Georgian chess player Meri Arabidze becomes European Champion
Arabidze scored 8.5 points out of 11 and convincingly won the championship without defeat at the entire tournament. Photo via Georgian Chess Federation
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Georgian chess player Meri Arabidze has won the European Championship, becoming the second Georgian woman to win the title of the best chess player in the history of European chess, the Georgian Chess Federation said on Wednesday.
Arabidze scored 8.5 points out of 11 and convincingly won the championship without defeat at the entire tournament.
The 29-year-old Georgian chess player is also the winner of the 2015 World Team Championship and multiple prize winner of the Chess Olympiad and European Team Championships.
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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.
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Georgian junior chess players Kesaria Mgeladze and Anastasia Kirtadze earned first and second prizes in the Cracovia Chess Festival hosted in Poland this week.
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