W  Stalemate to save a loss} 1. Qb5+ Kxb5 {forced - and W is stalemated} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r3k1/p1n1p2p/1pP1q1p1/5p2/PP3B2/3Q4/6PP/2R4K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W  Direct Attack} 1. Qd7 {threat Bxc7, winning a pc} Qxd7 2. cxd7 {
with a dbl @} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/pp6/6p1/P1k2pPp/2b1pP1P/2K1P3/2P4N/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Put W in a zugzwang} 1... a6 {W is in zugzwang and his K must back off} 2.
Kb2 (2. Kd2 Kb4) 2... Kb4 {and the BK gets in} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4r2/1pp3pk/2npp1qp/p1b1p3/4P3/1PPP1N2/PBQ2PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]

{B  En Prise} 1... Rxf3 {the WN was en prise, as W cannot recapture the R} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/5p1p/p3pbp1/1p6/PP1N4/2r1P2P/5PP1/R5K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Fork} 1... Bxd4 2. exd4 Rc4 {wins a P} ({not} 2... Rd3 $2 3. axb5 axb5 4.
Ra5 {and W can draw}) *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/4n1kp/p2R4/4p3/5b2/6PP/PPP4K/3b4 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  Defense} 1... Bxg3+ {enables Bk to save his Bs} 2. Kg2 (2. Kxg3 Nf5+ {
wins the WR}) 2... Bh5 (2... Bxc2 $2 3. Rd2 Bb1 4. Kxg3) 3. Rd7 (3. Rxa6 {
is what W should probably play here}) 3... Bh4 $19 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "brq2rk1/4bppp/p4n2/3pN3/1npP1PP1/2N1P2Q/1P5P/1BB1RRK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]

{W  Unpin} 1. Bf5 {unpins the gP, and after Bk moves his Q, there comes 2 g5,
menacing the BN and mate on h7} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b1k2r/bp1pnppp/p3p1q1/4n1B1/4P2Q/1NNB4/PPP2PPP/R4RK1 w k - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]

{W  Double threat} 1. Be2 {stops ...Nf3 and in turn W has two threats of his
own (Bxe7 and Bh5) and Bk cannot parry them both} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/1b2q2p/1pR3p1/p2pP3/3Pp3/1P6/PB1b2PP/2Q3K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W  In between move} 1. Rxg6+ hxg6 2. Qxd2 {puts W two Ps up, and is an
example of the desperado (the lost R taking some of the enemy down with him)} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r4/1p4pk/p4b1p/4p3/1P2P1q1/P1R2NPn/7P/1Q3B1K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Fork} 1... Rd1 2. Qxd1 Nf2+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q1rk1/pbp1bN1p/1p2p1p1/3n2B1/3P3Q/2NB4/PPP3PP/R4RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Defense} 1... Bxg5 ({acceptance of the sacrifice} 1... Rxf7 2. Rxf7 Kxf7 {
gives W a strong @ after} 3. Qxh7+ Ke8 4. Bxg6+ Kd7 5. Nxd5 exd5 6. Bf5+) 2.
Nxg5 Qd7 {enables Bk to keep his head above water -} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6rk/p1p2prn/1p1p1p2/4q3/3NPQbP/P1PBR3/2P2R1P/7K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Interference} 1... Bf3+ 2. Rfxf3 (2. Qxf3 Rg1#) (2. Rg2 Qxf4 {wins the Q})
2... Rg1# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5k2/5p2/4p2p/p1r1Pn1R/1pp1RKN1/8/P1P5/3r4 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  Jettison} 1... Rf1+ {and W must part with his N to save his K} 2. Nf2 Rxf2+
3. Kg4 Rxc2 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r1k/5pbp/p2Q4/1prb4/8/2P1P1Pq/PP1R3P/4NRK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Saving by threatening  Bk's task is to hang on to his extra pc (his R on
c5 is threatened) so first} 1... Bc4 $1 {keeps the B by threatening mate at f1}
2. Rff2 {gives Bk time to move his R to safety or to cover it} Qc8 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "B1r4k/p2n2pp/8/5p2/3P4/4P3/PR1N1PPP/5bK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{B  En Prise} 1... Ba6 {
saves the B, while the WB is en prise; also threatens ...Rc1 and mate next} (
1... Bd3) (1... Be2) 2. g4 {to stop the mate threat, giving the K luft} ({
the threat -} 2. -- Rc1+ 3. Nf1 Rxf1#) 2... Rxa8 3. gxf5 Rb8 4. Rxb8+ Nxb8 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b1k2r/1p2bppp/pq2pR2/4n1B1/3N3Q/3B4/P1P1N1PP/R6K b k - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Defense  W's pcs are swarming, but there is no reason to panic because the
simple capture...} 1... gxf6 {wins the exch} 2. Bxf6 Qd8 $1 {halts the @} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/R4p1p/b5p1/1q6/4Q2P/2b3N1/5PP1/2r1B1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W  Unpin} 1. Kh2 Rxe1 (1... Bxe1 2. Qf4) 2. Qf3 {
both variations allow W to regain his pc with advtg} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r1k1/2B2ppp/4rq2/P1p5/2P5/1P1Q4/5PPP/3R1K2 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]

