Tactics! - Difficult Puzzles (Solutions)

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Tactics!

Solutions to difficult puzzles.

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No. 1

1.Bf6 Rfc8 2.Qe5 Rc5 3.Qg3 g6 4.Rxa4
No. 2

1.Rxf4 gxf4 2.Qxh7+ Kxf6 3.Qg6+ Ke5 4.Qg5+ Kd6 5.Rd1+ Ke6 6.Re1+ wins the Queen or mates
No. 3

1.Re7 (1.Ne7+ is also good) 1...Rxe7 2.Nxe7+ Qxe7 3.Qd5+
No. 4

1.Ng5+ Kh8 (1...hxg5 2.hxg5) 2.Rf3 Qg6 3.h5 Qxh5 4.Rxf8
No. 5

1.Rxf5 gxf5 2.Nc5 dxc5 3.Nf6+ Bxf6 4.Qxd7
No. 6

1.Rxg4+ Kxg4 (1...Kh5 2.Be2) 2.Qe4+ Kh5 3.Rg1 mates
No. 7

1.c5 mates
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Tactics!
Solutions to difficult puzzles.
Click here for the puzzles without solutions. No. 1 1.Bf6 Rfc8 2.Qe5 Rc5 3.Qg3 g6 4.Rxa4 No. 2 1.Rxf4 gxf4 2.Qxh7+ Kxf6 3.Qg6+ Ke5 4.Qg5+ Kd6 5.Rd1+ Ke6 6.Re1+ wins the Queen or mates No. 3 1.Re7 (1.Ne7+ is also good) 1...Rxe7 2.Nxe7+ Qxe7 3.Qd5+ No. 4 1.Ng5+ Kh8 (1...hxg5 2.hxg5) 2.Rf3 Qg6 3.h5 Qxh5 4.Rxf8 No. 5 1.Rxf5 gxf5 2.Nc5 dxc5 3.Nf6+ Bxf6 4.Qxd7 No. 6 1.Rxg4+ Kxg4 (1...Kh5 2.Be2) 2.Qe4+ Kh5 3.Rg1 mates No. 7 1.c5 mates Click here for the index of all puzzles.