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a)

White Mates in 4. Melia vs Maria Fominykh, Oropesa, 2001
1r3rk1/5pb1/p1pp2p1/q2n4/3p3R/1BP2PN1/PP1Q1P2/2K4R w - - 0 1
[ Rh8+ ]

b)

Melia vs Bela Khotenashvili, Tbilisi, 2002
1n1n4/2p1q1k1/p5pp/1pN1p3/1P2Pp2/N1P4P/P2Q1PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxd8 ]

c)

Melia vs Ana Izoria, Tbilisi, 2002
r1r1q1k1/1bn3p1/4p2p/p2pP1BQ/p7/P2B2P1/1PP4P/1K1R1R2 w - - 0 1
[ Bg6 if Qd7 Bf7 Kh7 Rf6 mates ]

d)

White Mates in 3. Melia vs Sarah Hoolt, Belfort, 2005
r1b1r3/1p1pk1pp/pq6/3R2N1/8/2PQ4/PP4PP/2K2R2 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd7+ ]

e)

Black Mates in 3. Nelly Aginian vs Melia, Batumi, 2000
8/5kB1/3p4/1p3q1p/7P/KPPn2Q1/P7/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qc5+ ]

f)

Black to move and win. Ana Butskhrikidze vs Melia, Tbilisi, 2002
r6k/2p4p/2P1Rqp1/3B4/2P5/5p2/6bP/4Q1K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Qd4+ if Qe3 Ra1+ mates ]

g)

Black to move and win. Ana Berke vs Melia, Belfort, 2005
1b2r1k1/6p1/B3p2p/1N1b4/P5nN/1r4P1/7P/1R3RK1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Bxg3 if Rxb3 Bxh2# if hxg3 Rxg3+ mates ]

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