{B  Double threat} 1... Qe7 {@s the B while threatening mate on e1} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/6pp/4p3/q2pPP2/3R1P2/Q6P/KR2n3/2r5 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  Deflection  Deflect the WK with...} 1... Ra1+ 2. Kxa1 Qxa3+ 3. Kb1 Nxd4 {
Bk wins on a material advtg basis} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/5p1p/1p2p1p1/8/1P6/P3q3/2QrB1PP/2R4K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W  Bk threatens to win a pc, so...} 1. Qc8+ {
forcing move, allowing W to remove his B from harm's way next} Kg7 2. Bf3 {
evades the fork, keeping a winning material advtg} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bq3k/pp1n1Qpp/2pBBn2/8/3P4/2P5/P1P3PP/5RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Defense} 1... Qg8 $1 {halts the W @} 2. Rxf6 (2. Qe7 Qf8 3. Qxf8+ Nxf8)
2... Nxf6 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/pq2bp1p/1p2p1p1/8/8/P1Bb2Q1/1PP2PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  In-between-move  Bk may have expected a recapture at d3, but instead there
comes...} 1. Qe5 {threatening mate} f6 2. Qxe6+ Kf8 (2... Kg7 3. Qxe7+ Qxe7 4.
Rxe7+ Kf8 5. Rxh7) 3. Bxf6 {in either variation, W gets the advtg} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/1b4pp/pp3R2/4n3/2Pqp3/8/PPB1Q1PP/R5K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W  Must get out of check} 1. Qf2 {
is the only good move, for it keeps the exch after} Qxf2+ 2. Rxf2 {plus it gets
the Qs off the board, hindering Bk's @ing possibilities and his defense} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r2R3/pp6/4bpk1/2pB3p/7P/8/PP1K1P2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  Saving by checking  The R on e8 is en prise, so...} 1. Be4+ (1. Rxb8 Bxd5
2. Ke3 b6 3. b3 {W is a bit better}) 1... f5 2. Rxe6+ Kf7 3. Bd5 {wins a pc} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1pk2ppp/2p5/2n5/p1P1PP2/P2r4/1P1N3P/3R1K2 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "6"]

{B} 1... Nxe4 (1... Rd7 2. Ke2 Nd3 3. Ke3 Nxb2) 2. Ke2 (2. Nxe4 Rxd1+ 3. Kf2
Rb1) 2... Rd4 3. Nf3 Rxd1 4. Kxd1 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2kr4/pp1bbQp1/2p1p3/q5P1/3P4/3B1N2/PPP5/1K5R b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Defense  In a bad position, put up the best resistance, so..} 1... Bf8 (
1... Rf8 $6 2. Qxe7 Rxf3 3. Rh8+ Kc7 4. Qd8+ Kd6 5. Qxa5) (1... Bxg5 $2 {
loses the B} 2. Rh5) 2. Rh8 Qb4 {covering the B} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k1r1b1r/pp3ppp/8/3pN3/3P1q2/P7/QP3PPP/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{W  Back Rank} 1. Qxd5 {wins a P} Rxd5 (1... Bd6 {blocks} 2. Nxf7 {forks} Qxh2+
3. Kf1 Qh1+ 4. Ke2 Rhe8+ 5. Kf3 Qh2 6. g3 Rxe1 7. Rxe1 {
now all kinds of things are threatened up near the BK} Qxf2+ 8. Kxf2 Bxg3+ 9.
Kxg3 Rxd5 10. Rd1) 2. Nd7+ Rxd7 3. Re8+ Rd8 4. Rxd8# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bqk2r/pp3ppp/2n1p3/2Pp4/1PP1n3/P7/2Q1PPPP/R1B1KBNR b KQk - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]

{B  Double threat} 1... Qf6 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/pb2qppp/8/2rPp3/1QP1P3/6P1/1P4BP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W  Deflection} 1. d6 {to deflect the Q away from her B} Qxd6 (1... Qg5 2. Rc3
{suffices} (2. Re1)) 2. Qxb7 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/p2Rr2p/1p2nbp1/3N1p2/8/4BP2/PP3KPP/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  A sort of in between move} 1... Bh4+ {and W must cope with the check} (1...
Rxd7 $2 2. Nxf6+) 2. g3 Rxd7 {wins the exch} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rb2k1/5ppp/4p3/8/3q1P2/p1P3B1/P1Q3PP/1R4K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W  Get out of check.  Sometimes the obvious move is also the best move} 1.
cxd4 Rxc2 2. Rb8 {wins the BB} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/4pp1p/1p4p1/p1n5/q2N4/1PQ1P2P/P4PP1/2R3K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  En Prise} 1... Qxa2 {is safe since} 2. Ra1 {is controlled by} Ne4 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2qk2r/p1pn1p2/1p2p2b/3b1p1p/3PN3/2PBNQ2/PP4PP/4RRK1 b k - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

