July 1: Igor Glek:
a) Ba3+ if Kd7 Bb5+ , b) Bc4+ if Ke8 Nf6+ , c) Ne7+ if Qxe7 Qb8+ mates ,
d) Be3 Qa5 Ra1 w/b4 , & e) Rd7 if Qxe5 Nxg6+
June 15: Evgenij Miroshnichenko:
a) Rxb7 if Rh5 Qd4+ , b) Rxf5 if Rxf5 Qg4+ , c) Rxd5 if exd5 Nf5 ,
d) Qxc4 & e) Rxg6 if hxg6 Rb8+ Bxb8 Qe8+
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