Three Georgian chess masters competing in World Senior Chess Championship
Nona Gaprindashvili, Zurab Sturua and Sopiko Tereladze are involved in the tournament that is running across 11 rounds through November 27. Photo from International Chess Federation's facebook page.
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Georgian chess masters Nona Gaprindashvili, Zurab Sturua and Sopiko Tereladze are competing in the ongoing FIDE World Senior Chess Championship in Italy.
The three competitors are involved in the tournament that is running across 11 rounds through November 27.
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Five-time world champion Gaprindashvili won the senior tournament in the 65+ age category in 2019.
Sturua is the winner of the 2014 World Championship in the 50+ age section, while Tereladze won the European Senior Championship among women in the 50+ category this summer.
Georgian chess player Sopiko Tereladze has “convincingly” won the European Senior Chess Championship among women, the Georgian Chess Federation announced on Wednesday.
Georgian five-time world chess champion Nona Gaprindashvili has won the World Senior Chess Championship in the above 65 year age category in Bucharest, Romania. Gaprindashvili has won world championships in 1962, 1965, 1969, 1972 and 1975. She has also won 11 chess Olympiad tournaments between 1963-1992.
Georgia’s chess legend Nona Gaprindashvili has been crowned European Chess Champion among senior players after her performance at the tournament in Drammen, Norway earned her the title last weekend.
Georgia's chess legend and former World Champion Nona Gaprindashvili claimed the gold medal and first place among women at the European Senior Chess Championship that concluded in north-east of Spain on Sunday.
Georgian chess legend Nona Gaprindashvili has won the World Senior Chess Championship for the eighth time in Italy in the 65+ section of the championship, the Georgian chess federation announced.
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