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Monthly Newsletter Puzzles

For this month's particular puzzles -

Easy - Checkmate is available in one move

Medium - In the next two moves, you will have a large material advantage

Difficult - Find the move(s) to win

Easy

1. White to Move

2. Black to Move

Medium

3. Black to Move

4. White to Move

Difficult

5. White to Move

6. White to Move

Solutions -

Highlight the row for the answer

Easy

1. Qh8 ++

2. ...Ba3 ++

Medium

3. ... Re1+, Qxe1, Rxe1+ : up a rook

4. Bxf7+, Kxf7, Qxd8 : up a Queen

Difficult

5. Qd5+ Kh8, Nf7+, Kg8, Nh6+, Kh8, Qg8+, Rxg8, Nf7 ++

6. g6 hxg6, f6 gxf6, h6 promoting to Queen and winning

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