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Problem I. White resigned after 23. ... Qe5! because there is no defense to 24. ... Re8 and 25. ... Bxe4 (24. Bxc6 Qxe1+ or 24. Re2 Rf1 mate). Problem II. 40. Bg5! threatens 41. Qf6 mate, e.g. 40. ... Kf7 41. Qxh7+ Ke8 42. Qg8 mate or 40. ... Qf7 41. Qe5+ Kd7 42. Qd6+ and 43. Qd8 mate. Problem III. 22. ... Ne2+! 23. Rxe2 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Rd1+ mates or 23. Kh1 Ng3+ 24. Kg1 Nxf1. Problem IV. Black won quickly after 59. ... Qd1 60. Qc6 Qg4 because White missed 61. Kh1!. Fastest is 59. ... Qd2+ 60. Kh3 Qd1! with a threat of ... Qh1 mate as well as ... Qf3/... Re1-h1 mate. For example, 61. Kh2 Qf3 62. Ng2 Re2. Problem V. 38. ... e2+! 39. Rxe2 Rxe2 40. Bxe2 Re3 41.
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Ne4 Qf4+ or 41. Qd1 Qf4+. Problem VI. 22. Bf6 Nxf6 23. Qxf6, Black resigned (23. ... Bxf6 24. Rxe8 mate). Or 22. ... Rxe6 23. Bxg7+ Kg8 24. Bd4 (threatening Rg7+) 24. ... Nf6 25. Rxf6.
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Problem I. Mating net: It’s mate next move after 1. ... Qxg3+. Problem II. Getting out of check: The knight is lost after 1. ... g6. Problem III. Fork: Black wins the rook by 1. ... Qe4+. Problem IV. Trapping: Black wins material by 1. ... Nf2. Problem V. Skewer: The knight falls after 1. ... Bf6. Problem VI. Mating net: It ends by 1. ... Qc4+ 2. Kg1 Bf2 mate.
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