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a)

Baklan vs Das Neelotpal, Balaguer, 2005
r4rk1/2qb3p/3n1bp1/1ppPNp2/2P2P2/2BB2P1/R1Q4P/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxd7 if Qxd7 Rxa8 w/Bxf6 ]

b)

Baklan vs Dmitri Van Leent, Hoogeveen, 2004
r1k1qr2/pp1b2pp/2nRB3/1N3P2/2n2P2/2P1Q3/PP4PP/2KR4 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd7 if Nxe3 Rd8# ]

c)

Baklan vs Athanasios Mastrovasilis, Korinthos, 2004
r2nQ3/3p2pk/p1bP1p1r/P7/5p2/8/1B4PP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxc6 dxc6 Bd4 ]

d)

Baklan vs Alexandr Lisnychy, Alushta, 2004
2kr3r/1p5p/1Qbpp1p1/P7/P3pP2/2Nq4/6PP/1RR4K w - - 0 1
[ Nb5 if Rd7 Rxc6+ mates if Kd7 Qc7+ w/Qg7 ]

e)

Baklan vs Alexander Zubov, Alushta, 2004
r1b1r1nk/4p1b1/p1p1P1qp/2Bp2P1/3P2p1/1PN2N2/2PQ1P1R/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nh4 if Qh5 Qd3 Qxg5 Ng6+ ]

f)

Baklan vs H Zayabaatar, Duisburg, 1992
3b2k1/1p1r1pnp/p4Bp1/2Pp4/qP1N2P1/5P2/3Q3P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxg7 Kxg7 Qb2 w/Ra1 ]

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