Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Dusko Pavasovic.
White to move and win.

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

a)
Pavasovic vs V Zugaj, Pokljuka, 1991
2r3k1/2nb1ppp/p2Bp3/1pN1P3/3P1n2/3B4/P4PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Be4 if Be8 Bb7 ]

b)
Pavasovic vs Mario Kovacic, Bled, 1992
r1b1k2r/2q1bp1p/p1p3p1/3p4/3N1P2/2P2Q2/P1P3PP/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ba3 if c5 Qxe5 ]

c)
Pavasovic vs Wanassa Lopez, Bratislava, 1993
r1n3k1/2R2pb1/2N1p2p/p2pP3/8/1P2B3/P4P1P/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxc8+ ]

d)
Pavasovic vs Aljosa Erzen, Bled, 1994
r1b3nr/1pqpk1Bp/p2Npp2/4P1p1/3N3Q/8/PPP2PPP/R3b1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxf6+ Nxf6 Qxg5 mates ]

e)
Pavasovic vs Miran Rusjan, Slovenia, 1994
2Rr4/q2Pb1kp/p3Bppn/1p1Qp3/1P4PP/P7/1B3PK1/8 w - - 0 1
[ g5 if Nf5 gxf6+ Bxf6 Rxd8 w/Qxe5+ ]

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