Khvicha Supatashvili ( ka, ხვიჩა სუპატაშვილი; born 31 March 1969) is a Georgian chess International Master (IM) (1993),

Georgian Chess Championship Following are the official winners of the national Georgian Chess Championships from 1928 to date. Until 1990 the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic was a republic within the Soviet Union. Winners References List of winners 1928-2008

Career

As a chess player

In the 1990s, Khvicha Supatashvili was one of the leading Georgian chess players. In 1992 he won

. In 2002, in

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he participated in FIDE World Chess Championship, in which in first round he lost

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. Khvicha Supatashvili played for Georgia in the

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s: * In 1994, at first reserve board in the

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(+1, =4, -0), * In 1996, at second reserve board in the

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(+3, =3, -2), * In 1998, at second reserve board in the

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(+1, =6, -1). Khvicha Supatashvili played for Georgia in the

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s: * In 1992, at fourth board in the 10th European Team Chess Championship in

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(+2, =3, -2), * In 2001, at third board in the 13th European Team Chess Championship in León (+1, =2, -2). Khvicha Supatashvili played for Georgia in the World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship: * In 1995, at first board in the 10th World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship in Parnaíba (+3, =2, -1) and won team gold medal. In 1993, Khvicha Supatashvili was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.

As a chess coach

In recent years Khvicha Supatashvili has rarely participated in chess tournaments, because he has begun his coaching career. From 1995 to 2011 years, he was a personal coach of

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and during this period of time, Chiburdanidze became a semifinalist of the Women's World Chess Championship for two times. As a result of being a head coach of the Georgian women's Olympic team, the team got the second place on The 34th Chess Olympiad in

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. Since 2004, he was also working with the Georgian men's team. Concretely, he was working with

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, Zviad Izoria,

Mikheil Mchedlishvili Mikheil Mchedlishvili ( ka, მიხეილ მჭედლიშვილი; born 4 June 1979) is a Georgian chess grandmaster. He is a three-time Georgian Chess Champion. Chess career Born in 1979, Mchedlishvili won the Georgian Chess C ...

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, Tamaz Gelashvili, Konstantine Shanava, David Jojua, Tornike Sanikidze,

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, David Arutinian,

Merab Gagunashvili Merab Gagunashvili ( ka, მერაბ გაგუნაშვილი; born 3 January 1985) is a Georgian chess grandmaster. He is a two-time Georgian Chess Champion. Chess career In 2001, he won the silver medal in the World Junior Chess ...

, Dawit Schengelia, Valeriane Gaprindashvili. As for the women's team, except

, Supatashvili trained grandmasters –

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, Salome Melia, Lela Javakhishvili, Maia Lomineishvili, Meri Arabidze,

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, Natalia Edzgveradze. Since 2014, Supatashvili has been a personal trainer for

Nana Dzagnidze Nana Dzagnidze ( ka, ნანა ძაგნიძე; born 1 January 1987) is a Georgian chess player. She was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2008. Dzagnidze was a member of the gold medal-winning Georg ...

. Under training with Supatashvili, Dzagnidze showed the best result - 8 (eight) point from 9 (nine) at The 41st Chess Olympiad in 2014, on the women's first board. Also, in 2017, as a result of being the winner of the European Individual Championship in Riga and the winner of the

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, Dzagnidze was nominated as a world's best female chess player. In 2019, on the

in Batumi, Georgia, she was the best on the women's first board. In 2020, Dzagnidze won FIDE Women's Grand Prix in

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. Also, since 2014, Supatashvili is a trainer of Nino Khomeriki, who won the European Youth Chess Championships in 2015 and 2016. In the 2014–2018 years, Supatashvili was working with Irakli Beradze and Giorgi Sibashvili. In 2014, Sibashvili won the second prize in the

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. In 2014, Supatashvili was the head coach of Batumi Chess Club “Nona” that became the winner of the

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(2014).

Recognition

Supatashvili is the owner of the Georgian state awards – Honor Medal (2000 year) and Order of Honor (2008 year)

chevalier Chevalier may refer to: Honours Belgium * a rank in the Belgian Order of the Crown * a rank in the Belgian Order of Leopold * a rank in the Belgian Order of Leopold II * a title in the Belgian nobility France * a rank in the French Legion d'h ...

. Achievements in the women's team: * In 2000 – Women's 34th Chess Olympiad;

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; Second place; * In 2008 - Women's 38th Chess Olympiad;

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; First place; * In 2017 –

; Crete, Greece; Second place; * In 2017 –

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; Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia; Third place; * In 2018 – Women's 43rd Chess Olympiad; Batumi, Georgia; Third Place; * In 2019 –

; Batumi, Georgia; Second place.

References

External links

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