Tamaz Gelashvili
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| Tamaz Gelashvili | ||
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| Full name | Tamaz Gelashvili | |
| Country |  Georgia |
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| Born | April 8, 1978 Georgia |
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| Title | Grandmaster | |
| FIDE rating | 2622 | |
| Peak rating | 2623 (October 2007) | |
Tamaz Gelashvili (born 8 April 1978) is a chess grandmaster from Georgia. He was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1999. His highest FIDE rating has been 2623, achieved in October 2007. His national ranking is 4th and he has played for his country at several Olympiads. Gelashvili won Athens 2006 (Acropolis International).[1]
He is noted for some unusual opening varations, such as playing 2.b3 as a response to the French Defence and Caro-Kann Defence.
[edit] References
- ^ “Ilya Smirin wins Acropolis 2007”, ChessBase News, 26 August 2007, <http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4073>. Retrieved on 10 April 2008
[edit] External links
FIDE rating card for Tamaz Gelashvili
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