{B  Pin  The idea is to collect the e4N w/o getting mated} 1... Bxe3+ (1...
fxe4 $4 2. Qxf7#) 2. Rxe3 Qe7 {and the e4N goes lost} 3. c4 Bxe4 4. Bxe4 fxe4
5. Rxe4 O-O-O {winning} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r1k/1b4pp/p2pnq2/P3p3/3b4/3P1N2/1P2QPPP/RBR2K2 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  Removing the guard} 1... Nf4 2. Qd2 (2. Qd1 Nxg2 3. Kxg2 Bxf3+ 4. Kf1 Bxd1
{wins}) 2... Bxf3 3. gxf3 Qg5 {with a mating @} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3n3/1p1R1Qbk/2p4p/2P1p1p1/1PB3q1/4P1P1/5PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

{W  Driving off} 1. Be6 {begins the mating net, while hitting the BQ also} ({
W must avoid...} 1. Qg8+ Kg6 2. Bf7+ Kf6 3. Bxe8 Qxd7) 1... Qxb4 2. g4 Qxc5 3.
Qg8+ Kg6 4. Bf5+ Kf6 5. Qf7# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2r1k2/pp1B1p1Q/3Npp2/4n3/8/8/PPP3PP/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Defense  Coolly...} 1... Ke7 $1 {recovers the pc} (1... Rxd7 2. Qh8+ {
followed by Qxa8, wins}) (1... Nxd7 $4 2. Qxf7#) 2. Ne4 (2. Bxe6 Rxd6 3. Bb3
Rad8 {and W is a bit better, but he still must find a way to win}) 2... Nxd7 {
with mutual chances, as the BK is hard to get at} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2r2k1/pp2nppp/2n5/2qp4/6b1/2PB1N2/PP3PPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  Unpin} 1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 2. Ng5+ {with check and an @ on the BB} Kg8 3. Qxg4 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k5r/pp1r1ppp/3b4/NQ6/3P4/P5Pq/1P3P1P/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{W  Back Rank} 1. Nxb7 {puts W two Ps up} Rxb7 {gets mated after} (1... a6 2.
Qb6 Rxb7 3. Qxd6+ $18) 2. Re8+ Rxe8 3. Qxe8+ Qc8 4. Qxc8# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b2rk1/pp3ppp/2p2n2/6N1/2Bq4/2R5/PPQ2PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  Double threat} 1. Rf3 {threatens mate after Rxf6, and another idea is} Qh4
(1... g6 2. Nxf7 Kg7 3. Re7) 2. Nxf7 Rxf7 (2... Nd5 3. Bxd5 cxd5 $18) 3. Re7 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1Q6/8/8/8/1K6/4k2P/8/5q2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  Simplification} 1. Qe5+ Kd2 (1... Kf3 2. Qf5+) (1... Kd3 2. Qb5+) 2. Qc3+
Kd1 3. Qa1+ {forces a trade of Qs after which the hP promotes; and the same
goes for other variations} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rr4k1/1q3pb1/4p2p/p3p3/8/1PN2Q2/1PP3PP/1K1R3R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  Deflection} 1. Rd8+ {the idea is to deflect a R away from the Q} Kh7 (1...
Rxd8 2. Qxb7) 2. Qxb7 {but this works too} Rxb7 3. Rxa8 {gains a R} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rqk2r/pp1bbppp/2n1pn2/NB1p4/3P4/4PNP1/PPQB1P1P/2R1K2R b Kk - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]

{B  Correct is} 1... O-O {
setting up for ...Nxd4 by getting the K away from a ch by the B on b5} (1...
Nxd4 $2 {is enticing, but incorrect, as W gives an in-between check} 2. Bxd7+
Kxd7 3. Ne5+) *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bqkb1r/1pN2ppp/2nPpn2/8/3Q4/8/PPP2PPP/R1B1KB1R b KQk - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Get out of check profitably} 1... Qxc7 2. dxc7 Nxd4 {
and Bk is two pcs ahead} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1bR5/4p3/1r3kB1/5P2/7K/6P1/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "6"]

