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1972 Chess Olympiad (Skopje) 72 puzzles from the event   White mates in 3. Elisabeta Polihroniade vs Maria Ivanka-Budinsky Decoy sacrifice Solution (in reverse) 2.Ne7+ Kxg8 1.Qg8+ White mates in 4. Michael Kirsch vs Edwards Francis Entrapment Solution (in reverse) 2.Qa3+ 1...Nf6 if  1.Bg5+
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1970 Chess Olympiad (Siegen) 74 puzzles from the event White mates in 3. Samuel Reshevsky vs Yasuji Matsumoto Pins Solution (in reverse) 2.Qxg7+ Ng8 1.Qh8+ White mates in 4. Duraku vs I Hoshino Deflection Solution (in reverse) 3.Bxg6+ Rg6 2.Bh5+ gxf5 1.Qf5+
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 1968 Chess Olympiad (Lugano) 44 puzzles from the event White mates in 3. Semprun Martinez Fernando vs Michael Littleton Lugano, 1968 Deflection Solution (in reverse) 2.Rxh6+ Kh8 1.Ng5+ Black mates in 3. Bent Larsen vs Miguel Najdorf Lugano, 1968 Sacrifice Solution (in reverse) 3.Nf2# Qh2 Qxh3+ 2.gxh3 1...Rxh3+
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1966 Chess Olympiad  (Habana) 49 puzzles from the Olympiad White wins: Bjorn Brinck-Claussen vs Cesar Boutteville Double attack Solution (in reverse) 3.Qxb6 2...Qf7 if  2.Qd4 Qh5 1.Nf3 Black wins: D Zorigt vs Drogoljub Ciric Underpromotion Solution (in reverse) exf1/N+ 2.Qxd2 1...e2