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a)

Dlugy vs S Stoyko, Cherry Hill, 1991
[ Rh6 ]

b)

Dlugy vs Andrew Soltis, New York, 1989
[ Ne1 w/Qc3+ ]

c)

Dlugy vs Pavao Bjazevic Montalvo, Mendoza, 1985
[ Qh5 if Re8 Nf7+ Kg7 Qg5+ Kxf7 Qh5+ ]

d)

Dlugy vs Arthur Bisguier, New York, 1986
[ Nd7 ]

e)

Dlugy vs Dmitry Gurevich, USA, 1988
[ Nxd6+ ]

Dlugy Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)

Dlugy vs Gudmundur Sigurjonsson, Dubai, 1986
8/4r1p1/p1r2nP1/2N1p1kp/PP6/3Q1PK1/7P/8 w - - 0 1
[ h4+ Kh6 Qf5 ]

b)

White Mates in 3. Dlugy vs Ricardo Calvo Minguez, London, 1986
1rb2RR1/p1p3p1/2p3k1/5p1p/8/3N1PP1/PP5r/2K5 w - - 0 1
[ Ne5+ ]

c)

White Mates in 5. Dlugy vs Yasser Seirawan, Canada, 1989
R3Q3/6p1/5p1p/4p1kq/p3P3/2r3P1/5PK1/8 w - - 0 1
[ f4+ exf4 Ra5+ ]

d)

Dlugy vs Larry Tapper, Philadelphia, 1989
r3q2k/3n1ppp/p2R1n2/1p3N2/1Pr1p3/P3P2P/1B2QPP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd7 if Nxd7 Qg4 mates ]

e)

Dlugy vs Roel Yumol, Las Vegas, 1994
4r1k1/p1r2pp1/1qP2b1p/3R4/3pB3/P2Q1PP1/2R3KP/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rb5 if Qa6 Rb8 ]

f)

Dlugy vs Raul Perez, Las Vegas, 1995
2rq1rk1/1b3p2/1p2pbpp/pB1pN3/1n1P4/1QN1P3/PP3PPP/2R2RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nd7 ]

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