{B  Book draw} 1... Bxg2+ 2. Kxg2 e5 3. Rc4 (3. Rf7+ Kg4) 3... exf4 4. Bxf4 {
the ending R&B vs R (no Ps) is a theoretical draw)} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bqr1k1/p2nbppp/1pp5/3N3n/3P4/3BPNB1/PPQ2PPP/2R1K2R b K - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  En prise  It is ok to take the N} 1... cxd5 2. Bc7 {
attempting to trap the BQ fails to} Bb4+ {and 3...Qe7} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b3kr/ppp3p1/2n1pq1p/7Q/8/2NB4/PPP3PP/5RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{B  Defense  W has an @ going with Q, R, and B and possibly N, so...} 1... g6 (
1... Qe7 2. Ne4 {with Nf6 looks dangerous}) (1... Qd4+ $2 {
takes the Q too far from the K}) (1... Qg5 $4 {loses on the spot to} 2. Qe8#)
2. Bxg6 Qg5 {stops the W @} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2br4/4kpp1/4pn1p/8/R2NP2B/2r5/5PPP/4R1K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  Unpin} 1... g5 2. Bg3 Nxe4 {wins a P, and if W is careless} 3. Rxe4 $2 Rc1+
{leads to mate} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2b1r1k1/2p1qppp/8/Q1bp4/8/2Bn2N1/P4PPP/RN3K1R b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  Back rank  W's extra R is useless as he loses his Q or gets mated} 1... Bd6
2. Qxd5 ({Computer play goes} 2. Na3 Bxa3 3. Qxd5 Ba6 4. Kg1 Bc5 5. h3 Nxf2 6.
Bd4 Bxd4 7. Qxd4 Nxh1 8. Kxh1) 2... Qe1+ 3. Bxe1 Rxe1# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4r1k/6pp/1pP2b2/1Bn1q3/2QNp3/8/3R1PPP/4R1K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

{B  Double Attack} 1... Nd3 2. Rxd3 (2. Ne6 Nxe1 {winning}) (2. Nc2 Nxe1) 2...
exd3 3. Rxe5 Ra1+ 4. Qc1 Rxc1+ 5. Re1 Rxe1# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2nk2r1/1Q2bp1p/2Pq4/3p1p2/1p3P2/1P2R3/P1P3PP/2K1R3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  Deflection  This is a good one.  If the WQ can get to b8 and clear the
BN&Q out of the way, then W can mate.} 1. Rxe7 Nxe7 {gets the N out of the way}
2. Rxe7 Qxe7 {deflects the BQ} 3. Qb8# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2k5/ppp3pp/8/3n4/1q1b4/4R2P/P4QP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]

{W  Unpin} 1. Qf5+ Kb8 2. Qxd5 Qxe1+ 3. Kh2 {and Bk cannot save both K&Q} Qg1+
(3... Be5+ 4. Rxe5 Qxe5+ 5. Qxe5) 4. Kxg1 Bxe3+ 5. Kh2 b6 6. Qg8+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2r2k1/1bq1bpp1/p3pn1p/1p6/1P2n2B/P1N1PN2/2Q2PPP/1B1R1RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W} 1. Nxe4 Qxc2 2. Nxf6+ {in between move} Bxf6 3. Bxc2 {wins a pc} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5p1p/r7/Pb1N4/3p4/2k5/5PPP/R3K3 b Q - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  Get out of check} 1... Kb2 2. Rd1 (2. Nc7 {giving up the exch looks best})
2... Re6+ 3. Ne3 (3. Kd2 Re2#) 3... dxe3 {wins a pc} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5k2/3R4/2r4p/2p1P3/3n2P1/3B4/r4B1P/2K5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W  Perpetual check  Since he is behind in material, W wants to make a draw} 1.
Rd8+ Kf7 $2 (1... Ke7 $2 2. Bh4+) (1... Kg7 2. Rd7+ Kf8 3. Rd8+ {etc}) 2. Be4 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "b3r2k/2p3pp/8/4qP2/P2Br1n1/3Q2P1/1P2R1P1/4RNK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{B  En prise} 1... Rxe2 {wins a R and precludes} 2. Bxe5 {because of} Rxg2+ 3.
Kh1 Nf2# {forking K&Q which also happens to be mate} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3q1k1/p1p2pb1/1p2pBr1/4Pp1Q/3P1P2/2PR2R1/P5PP/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  X-Ray} 1. Rh3 {with the threat of} -- (1... Rxf6 2. exf6 Bxf6 3. Qh6 Bg7 4.
Rdg3 Kf8 5. Rxg7 Ke7) 2. Qh8+ Bxh8 3. Rxh8# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/1pp5/p2p2pb/P2Pp3/N1P3qP/R4rP1/1P3B2/3Q1RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{B  Unpin} 1... Rxf2 {and if} 2. Qxg4 Rxf1+ 3. Kg2 R8f2+ 4. Kh3 Rh1# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k2r2r/ppqn1p2/6p1/3p1p2/7P/2P3P1/PP2QP2/2KRR3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{W  Back Rank  W will use forcing moves} 1. Qxe8+ Rxe8 2. Rxe8+ Qc8 3. Rxc8+
Kxc8 4. Rxd5 {wins the exch and a P} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r5k1/pb3ppp/3B2n1/7Q/8/8/q4PPP/3RR2K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{W  Double Threat} 1. Qb5 {
threatens the BB, but mainly a back rank mate with Re8, etc} Qa6 ({
and Bk could miss this analysis over the board} 1... Ba6 2. Re8+ Nf8 3. Rxa8
Bxb5 4. Rxf8#) 2. Re8+ Nf8 3. Qxa6 Bxa6 4. Rxa8 {winning} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7R/4k1p1/1R2n1P1/1P1K4/8/8/8/4r3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  Simplification} 1. Rxe6+ Rxe6 2. Re8+ Kxe8 3. Kxe6 {
is a win in the K&P endings} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/nB6/P7/7R/6k1/r5P1/6K1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W} 1. Bf3+ {the BK must get out of check and the only move to do that is} Rxf3
2. Rh4+ {kicks the BK away and wins the BR} Kg5 3. Kxf3 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b1q3/pppkrp2/5R2/3Pp1Qp/2B5/2P5/P1P3PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  Line opening} 1. d6 Re6 (1... cxd6 $2 2. Bb5+ {wins the BQ}) 2. Bxe6+ fxe6
3. Rf8 {wins the BQ} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/Pk6/8/1N1pb3/6p1/4K3/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  Fortress} 1. Kf2 {to shuffle the K back and forth between g2 and f2} g3+ (
1... d4 2. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 3. Kg3 {a draw}) 2. Kf3 Ka8 3. Kg2 {a draw} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/1p3pp1/1p5p/4RB2/5Q2/P1B4P/1P2nPPK/5q2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]

