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a)

Acers, J Blackstone, San Francisco, 1968
2bq1rk1/Q1Rn1p2/p3p1p1/1r2b1p1/N7/P4N1P/B4PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxe5 Rxe5 Nb6 ]

b)

White Mates in 4. Acers vs G Berry, San Francisco, 1969
rn3k1r/pbpp1Bbp/1p4pN/4P1B1/3n4/2q3Q1/PPP2PPP/2KR3R w - - 0 1
[ Be7+ Kxe7 Qg5+ ]

c)

White Mates in 4. Acers vs B Peake, Michigan, 1976
3q1r2/2rbnp2/p3pp1k/1p1p2N1/3P2Q1/P3P3/1P3PPP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qh4+ Kg6 Qh7+ Kxg5 f4+ ]

d)

Black to move and win. Don Steers vs Acers, Santa Monica, 1968
r1bqkb1r/p1p1pppp/1pP5/1Qn5/2P5/P7/1P3PPP/RNB1KBNR b - - 0 1
[ ...a5 Bf4 Ba6 ]

e)

Black to move and win. Dugas vs Acers, San Francisco, 1977
2r1k2r/1p3ppp/p2Qb2q/4p3/3nP3/2N5/PPPR1PPP/2K2B1R b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd8 if Qb6 Nb3+ or if Qc5 Qxd2+ w/Nb3+ ]

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