Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Semyon Furman.
White to move and win except where noted.

Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.
Drag your mouse from one bracket to the other.

a)
Furman vs Jerzy Kostro, Polanica Zdroi, 1967
[ Nf6+ w/Rdh1 ]

b)
Furman vs Tamas Georgadze, Tbilisi, 1956
[ Nd5 w/Qxd5+ or Nxe6 ]

c)
Furman vs Anatoly Bannik, Leningrad, 1957
[ Qh5+ w/Nb6 ]

d)
Furman vs Vladimir Simagin, Tallinn, 1965
[ Bg5 w/h5 ]

e)
Furman vs Lubomir Kavalek, Harrachov, 1966
[ d6+ ]

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