{W  Meeting the threat  There is a good way and a better way to meet the
threat of mate by ...Qg1} 1. Bh7+ {is best} (1. Rxe2 {works too} Qxe2 2. Bh7+
Kxh7 3. Qxf7 Rg8 4. Qf5+ Kh8 5. Qg6 Qc2 6. Qxc2) 1... Kh8 (1... Kxh7 2. Qe4+
Kg8 3. Qxe2) 2. Rxe2 Qxe2 3. Qxf7 Qe7 4. Qxe7 Rd4 5. Bxd4 Kxh7 6. Qxg7# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1qbn3k/4b1p1/1p2pr1p/pP2N3/3pNP2/PB1P4/3Q2PP/4R1K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "4"]

{B  En prise} 1... Bxa3 2. Nxf6 gxf6 3. Nf3 {
recovers the exch and stays a P ahead} (3. f5 $1 {
but the authors missed this move} fxe5 (3... Kh7 4. Ng4 Nf7 5. fxe6 Bf8 6.
Nxf6+ Kg6 7. exf7) (3... Kg7 4. Ng4 Nf7 5. fxe6 Ng5 {and W is winning}) 4.
Qxh6+ {W is winning}) *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3kb1r/p2bqppp/2Q1p3/1B6/8/2N5/PPP3PP/3R1RK1 b k - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{B  Defense  The best way out of this difficult situation is} 1... Qc5+ (1...
Bxc6 $4 {don't be impulsive here} 2. Bxc6+ Qd7 $8 3. Rxd7 {wins}) 2. Qxc5 Bxc5+
3. Kh1 Bxb5 4. Nxb5 Ke7 {or} (4... O-O) *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3k4/1R6/1P4p1/2KP1pP1/b1B2P2/4p3/2r5/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{W  Unpin} 1. Ra7 (1. Rb8+ Kd7 2. Rg8 Rb2 3. b7 Rxb7 4. Rg7+ Kc8 5. Ba6 {
is another way}) 1... Bb3 2. Kd6 Rxc4 3. Ra8+ Rc8 4. b7 {wins} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r5k1/1p1Rppbp/6p1/8/4P3/4BP2/r1R3PP/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  Back Rank} 1. Rxa2 Rxa2 2. Rd8+ Bf8 3. Bh6 {mates} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bq1rk1/p2nbppp/1p2pn2/6B1/4N2P/3B1N2/PPP1Q1P1/2KR3R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  Double threat} 1. Nxf6+ gxf6 (1... Nxf6 2. Bxf6 (2. Bxh7+ Nxh7 3. Rxd8 Bxd8
{with R&B for the Q}) 2... Bxf6 3. Bxh7+ Kxh7 4. Rxd8 Rxd8 5. Qe4+ {winning}) (
1... Bxf6 2. Qe4 g6 3. Qxa8 {winning}) 2. Qe4 f5 3. Qxa8 {winning} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r3k1/p1n1p2p/1pP3p1/5p2/PP2qB2/3Q4/6PP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  Simplification} 1. Qxe4 (1. Qd7 {is a tougher way to go about the win})
1... fxe4 2. Bxc7 Rxc7 3. b5 {followed by Rd1 is the simplest way to win} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2krb2r/p1p1qpp1/1p2p2p/3nN3/3P4/2P3N1/PP1RQ1PP/2K2R2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{W  Deflection  W lifts at least a P after} 1. Rxf7 {
and Bk has to move his Q, and he must be careful} Qd6 (1... Qh4 2. Rxg7 Qxh2 3.
Nf3 {traps the Q}) (1... Qg5 2. Ne4 Qh4 3. g3 {along with Rxg7 wins a second P}
) (1... Bxf7 $4 {leads to mate} 2. Qa6+ Kb8 3. Nc6+ Ka8 4. Qxa7#) 2. Ne4 {
traps the Q} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1p3ppp/p3p3/2k5/PN6/1PK1PP2/6PP/1b6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W} 1. Nd3+ Bxd3 2. b4+ (2. Kxd3 $2 Kb4 {and Bk penetrates}) 2... Kd5 3. Kxd3 {
should be a draw} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b1k1nr/1p1nqp2/p3p1pp/8/8/2NB1NQ1/PPP3PP/2KR3R w k - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

