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a)

White Mates in 3. Przepiorka vs Lajos Steiner, Debrecen, 1925
5rk1/n1p1R1bp/p2p4/1qpP1QB1/7P/2P3P1/PP3P2/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ if Kxg7 Bh6+ ]

b)

Przepiorka vs Vladimir Vukovic, Kecskemet, 1927
5q1k/1p2np2/pb3p1p/3p1N1P/3P2Q1/3B2P1/PP3PK1/8 w - - 0 1
[ Nxe7 if Qxe7 Qf5 ]

c)

White Mates in 3. Przepiorka vs Ladislav Prokes, Budapest, 1929
r6r/p1qB1pk1/1p1bp3/6BQ/3P3R/8/PP3PPP/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bh6+ ]

d)

Black to move and win. Oldrich Duras vs Przepiorka, Breslau, 1912
6k1/pb2r1pp/1p2p3/2q1Q1P1/8/2P5/PP4PP/4RN1K b - - 0 1
[ ...Qf2 if Qg3 Bxg2+ ]

e)

Black to move and win. Henri Weenink vs Przepiorka, Liege, 1930
r2r2k1/1b3ppp/2n1p3/1p2P3/5P2/P5P1/R2N2BP/2R4K b - - 0 1
[ ...Nb4 if Bxb7 Nxa2 or if Rb2 Bxg2+ w/Nd3 ]

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