Georgian chess player crowed European youth champion

Young Georgian chess players are successfully continuing the country’s long-rooted tradition in the intellectual game. 

Aspiring chess player Nino Khomeriki was crowned the new female European youth champion after scoring top points at a tournament two days ago.

The girls’ championship took place in the small town of Porec in Croatia, where participants ranged in age from 8 to 18. 

Khomeriki, 17, scored eight points out of nine on her tour, meaning she defeated all of her rivals but one.

Nino Khomeriki during a tournament. Photo by Šk Ivan Dvoržak.

In second place was a Polish chess player, who scored 7.5 points in total. 

Eighteen young female Georgian chess players took part in the competition, said Georgia’s National Chess Federation.