{W  Open lines  Since he has a lead in dev, W should look to open lines of
attack} 1. Nd5 {threatens the Q, as well as Nc7+, so Bk must take the N and
then try to block the e<->} exd5 2. Rhe1 Ne5 3. Nxe5 Be6 {
but now the B is undermined by} 4. Nxf7 (4. Nxg6 fxg6 5. Qxg6+ {also works})
4... Qxf7 (4... Kxf7 5. Qxg6+) 5. Bxg6 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r1k1/8/5Q1R/1q1p3p/3P3P/2r5/P4PP1/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "12"]

{B  Stalemate  The only way to stave off Rh8 mate is to give a bunch of checks
and hope that something good happens} 1... Qf1+ 2. Kh2 Qh1+ 3. Kxh1 Re1+ 4. Kh2
Rh1+ 5. Kxh1 Rh3+ 6. Kg1 Rh1+ 7. Kxh1 {
stalemate, since Bk has no legal moves left} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2pk3P/5R2/3p4/3r1P2/8/5PK1/2q5 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{B  Mating attack} 1... Rd1 2. h8=Q Rg1+ 3. Kf3 (3. Kh3 $2 Rh1+) 3... Qd1+ 4.
Ke3 Re1# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5k2/8/5P1p/4K2P/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

{W  Triangulation  W wins by triagulating his K over the sqs f4, e4, e5,
turning the move over to Bk} 1. Kf4 Ke8 (1... Kf7 2. Kf5 {
and W has the oppositon}) 2. Ke4 Kf8 3. Ke5 Kf7 (3... Ke8 4. Ke6 Kf8 5. f7 Kg7
6. Ke7 Kh7 7. f8=Q $4 {would be stalemate} (7. Kf6 Kh8 8. f8=Q+ Kh7 9. Qg7#))
4. Kf5 {and the BK must give ground} Kf8 5. Kg6 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r5/5p1p/p4kp1/1p2p3/1Pb5/P1R1PP2/3rNKPP/2R5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{W  Unpin} 1. R3c2 $1 (1. R1c2 $2 {fails against} Rcd8 2. Ke1 Rd1+ 3. Kf2 R8d2)
1... Rcd8 2. Ke1 Rxc2 3. Rxc2 Rd3 4. Rc3 {and W holds} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1r3k1/5p1p/pQ4p1/N2b4/3Pp3/R3P3/4qPPP/5RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{B  Back rank} 1... Rab8 2. Qd6 Qxf1+ 3. Kxf1 Rb1+ 4. Ke2 Rc2# {
note how the P on e4 aids in the mate} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b1k2r/pp2B3/6qp/8/2nQ4/8/PPP3PP/5RK1 b k - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]

{B  Counterattack} 1... Kxe7 (1... Qb6 {
is a mistake, which was played in the game, and W is still fighting after} 2.
Bc5) 2. Qxh8 (2. Re1+ Be6 {Bk is winning}) 2... Bh3 (2... Qxg2+ 3. Kxg2 Bh3+ 4.
Kxh3 Rxh8 $19) 3. Re1+ Kf7 4. Rf1+ Ke6 5. Re1+ Kd5 6. Rd1+ Kc6 {wins for Bk} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/1pr1Rp1p/pq2NnpQ/8/8/2P4P/PP4P1/5R1K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]

