 Shengelia in 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 6, 1980 Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Georgia (until 2009) Austria (since 2009) |
| Title | Grandmaster (2005) [1] |
| FIDE rating | 2479 (October 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2591 (May 2010) |
David Shengelia is a Georgian-Austrian chess grandmaster.
In February 2005, he won the Cappelle-la-Grande Open alongside Michail Brodsky. [2]
In 2009, he transferred federations from Georgia to Austria, [3] and became the trainer of the Austrian women's team. [4]
He represented Austria in the Chess Olympiads of 2010, 2012, and 2014. [5] He also represented Austria at the European Team Championships from 2009 to 2021. [6]
He won the Austrian Chess Championship in 2012 and 2015.
