The 79th edition of Georgian Women’s National Chess Championship took place from 6-15 June in the Georgian Chess Palace in Tbilisi. The event was played as a 10-player round robin tournament, gathering one Grandmaster, five International Masters, one Woman International Master, and two Woman FIDE Masters.
GM Nino Batsiashvili won the event with impressive 8/9 points. She lost the first round against second-placed IM Salome Melia, and scored seven consecutive victories to emerge as the sole leader of the event. IM Salome Melia was in the race for the first place until the last round, but after a draw with IM Meri Arabidze claimed silver with 7.5 points. IM Lela Javakhishvili won bronze with 7 points. (scroll down for final rankings)
79th Georgian Women’s Chess Championship – Final standings:
Rk.
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
TB1
TB2
TB3
TB4
1
GM
Batsiashvili Nino
GEO
2453
8
29.5
8
0
3
2
IM
Melia Salome
GEO
2368
7.5
31.5
6
0
3
3
IM
Javakhishvili Lela
GEO
2477
7
24
6
0
2
4
IM
Arabidze Meri
GEO
2448
4.5
14.8
3
0
1
5
IM
Gvetadze Sofio
GEO
2306
4.5
13.8
4
0
1
6
WIM
Vakhania Alexandra
GEO
2135
4
10
4
0
1
7
IM
Purtseladze Maka
GEO
2287
4
10
3
0
0.5
8
WFM
Lomaia Diana
GEO
1846
3.5
8.5
3
0
1
9
Esadze Tamari
GEO
1982
1.5
2.75
1
0
0.5
10
WFM
Tsotsonava Elene
GEO
1915
0.5
3.75
0
0
0.5
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