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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
- ^ The richest open tournament in chess history, www.chessbase.com
- ^ Results of the HB Global Chess Challenge, www.chesscenter.com
- ^ "29th Annual North American Open February 2020 United States of America FIDE Chess Tournament report". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
External links
- Zviad Izoria chess games at 365Chess.com
- Zviad Izoria player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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