Hello Edward, Did you notice that: 1. Qxa8 Bxh2+, and the Queen is lost because of the priority of check! Note I'm not saying you are wrong, just pointing out Black's move. Also please note that you should put "spoiler alert" in the title to alert others that you are proposing a problem solution. Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: Eddyz69@xxxxxxx To: blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 10:58 AM Subject: [blind-chess] Re: Problem WAC031 Hello Richard, I would take the black rook with the white queen: Qxa8. Edward Zolotarevsky