{B  En prise  Just defend the threat} 1... Nh5 ({Not} 1... Rxe7 $4 2. Qg7#) ({
Not} 1... fxe6 $4 2. Qg7#) 2. Rxc7 Ng3+ 3. Kh2 Nxf1+ 4. Kh1 Ng3+ 5. Kh2 Nf5 {
and Bk should be able to take something at the end} 6. Qg5 Rb8 7. Qf6 {
threatening mate again} Qd6+ 8. Kg1 Qxe6 9. Qxe6 fxe6 10. Rd7 Ne3 {winning} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r6k/1q4p1/4QpBp/1pp5/1b5N/1P2P2P/5PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]

{W  Mating attack} {The skewer} 1. Be4 {
sets up a series of dis checks for the N} Qa6 (1... Qc8 2. Ng6+ Kh7 3. Ne7+ Kh8
4. Nxc8) (1... Qb8 2. Ng6+ Kh7 3. Ne5+ Kh8 4. Nf7+ Kg8 5. Nd8+ Kf8 6. Qf7#) 2.
Ng6+ Kh7 3. Ne5+ Kh8 4. Nf7+ Kg8 5. Nxh6+ Kh8 6. Qg8+ Rxg8 7. Nf7# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/4k3/4p2p/4np2/8/pB3PPP/Pq2QK2/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

{B  Fork} 1... Nd3+ 2. Ke3 Qxe2+ 3. Kxe2 Nc1+ 4. Kd2 Nxb3+ 5. Kc3 (5. axb3 $2
a2) 5... Nc1 {winning} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4k1r/p3Rppp/1pp2n2/6B1/2nq4/2NBR3/PPPQ2PP/7K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{W  Discovery  W has pleasant choices.  He can win the Q by} 1. Rxf7+ ({
Or he can stay a pc ahead by} 1. Bxc4 Qxc4 (1... Qxd2 2. Rxf7+ Kg8 3. Rxf6+ Qd5
4. Bxd5+ cxd5 5. Rd6 {and W is two pcs up}) 2. Qe1) 1... Kxf7 2. Bg6+ Kxg6 3.
Qxd4 Nxe3 4. Bxe3 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1nbr1rk1/ppp2qp1/6np/3P1p1N/1P6/2Q2N2/P1B2PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

{W  Pin} 1. d6 {threatens both 2 Bb3 and 2 dxc7} cxd6 {is not a defense after}
(1... Be6 2. Rxe6 cxd6 3. Rdxd6 Rc8 4. Qd2 {winning}) 2. Bb3 d5 3. Rxd5 Rxd5 4.
Bxd5 Qxd5 5. Qxg7# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "q5k1/Pr5p/2Q3p1/2p5/3p4/1P5P/2P1p1P1/R6K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

{W  Promotion} 1. Qxb7 e1=Q+ (1... Qxb7 2. a8=Q+ Qxa8 3. Rxa8+ Kf7 4. Ra1 {
winning}) 2. Rxe1 Qxb7 3. Re8+ Kf7 4. a8=Q {wins} Qxa8 5. Rxa8 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1n2r1k1/r1p2ppp/p2bb3/4N1q1/8/5BB1/PPP1Q1PP/4RR1K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

{W  Back Rank} 1. Nxf7 {lifts a P for a start} Bxf7 2. Qxe8+ Bxe8 3. Rxe8+ Bf8
(3... Kf7 4. Bh5# {dis dbl ch and mate}) 4. Bd5+ Qxd5 5. Rexf8# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5R2/6pk/1P5p/3p3r/Q2P3q/8/2P3P1/1R4K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]

{W  Simplification  Eliminate Bk's <=> and the bP decides} 1. Rh8+ Kxh8 2. Qe8+
Kh7 3. Qxh5 Qxh5 4. b7 {and b8(Q) wins} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rn2k2r/pp3p1p/3b4/qNpPpN2/8/8/PPP3PP/R2QK2R w KQk - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

{W  Deflection  The idea is to draw the BQ away from c7 so that after Bk saves
his B, W has Nc7+, winning the BR} 1. b4 (1. Qd2 {is answered by} Bc7) 1...
Qxb4+ (1... Qxb5 $4 2. Nxd6+ $1) 2. c3 Qe4+ 3. Qe2 Qxe2+ (3... Qxf5 $4 4. Nxd6+
$1) 4. Kxe2 Be7 5. Nc7+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b2rk1/pp1nqp2/4pn2/4N1p1/3P3p/3B2B1/P1P1QRPP/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  Untrapping  The B is untrapped by} 1. Nxd7 Nxd7 2. Bxh4 f6 (2... gxh4 $2 {
and W mates} 3. Qg4+ Kh8 4. Qh5+ Kg8 5. Qh7#) 3. Bg3 {and W is better} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "q3nrk1/pb2bppp/1p6/5NQ1/8/3p4/PB3PPP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{W  En prise  The best way to take the B is} 1. Nh6+ Kh8 2. Qxe7 {
threatening mate on f8} Rg8 (2... Nf6 3. Qxf6 gxf6 4. Bxf6#) (2... Nc7 {
or ...Nd6} 3. Bxg7+ Kxg7 4. Qg5+ Kh8 5. Qf6#) 3. Nxf7# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b2r1k/pp4b1/2p3Pp/3p2NQ/2q5/6P1/PP3PBP/4R1K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]

