Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Dragoljub Velimirovic.
White to move and win except where noted.

Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.
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a)

White Mates in 2. Velimirovic vs Dragoljub Ciric, Belgrade, 1963
4r3/p2r1p1k/3q1Bpp/4P3/1PppR3/P5P1/5P1P/2Q3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxh6+ ]

b)

Velimirovic vs Ivan Buljovcic, Titograd, 1965
r1b2r2/6R1/p1p1kP2/4p3/4N2p/8/PPP2R2/2K5 w - - 0 1
[ c4 if Re8 b4 mates ]

c)

White Mates in 4. Velimirovic vs Milan Matulovic, Titograd, 1965
1r4k1/3p3R/4p3/2p1P1qp/2P1Q3/1n1B4/6P1/7K w - - 0 1
[ Rh8+ ]

d)

White Mates in 8. Velimirovic vs Jovan Sofrevski, Titograd, 1965
r1bq1r2/4Nkbp/p4p2/1p2Q3/8/1P6/1PP2P1P/2KR2R1 w - - 0 1
[ Qh5+ Kxe7 Rxg7+ Ke6 Qe2+ Kf5 Qg4+ ]

e)

Velimirovic vs Orus Francisco Garcia, The Hague, 1966
1r3k2/1pR1rn1p/p1p2pp1/P1N1p3/1P2P3/2P2PP1/4K2P/3R4 w - - 0 1
[ Rdd7 if Rbe8 Ne6+ ]

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Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Dragoljub Velimirovic. White to move and win except where noted.

Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Dragoljub Velimirovic.
White to move and win except where noted.