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09:40 | 23.12

New Year Tournament among Young Ukrainian Chess Players

In the Ukrainian sector of the Tbilisi Public School N41 (headmaster Revaz Javakhishvili), an experimental New Year chess tournament was held among the first graders. Artem Marchyshen took the first place by winning all games.

00:54 | 04.10

Zuram Azmaiparashvili Is President of European Chess Union Again

In the 89th Congress of FIDE in Batumi, besides the presidential election, the presidential elections of Regional Federations were held.

14:02 | 03.08.2014

0 Victory in Norway

As it was expected, the both two Georgian teams easily overcame the first round (4:0) of Chess Olympiad in the city of Norway, Tromso. The Georgian women chess players defeated Kyrgyzstan and men chess ...

15:49 | 29.07.2014

0 Chess Federation Presented Teams for the Olympiad

Today, the Georgian National Chess Federation presented women’s and men’s teams in the chess palace named after Nona Gaprindashvili. These teams will participate at the Chess Olympiad in Tromso, ...

01:05 | 21.07.2014

0 Jobava Occupied the Second Place at the Italian Tournament

Georgian chess player Baadur Jobava (2713) took the second place at the international tournament (ACP Golden Classic) in Bergamo, Italy. In the tournament, where 7 chess players participated, Baadur earned ...

01:25 | 18.07.2014

0 Melia Won Bronze Medal

Georgian chess player Salome Melia (2454) won bronze medal at European Individual Chess Championship 2014 which ended up in the city of Bulgaria, Plovdiv.

23:34 | 16.07.2014

0 Before the Final Round...

Before the final round of European Individual Championship Georgian chess player Salome Melia (2454) remains in the top three, who played draw with Natalia Zhukova (Ukraine, 2451) with black pieces. Now, ...

17:21 | 16.07.2014

0 Yet, in the Tenth Place

World Senior Team Chess Championship is under way in the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius. Nona Gaprindashvili (2300), Tamar Khmiadashvili (2076), Tsiala Kasoshvili (2144) and Nino Melashvili (2127) are playing ...

19:23 | 04.07.2014

0 Hou Yifan: "I Love Travelling and Reading Books"

Lopota resort (Telavi) hosted the fifth stage of FIDE Women’s Grand Prix. Yifan was the only participant who has not lost a game at the tournament. “World Sport” talked to world champion ...

18:27 | 02.07.2014

0 Koneru Keeping Chance to Play Yifan

The fifth stage of Women’s Grand Prix where 12 chess players participated came to an end. Humpy Koneru was considered as the favorite of the Lopota tournament. She has won two stages. Bela Khotenashvii ...

22:39 | 26.06.2014

0 Only World Champion Is Unbeaten

The 7th round matches were held at the fifth stage of Grand Prix. World champion Hou Yifan and Nana Dzagnidze played each other in central game.

22:29 | 25.06.2014

0 Only Dzagnidze and Yifan are Unbeatable

Only Georgian chess player Nana Dzagnidze and World’s current champion Hou Yifan remained in the 5th stage of the Grand Prix tournament after 6 rounds. The latter has 4.5 points and Dzagnidze ...