{B  Mating attack  Somewhat confusing} 1... Bg4 2. Qh4 Rxf2 3. Kxf2 (3. Nf7+
Rxf7 4. gxf7 Rf8 5. h3 Qc5+ 6. Kh1 Bf3 7. Bxf3 (7. Rf1 Be2 8. b4 Qe3 $19) 7...
Qf2 8. Re7 Qxf3+ 9. Kg1 Rxf7 10. Rxf7 Qxf7 $19) (3. h3 Rxg2+ 4. Kxg2 Qc2+ 5.
Kf1 Rf8+ 6. Nf7+ Rxf7+ 7. gxf7 Qd3+ 8. Kg2 Qf3+ 9. Kg1 Bd4+ 10. Re3 Qxe3+ 11.
Kg2 Qg1#) 3... Bd4+ 4. Re3 Qe2+ 5. Kg1 Qxe3+ 6. Kf1 Qe2# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/p5k1/3p3p/4n1p1/3pq3/1P3PP1/P2Q3P/4N1K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]

{B  Fork} 1... Qxe1+ 2. Qxe1 Nxf3+ 3. Kf2 Nxe1 4. Kxe1 Kf6 5. Ke2 Ke5 6. Kd3 g4
{and the ending is won for Bk, e.g.} 7. b4 Kd5 8. a4 h5 9. a5 a6 {
and W's K must give way, allowing the BK to enter at c4} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bq1rk1/1p1n1ppp/8/1BbpPR2/3Nn3/2NQB3/P5PP/R5K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]

{B  Removing the guard  Difficult} 1... Nxc3 2. Qxc3 Ra3 3. Qd2 Rxe3 4. Qxe3
Qb6 5. Rd1 Qxb5 6. Nxb5 Bxe3+ {puts Bk ahead} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/pp3Pk1/8/5K2/1Pp3P1/P7/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

{W  Promotion} 1. Ke6 Kf8 (1... c3 2. Ke7 c2 3. f8=Q+ {wins}) 2. Kf6 c3 3. g5
c2 4. g6 c1=Q 5. g7# {is mate} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "q7/8/3b4/p2p1nkn/Pp1Pp1p1/1P2P1P1/2Q3K1/3NBN2 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

{B  Driving off} 1... Qh8 {and the Q breaks in at h3, winning the g3P} 2. Qc6
Bxg3 3. Bxg3 Nhxg3 4. Nxg3 Qh3+ 5. Kf2 Qxg3+ {winning} *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/K1k5/6B1/3p4/p7/2PP4/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

{W  Stop promotion  This is one to remember  W must deal with the passed aP,
so start with} 1. Bf6 Kd5 2. d3 a2 3. c4+ Kc5 (3... dxc3 4. Bxc3 {
and the B shuffles back and forth on the /^, rendering the aP motionless}) 4.
Kb7 a1=Q 5. Be7# *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/4q3/2p5/2n5/p4Q2/4N3/4k3/1K6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]

{W  Skewer} 1. Qf1+ Kd2 {the N is immune} 2. Qd1+ Kc3 (2... Kxe3 3. Qe1+) 3.
Qc2+ Kb4 (3... Kd4 {allows the fork} 4. Nf5+) 4. Qb2+ Nb3 (4... Ka5 5. Nc4+ Ka6
6. Qb6#) 5. Qa3+ {a tricky move} Kc3 (5... Kxa3 $4 6. Nc2#) 6. Qxe7 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/3k4/1K6/8/4BR2/4p3/4p3/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

{W  Stop promotion  W needs to get his R to the e<-> with tempo to stop the Bk
Ps; while at the same time guarding against stalemate} 1. Bf5+ $1 (1. Bc6+ {
gaining a tempo} Kd6 2. Rd4+ Ke7 3. Re4+ Kd6 4. Rxe3 e1=Q 5. Rxe1 {is stalemate
}) 1... Kd8 2. Rd4+ Ke7 3. Re4+ Kd8 4. Bd7 $3 {releases the stalemate} Kxd7 (
4... e1=Q 5. Bb5 {and mate at e8}) 5. Rxe3 {wins} *

