Nana Dzagnidze
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Nana Dzagnidze is a chess player
from Georgia
, who achieved the title of International Grandmaster
in 2008.
in 1999. The momentum was maintained throughout her teenage years and she also claimed the gold medal at the World Girls Under 20 Championship in 2003, 2 points ahead of the field.
In September 2005 she took part in the sixth Lausanne
Young Masters tournament, finishing seventh. Andrei Volokitin
won the tournament.
team and helped them reclaim the gold medal at Dresden
in 2008, scoring a very useful 7/10. This was also the year that she was awarded her full GM title.
Dzagnidze's record at the European Team Championship
has been no less impressive, taking a team silver medal at the 2005 women's event and an individual board four gold medal in 2007.
Alexandra Kosteniuk
.
At Gibraltar
2009, she started the tournament in great style, her 3 points from the first three rounds earning her an appearance on the top table, after defeating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
(Elo: 2696). She crowned her moment of glory by draw
ing with Bartosz Soćko
(Elo: 2631) in round 4.
In July 2010 she won the women's Grand Prix tournament
, the fourth of six such tournaments as part of the Women's World Chess Championship
cycle for 2011
. She won seven games and drew
four, in the eleven-round round-robin tournament
. She finished 1½ points ahead of second-place finisher Tatiana Kosintseva
.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
from Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
, who achieved the title of International Grandmaster
International Grandmaster
The title Grandmaster is awarded to strong chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain....
in 2008.
Youth success
As a junior player, she showed early promise by winning the World Girls Under-12 ChampionshipWorld Youth Chess Championship
The World Youth Chess Championship is a chess competition for girls and boys under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18.The first predecessor of the youth championship was the Cadet Championship. It started off unofficially in 1974 in France for players under 18. The 1975 and 1976 editions were also...
in 1999. The momentum was maintained throughout her teenage years and she also claimed the gold medal at the World Girls Under 20 Championship in 2003, 2 points ahead of the field.
In September 2005 she took part in the sixth Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
Young Masters tournament, finishing seventh. Andrei Volokitin
Andrei Volokitin
Andriy Volokitin is a Ukrainian chess player and International Grandmaster of Chess.As a junior, he was twice a medallist at the World Youth Chess Championship, taking silver in 1998 at Oropesa del Mar at under-12 level, and bronze at the same venue a year later in the under-14 category...
won the tournament.
Team performances
She has been a regular board two for Georgia's Women's OlympiadChess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
team and helped them reclaim the gold medal at Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
in 2008, scoring a very useful 7/10. This was also the year that she was awarded her full GM title.
Dzagnidze's record at the European Team Championship
European Team Championship
The European Team Championship is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9...
has been no less impressive, taking a team silver medal at the 2005 women's event and an individual board four gold medal in 2007.
Further progress
Despite some leveling off of her tournament performances in the period 2003-2007, she made a significant leap in the last quarter of 2008 and playing more chess than ever, continued the upsurge into 2009, registering her highest Elo rating and rising to eighth on FIDE's list of 'Top 100 Women', higher than Women's World ChampionWomen's World Chess Championship
The Women's World Chess Championship is played to determine the women's world champion in chess. Like the World Chess Championship, it is administered by FIDE....
Alexandra Kosteniuk
Alexandra Kosteniuk
Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk is a Russian chess Grandmaster and a former Women's World Chess Champion.-Chess career:Kosteniuk learned to play chess at the age of five after being taught by her father...
.
At Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...
2009, she started the tournament in great style, her 3 points from the first three rounds earning her an appearance on the top table, after defeating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is a French chess Grandmaster and the 2009 World Junior Chess Champion.-Grandmaster norms:He completed his final grandmaster norm at age 14 years, 4 months, in 2005....
(Elo: 2696). She crowned her moment of glory by draw
Draw (chess)
In chess, a draw is when a game ends in a tie. It is one of the possible outcomes of a game, along with a win for White and a win for Black . Usually, in tournaments a draw is worth a half point to each player, while a win is worth one point to the victor and none to the loser.For the most part,...
ing with Bartosz Soćko
Bartosz Socko
Bartosz Soćko is a Polish chess Grandmaster. In 2008 Soćko became Polish champion. He played for Poland at six Chess Olympiads and at six European Team Chess Championships...
(Elo: 2631) in round 4.
In July 2010 she won the women's Grand Prix tournament
FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2009/2010
The FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2009–2011 was a series of six chess tournaments exclusively for women, which formed part of the qualification cycle for the Women's World Chess Championship 2011. The winner of the Grand Prix was to challenge Hou Yifan - the 2010 Women's World Chess champion in the...
, the fourth of six such tournaments as part of the Women's World Chess Championship
Women's World Chess Championship
The Women's World Chess Championship is played to determine the women's world champion in chess. Like the World Chess Championship, it is administered by FIDE....
cycle for 2011
Women's World Chess Championship 2011
The Women's World Chess Championship 2011 was the 34th women's world championship in history. It was organized by FIDE and was played in a match format between the champion and the FIDE Grand Prix winner as challenger. On 8 August 2011 the match was awarded to Tirana, Albania...
. She won seven games and drew
Draw (chess)
In chess, a draw is when a game ends in a tie. It is one of the possible outcomes of a game, along with a win for White and a win for Black . Usually, in tournaments a draw is worth a half point to each player, while a win is worth one point to the victor and none to the loser.For the most part,...
four, in the eleven-round round-robin tournament
Round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...
. She finished 1½ points ahead of second-place finisher Tatiana Kosintseva
Tatiana Kosintseva
Tatiana Anatolyevna Kosintseva is a Russian chess player who has achieved the FIDE title of Grandmaster...
.