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a)

White Mates in 4. Jobava vs Dennis De Vreugt, Yerevan, 2000
[ a4+ w/Na5+ & Qf7+ ]

b)

White Mates in 6. Jobava vs Petr Herejk, Schwabisch Gmund, 2001
[ g6 fxg6 Kxe6 Kh8 Kf6 Kg8 Kxg6 Kf8 h7 Ke8 h8/Q# ]

c)

Jobava vs Timo Kuehn, Schwabisch Gmund, 2001
[ Bxf7+ w/Ng5+ ]

d)

Jobava vs Andreea Sasu-Ducsoara, Trignac, 2001
[ Ra1 if Qb5 Rxa5 if Rc8 Qxc8+ ]

e)

White Mates in 4. Jobava vs Zviad Izoria, Tbilisi, 2001
[ Ne6+ w/Ng5+ ]

Jobava Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win except where noted.
a)

Jobava vs Kivanc Haznedaroglu, Ankara, 2002
[ Qb7 if Bc6 Rxd8 w/Rd7 ]

b)

White Mates in 4. Jobava vs Ara Minasian, Batumi, 2002
[ Ne5+ Kf8 Rf7+ Ke8 Nd6+ Kd8 Nxc6# ]

c)

White Mates in 7. Jobava vs Ana Matnadze, Tbilisi, 2002
[ g6 Bf6 (if Bxh4 gxh7+) gxh7+ Kxg7 Rg1+ Kf8 h8/Q+ Bxh8 Rxh8+ Ke7 Bg5+ f6 Bxf6# ]

d)

White Mates in 7. Jobava vs David Arutinian, Batumi, 2003
[ d7 Nd3+ Bxd3 Rxg8 Rxg8 h1/Q Rxe8+ Kc7 Rc8+ Kb6 d8/Q+ Ka7 Qa5# ]

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