The first round of the 43rd Chess Olympiad was held in
Batumi Sports Palace. Georgia appears on the Olympiad as a host country,
presenting six sets of national teams, composed of three women’s and
correspondingly three men’s team.
In the opening of the Olympiad, the women's team played against South Korea
in the first round and have won 3: 1. Nana Dzagnidze won with white pieces and
Bela Khotenashvili have also won with the white pieces. On the other hand, Meri
Arabidze, who played with black pieces, won on the fourth round. Despite her
solid efforts, Lela Javakhishvili have ceded her game to her opponent. A
relatively easy match was played by the men’s team. Baadur Jobava played a tie
with black pieces, but others did not hesitate to become victorious. The
women’s secon team had a convincing victory against South Africa with an overal
score of 4:0. Additionally, the third team defeated the Seychelles with the
identical score.Young Georgian chess players have acquired great experience at
the Olympics. Needless to say, all six teams representing Georgia won in the
first round of the Chess Olympiad.
Tomorrow, on September 25 our teams will have stronger opponents and will have
to concentrare more heavily on acquiring victories.
Batumi. New
Sports Palace, September 23 - October 5. Chess Olympiad
I Round
Women’s Team
Georgia’s first national team – South
Korea 3:1
1. Nana Dzagnidze – Chengz Wong 1:0
2. Lela Javakhishvili – Roza Elinula 0:1
3. Bela Khotenashvili – Saion Li 1:0
4. Meri Arabidze – Iubin Kim 1:0
Georgia’s second national team - South
Africa 4:0
1. Inga Charkhalishvili – Jessie Nicky Febroir 1:0
2. Sophio Gvetadze – Denise Bowhie 1:0
3. Sophiko Khukhashvili – Rebecca Selkirk 1:0
4. Mirana Mikadze – Charlize Van Zyl 1:0
Georgia’s third national team – Seychelles
4:0
1. Nino
Khomeriki – Liza Adeline 1:0
2. Mariam Janiashvili – Rachel Horeu 1:0
3. Lile Koridze – Derika Figaro 1:0
4. Tamar Esadze – Claudia Bernardete Contoret 1:0
Men’s Team
Georgia’s first team – People
with disabilities team 3.5:0.5
1. Baadur Jobava – Iehuda Grenfield 0.5:0.5
2. Mikheil Mchedlishvili – Victor Varejkin 1:0
3. Levan Pantsulaia – Luis Martin 1:0
4. David Jojua – Thomas Iankunas 1:0
Georgia’s second team - Lichtenstein
3.5:0.5
1. David Maghalashvili – Renato Frick 1:0
2. Tornike Sanikidze – Marcel Manhart 0.5:0.5
3. Irakli Beradze – Andras Guller 1:0
4. Giga Kupharadze – Dejan Ielich 1:0
Georgia’s third team - Maccau 4:0
1.Noe Tutisani – Men Kai Wong 1:0
2. Luka Oboladze - Hin Sik Yong 1:0
3. Nikoloz Petriashvili – Kuan Tong Mak 1:0
4. Nikoloz Kacharava – Joel Tselis 1:0
