Nana Ioseliani
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Nana Mikhailovna Ioseliani (born February 12, 1962) is a Georgian
woman chess
player. She has held the FIDE Woman Grandmaster title since 1980, and the International Master title since 1993.
She has twice won the candidate's tournament to play for the Women's World Chess Championship
. In 1988 she challenged defending champion Maia Chiburdanidze
, and lost 8½ to 9½ (+2, =11, -3). In 1993 she played Xie Jun
, and lost heavily, 2½ to 8½.
She has won the Women's Soviet Chess Championship
four times. She played in 8 Women's Chess Olympiad
s between 1980 and 2002, winning team gold 5 times in total, twice with Russia
(in 1980 and 1982) and three times with Georgia (1992, 1994 and 1996). Her individual score was 65 points from 88 games (+49, =32, -7).
Ioseliani also played for Georgia in the 1997 World Men's Team Championship
, scoring 1½/7 on board 2.
Since 2003, Ioseliani has taken a break from chess playing, and is an entrepreneur in Prague.
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...
woman chess
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...
player. She has held the FIDE Woman Grandmaster title since 1980, and the International Master title since 1993.
She has twice won the candidate's tournament to play for 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....
. In 1988 she challenged defending champion Maia Chiburdanidze
Maia Chiburdanidze
Maia Chiburdanidze is a Georgian chess grandmaster, and the seventh Women's World Chess Champion. She is the only chess player in history who has won nine Chess Olympiads....
, and lost 8½ to 9½ (+2, =11, -3). In 1993 she played Xie Jun
Xie Jun
Xie Jun is a chess grandmaster from China. She had two reigns as Women's World Chess Champion, from 1991 to 1996 and again from 1999 to 2001. Xie is only the second woman to have two reigns, the other being Elisabeth Bykova....
, and lost heavily, 2½ to 8½.
She has won the Women's Soviet Chess Championship
Women's Soviet Chess Championship
The Women's Soviet Chess Championship was played in the Soviet Union from 1927 through 1989 to determine the women's chess national champion.-List of winners:Winners of more titles* 5 titles : Valentina Borisenko, Nona Gaprindashvili...
four times. She played in 8 Women's Chess Olympiad
Women's Chess Olympiad
The Women's Chess Olympiad is an event held by FIDE since 1957 , where national women's teams compete at chess for gold, silver and bronze medals....
s between 1980 and 2002, winning team gold 5 times in total, twice with Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
(in 1980 and 1982) and three times with Georgia (1992, 1994 and 1996). Her individual score was 65 points from 88 games (+49, =32, -7).
Ioseliani also played for Georgia in the 1997 World Men's Team Championship
World Team Chess Championship
The World Team Chess Championship is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of 10 countries whose chess federations dominate their continent.-Men's team medals:-Women's team medals:-References:*...
, scoring 1½/7 on board 2.
Since 2003, Ioseliani has taken a break from chess playing, and is an entrepreneur in Prague.