Georgian chess players Anastasia Kirtadze, Luka Kiladze become U15 World Champions
Kirtadze became the first Georgian chess player to win the World Youth Championship after a 12-year break. After 21 years, Luka Kiladze also became the first young male chess player from Georgia to win the Youth Championship. Photo via Georgian Chess Federation
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Georgian chess players Anastasia Kirtadze and Luka Kiladze have won the U15 World School Chess Championships, the Georgian Chess Federation said on Saturday.
Kirtadze, who is coached by international grandmaster Giga Quparadze, scored 7.5 points out of nine and convincingly won the championship, becoming the first Georgian chess player to win the World Youth Championship after a 12-year break.
After 21 years, Luka Kiladze also became the first young male chess player from Georgia to win the Youth Championship, scoring 7 out of 9 points. Kiladze is coached by international grandmasters Zurab Sturua and Davit Zarkua.
Georgian junior chess players Kesaria Mgeladze and Anastasia Kirtadze earned first and second prizes in the Cracovia Chess Festival hosted in Poland this week.
The Ministry of Education of Georgia on Thursday revealed its decision to make chess a compulsory subject in schools starting in September.
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.
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.
Georgia’s Black Sea city of Batumi will host the Under-18 Chess World Championships this month, the Government of the country’s autonomous Adjara region announced on Friday.
The Under-18 Chess World Championships have kicked off in Georgia’s Black Sea city of Batumi, with 457 competitors aged between 8-18 vying for honours at the event.
Georgian chess player Anastasia Kirtadze has won the FIDE World Under-14 Championship hosted in Georgia’s Black Sea city of Batumi, the Sports Ministry said on Thursday.
The Georgian national women's chess team on Monday won the ninth edition of the FIDE World Women’s Team Championship in the city of Bydgoszcz, Poland.