Chess Puzzles 45-46 for Chess Beginners

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For beginners, chess puzzle 45
White to move: Win the queen in 3 moves
Puzzle 45 solution hint: [Rook to move]
Puzzle 45 solution at the bottom. Next Puzzle 46

For beginners, chess puzzle 46
White to move: Win the queen in 2 moves
Puzzle 46 solution hint: [Move the queen]
Puzzle 46 solution at the bottom.

Solution to Puzzle 45
puzzle 45 for beginners
1. Rxe8+ Qxe8 2. Nc7+ Kb8 3. Nxe8
A typical combination on the knight fork. By moving 1. Rxe8+, White delivers check and the Black queen has to take the rook. Having placed the Black queen on e8, now White is ready to strike off with the knight fork combination.

Solution to Puzzle 46
puzzle 46 for beginners
1. Qf2+ {or Qf3+} Ke7 2. Qxg2
By playing 1. Qf2+ or 1. Qf3+, White delivers check and attacks the Black queen at the same time. Black can take the White queen, but he may not. If the Black queen takes the White queen, Black will be checkmated with 2. Ng6#.

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