Georgia’s 8-year old champion wins 6 out of 6 games at International Chess Festival
The tournament has nine rounds and is held in the Swiss-system format, a non-elimination format that features a fixed number of rounds. Photo: Georgian Chess Federation/Facebook.
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Georgia’s eight-year-old chess champion Giorgi Tsulaia on Friday won six out of six games at the 15th International Chess Festival in the country’s Black Sea port city of Poti.
The ongoing festival - also bearing the name Nana Aleksandria Cup - launched on July 15, with 10 tournaments hosting over 400 players from nine countries in the event.
The Georgian Chess Federation said the tournament, with its prize fund of ₾45,000 (about $15,000), was being held for the first time after the a break forced by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The tournament has nine rounds and is held in the Swiss-system format, a non-elimination format that features a fixed number of rounds.
A new National Bank of Georgia-issued coin, bearing visuals of the country's medieval icon Queen Tamar, has been presented to five-time World Chess Champion Nona Gaprindashvili, in recognition of her achievements in the sport.
Georgian chess Grandmaster Zurab Azmaiparashvili was on Saturday re-elected as the President of the European Chess Union for the third time.
Georgian chess player Sopiko Tereladze has “convincingly” won the European Senior Chess Championship among women, the Georgian Chess Federation announced on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Education of Georgia on Thursday revealed its decision to make chess a compulsory subject in schools starting in September.
The International Chess Federation on July 5 awarded Georgian chess legend Nona Gaprindashvili with Outstanding Game Changer at the 44th Chess Olympiad in eastern Indian city of Chennai.
Georgian chess players have successfully opened their participation on Saturday in the 22nd European Women's Individual Championship in Czech Republic capital city of Prague.
The Georgian FIDE master Irakli Akhvlediani has won the Portugal Chess Tour of the 2021/2022 season, by obtaining the highest 220 points in various international tournaments held within the series, the Georgian Chess Federation said on Tuesday.
Gabriel Gabadadze, a 10-year-old Georgian chess player, has claimed a silver medal at the European Youth Chess Championships in Türkiye, the Georgian chess federation announced on Monday.
Georgian junior chess players Kesaria Mgeladze and Anastasia Kirtadze earned first and second prizes in the Cracovia Chess Festival hosted in Poland this week.
Georgian chess players Anastasia Kirtadze and Luka Kiladze have won the U15 World School Chess Championships, the Georgian Chess Federation said on Saturday.