Merab Gagunashvili
| Merab Gagunashvili | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Merab Gagunashvili |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Born | January 3, 1985 Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2599 (March 2011) |
| Peak rating | 2625 (April 2007) |
Merab Gagunashvili (Georgian: მერაბ გაგუნაშვილი; born January 3, 1985) is a Georgian chess grandmaster and Georgian Champion in 2004.[1]
In 2001, he won the silver medal in the World Junior Chess Championship. In 2009 he tied for 3rd–8th with Anton Filippov, Elshan Moradiabadi, Vadim Malakhatko, Alexander Shabalov and Niaz Murshed in the Ravana Challenge Tournament in Colombo.[2] In 2010 he won the Tbilisi Municipality Cup.[3] In 2011 he tied for 1st–4th with Gadir Guseinov, Evgeny Gleizerov and Sergei Tiviakov in the 19th Fajr Open Chess Tournament.[4]
He took part in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004, but was knocked out in the first round by Smbat Lputian. He played in the Chess Olympiads of 2002, 2004 and 2006.[5]
References
- ^ "Campeonato de Georgia". Ajedrezdeataque.com. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ "Tournament report November 2009: The Ravana Challenge". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ "Open Int. Tbilisi Municipality Cup". FIDE. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ "19th Fajr International Open Chess Tournament". FIDE. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Men's Chess Olympiads: Merab Gagunashvili". OlimpBase. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
External links
- Merab Gagunashvili player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Merab Gagunashvili rating card at FIDE
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