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a)

Ftacnik vs Peter Egmond, Amsterdam, 1977
3rbrnk/pp4q1/3p1np1/2pP2B1/2P1p2P/2P1N1Q1/P3BR2/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxf6 Nxf6 Rxf6 Rxf6 Qg5 ]

b)

Ftacnik vs Stanislav Petrik, Detva, 1977
r4rk1/p1q1b1pp/1pp5/2n1Nn2/8/2N3P1/PP2QP1P/R1BR2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qc4+ Kh8 Nf7+ if Kg8 Nh6+ mates ]

c)

White Mates in 3. Ftacnik vs Ivan Jankovec, Marianske Lazne, 1978
R7/3nbpkp/4p1p1/3rP1P1/P2B1Q1P/3q1NK1/8/8 w - - 0 1
[ Qf6+ ]

d)

Ftacnik vs Peter Petran, Dolny Kubin, 1979
7r/p2k1ppp/b3pn2/n7/3N4/Pp4P1/1P1NPPBP/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rc5 Nb7 Rc6 ]

e)

Ftacnik vs Jozef Polacek, Dolny Kubin, 1979
3r2k1/pB3ppp/1bb1p3/2P1B3/1n6/1N4P1/4PP1P/1R4K1 w - - 0 1
[ cxb6 Bxb7 Nc5 ]

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