Zviad Izoria
Georgian-American chess grandmaster (born 1984)
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Country | Georgia (until 2013) United States (from 2013) |
Born | (1984-01-06) 6 January 1984 (age 40) Khoni, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
Title | Grandmaster (2002) |
FIDE rating | 2602 (August 2024) |
Peak rating | 2660 (July 2006) |
Peak ranking | No. 48 (October 2006) |
Zviad Izoria (Georgian: ზვიად იზორია, born 6 January 1984) is a chess grandmaster playing for the United States. Zviad is a winner of HB Global Chess Challenge and a $50,000 in prize money. He played on the Georgian team at 2002, 2004, and 2008 chess olympiad. Zviad was a 2005 World Cup participant and 2007 World Cup qualifier.
Selected tournament victories
- 2000: Victory at the World Youth Chess Championship for U16.
- 2000: Winner of the Moscow Kasparov Cup.
- 2001: Victory at the European Youth Chess Championship for U18. Victory at the European Junior Chess Championship for U20.
- 2002: Victory at the European Junior Chess Championship for U20.
- 2005: Winner of the HB Global Chess Challenge 2005, and a prize of $50,000 (USD), along with a valuable jeweled watch.[1][2]
- 2018: Victory over Fabiano Caruana (2018 World Championship Challenger) and Hikaru Nakamura at the US Chess Championship.
- 2020: First place in the 29th annual North American Open along with Hovhannes Gabuzyan.[3]
Notes
External links
- Zviad Izoria chess games at 365Chess.com
- Zviad Izoria player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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Georgian Grandmasters
Chess players for Georgia with the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM)
- Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant
- Levan Aroshidze
- David Arutinian
- Georgy Arzumanian
- Zurab Azmaiparashvili
- Giorgi Bagaturov
- David Baramidze
- Nino Batsiashvili
- Davit Benidze
- Maia Chiburdanidze
- Alexandre Dgebuadze
- Nana Dzagnidze
- Roman Dzindzichashvili
- Igor Efimov
- Merab Gagunashvili
- Nona Gaprindashvili
- Valeriane Gaprindashvili
- Tamaz Gelashvili
- Giorgi Giorgadze
- Tamaz Giorgadze
- Bukhuti Gurgenidze
- Zviad Izoria
- Lasha Janjgava
- Baadur Jobava
- Davit Jojua
- Nikolozi Kacharava
- Giorgi Kacheishvili
- Mikheil Kekelidze
- Bella Khotenashvili
- Yona Kosashvili
- Davit Lomsadze
- Davit Maghalashvili
- Giorgi Margvelashvili
- Mikheil Mchedlishvili
- Luka Paichadze
- Levan Pantsulaia
- Alexandre Qashashvili
- Giga Quparadze
- Tornike Sanikidze
- Konstantine Shanava
- David Shengelia
- Zurab Sturua
- Elizbar Ubilava
- Gennadi Zaichik
- See also: Category:Chess players from Georgia (country)
- Category:Female chess players from Georgia (country)
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