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a)

Bluvshtein vs Yaqoov Vaingorten, Toronto, 2000
4rrk1/p1p1npp1/1p6/n2pP1Bp/3P1N1P/P1P2R2/2P3P1/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxe7 Rxe7 Ng6 ]

b)

Bluvshtein vs Eric Lawson, Montreal, 2001
3q1rk1/1p2b2p/p2p1np1/3PpBB1/2r5/7Q/PP3PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Be6+ Kh8 Bh6 Re8 Bf7 ]

c)

Bluvshtein vs Paal Royset, Gausdal, 2002
8/p2k2p1/7p/2P5/n1KN4/6P1/2R4P/3r4 w - - 0 1
[ Nb3 w/Ra2 ]

d)

Bluvshtein vs Steve Demmery, Montreal, 2002
r3k2r/1p1nbpp1/pnp1p2p/7q/1P1PP3/3B1N1P/P1QBKPP1/1R5R w - - 0 1
[ e5 w/g4 ]

e)

White Mates in 3. Bluvshtein vs Stig Martinsen, Gausdal, 2003
8/1p2pQnp/2r2q2/3p2k1/1P4B1/6P1/5PK1/7R w - - 0 1
[ Rh5+ ]

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