Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Laszlo Szabo.
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) 
Szabo vs Rein Etruk, Tallin, 1969
3r2b1/7p/p4rnk/1p4p1/3N1p2/2P4P/1P2Q1P1/R5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxa6 ]
b) 
Szabo vs Saviely Tartakower, Venice, 1949
3Rrk2/ppp2prp/2q3p1/2P5/8/2Q3P1/P3PP1P/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe8+ if Qxe8 Qf6 ]
c) 
Szabo vs Norelle Kellner, Vienna, 1948
bn1qkbnr/5ppp/4p3/2p1N3/2pP4/4P3/5PPP/1NBQKB1R w - - 0 1
[ Qa4+ ]
d) 
White Mates in 6. Szabo vs T Balazs, Hungary, 1992
r2q1r2/p4p1k/1p2bPp1/3pP2p/3P3P/2NB4/PP1Q4/2K3R1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxg6+ fxg6 Rxg6 Kxg6 Qg5+ ]
e) 
Szabo vs Nikola Spiridonov, Slanchev Breag, 1974
3rn1k1/qr3n2/3pB1p1/p1p3P1/2P1N3/1PQ1P2P/P7/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf6+ Nxf6 Qxf6 ]
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