Georgian Chess Championship

Following are the official winners of the national Georgian Chess Championships from 1928 to date. Until 1990 the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic was a republic within the Soviet Union.

Winners

Nr Year Men's Winner 1 1928 Victor Goglidze 2 1938 Archil Ebralidze 3 1939 Archil Ebralidze 4 1941 Archil Ebralidze 5 1944 Vladas Mikėnas 6 1946 Paul Keres (off contest) Archil Ebralidze 7 1947 Nikolay Sorokin 8 1948 Mikhail Shishov 9 1949 Akaki Pirtskhalava 10 1950 Alexandre Blagidze 11 1951 Nikolay Sorokin 12 1952 Mikhail Shishov 13 1953 Alexandre Blagidze 14 1954 Alexandr Buslaev 15 1955 Bukhuti Gurgenidze 16 1956 Mikhail Shishov 17 1957 Alexandre Blagidze 18 1958 Bukhuti Gurgenidze 19 1959 Bukhuti Gurgenidze 20 1960 Bukhuti Gurgenidze 21 1961 Bukhuti Gurgenidze 22 1962 Bukhuti Gurgenidze 23 1963 Bukhuti Gurgenidze 24 1964 Bukhuti Gurgenidze 25 1965 Bukhuti Gurgenidze 26 1966 Roman Dzindzichashvili 27 1967 Roman Dzindzichashvili 28 1968 Bukhuti Gurgenidze 29 1969 Roman Dzindzichashvili 30 1970 Bukhuti Gurgenidze 31 1971 Zurab Mikadze Alexandre Bokuchava 32 1972 Tamaz Giorgadze 33 1973 Bukhuti Gurgenidze 34 1974 Elizbar Ubilava 35 1975 Zurab Sturua 36 1976 Iuri Chikovani 37 1977 Zurab Sturua 38 1978 Gennadi Zaichik 39 1979 Gennadi Zaichik 40 1980 Zurab Azmaiparashvili 41 1981 Zurab Sturua 42 1982 Giorgi Giorgadze 43 1984 Zurab Sturua 44 1985 Zurab Sturua 45 1986 Elizbar Ubilava 46 1987 Mikhail Krasenkov 47 1988 Giorgi Giorgadze 48 1989 Giorgi Bagaturov 49 1990 Alexandre Dgebuadze 50 1991 Tamaz Tabatadze 51 1992 Khvicha Supatashvili 52 1993 Akaki Shalamberidze 53 1994 Lasha Janjgava 54 1995 Giorgi Bagaturov 55 1996 Lasha Janjgava 56 1997 Giorgi Kacheishvili 57 1998 Nino Khurtsidze 58 1999 Giorgi Bagaturov 59 2000 Tamaz Gelashvili 60 2001 Mikheil Mchedlishvili 61 2002 Mikheil Mchedlishvili 62 2003 Baadur Jobava 63 2004 Merab Gagunashvili 64 2005 Valeriane Gaprindashvili 65 2006 Giorgi Kacheishvili 66 2007 Baadur Jobava 67 2008 Levan Pantsulaia 68 2009 Tornike Sanikidze 69 2010 Merab Gagunashvili 70 2011 Davit Zarkua 71 2012 Baadur Jobava 72 2013 Gaioz Nigalidze 73 2014 Gaioz Nigalidze 74 2015 Levan Pantsulaia [1] 75 2016 Davit Jojua 76 2017 Luka Paichadze 77 2018 Mikheil Mchedlishvili 78 2019 Giga Quparadze 79 2020 Luka Paichadze 80 2021 Levan Pantsulaia 81 2022 Levan Pantsulaia 82 2023 Mikheil Mchedlishvili 83 2024 Baadur Jobava 84 2025 Levan Pantsulaia [2]

Nr Year Women's Winner 1 1935 Fani Kats 2 1936 Fani Kats 3 1937 Berta Krezberg 4 1938 Varvara Zargarian 5 1941 Varvara Zargarian 6 1941 Ksenia Gogiava 7 1945 Varvara Zargarian 8 1947 Ksenia Gogiava 9 1948 Lili Gelovani 10 1950 Ksenia Gogiava 11 1952 Ksenia Gogiava 12 1953 Eliso Kakabadze 13 1954 Eliso Kakabadze 14 1955 Eliso Kakabadze 15 1956 Nona Gaprindashvili 16 1957 Eliso Kakabadze 17 1958 Manana Togonidze 18 1959 Nona Gaprindashvili 19 1960 Nona Gaprindashvili 20 1961 Nona Gaprindashvili 21 1963 Alla Chaikovskaya 22 1964 Nana Alexandria 23 1965 Nana Alexandria 24 1966 Tsitsino Kakhabrishvili 25 1968 Nana Alexandria 26 1969 Tsiuri Kobaidze 27 1970 Tsitsino Kakhabrishvili 28 1971 Svetlana Kalandarishvili 29 1972 Tamar Khmiadashvili 30 1973 Tsitsino Kakhabrishvili 31 1974 Tsiuri Kobaidze 32 1975 Tamar Khmiadashvili 33 1976 Nino Gurieli 34 1977 Nino Melashvili 35 1978 Tamar Khmiadashvili 36 1979 Tamila Meskhi 37 1980 Tsiala Kasoshvili 38 1981 Tsiala Kasoshvili 39 1982 Tsitsino Kakhabrishvili 40 1983 Ketevan Arakhamia 41 1984 Ketevan Arakhamia 42 1985 Genrieta Lagvilava 43 1986 Sopiko Tereladze Ketevan Melashvili 44 1987 Ketino Kachiani 45 1988 Tsiali Kasoshvili 46 1989 Nino Khurtsidze 47 1990 Ketevan Arakhamia 48 1991 Inga Khurtsilava 49 1992 Nino Gurieli 50 1993 Nino Khurtsidze 51 1994 Natia Janjgava 52 1995 Miranda Khorava 53 1996 Maia Lomineishvili 54 1997 Inga Khurtsilava 55 1998 Maia Lomineishvili 56 1999 Inga Charkhalashvili 57 2000 Sopiko Tereladze Inga Khurtsilava 58 2001 Lela Javakhishvili 59 2002 Maia Lomineishvili , Ana Matnadze 60 2003 Nana Dzagnidze 61 2004 Nana Dzagnidze 62 2005 Nino Khurtsidze 63 2006 Nino Khurtsidze 64 2007 Lela Javakhishvili , Sopiko Khukhashvili 65 2008 Nana Dzagnidze , Salome Melia 66 2009 Maia Lomineishvili 67 2010 Salome Melia 68 2011 Maia Lomineishvili 69 2012 Bela Khotenashvili 70 2013 Nino Khurtsidze 71 2014 Lela Javakhishvili 72 2015 Nino Batsiashvili 73 2016 Lela Javakhishvili 74 2017 Bela Khotenashvili 75 2018 Nino Batsiashvili 76 2019 Meri Arabidze 77 2020 Nino Batsiashvili 78 2021 Bela Khotenashvili 79 2022 Nino Batsiashvili 80 2023 Bela Khotenashvili 81 2024 Lela Javakhishvili 82 2025 Nana Dzagnidze [3]

References

1. "Levan Pantsulaia Champion of Georgia".
2. GEO 84th Ch
3. GEO Women 82nd Ch

• List of winners 1928-2008
• RUSBASE (part V) 1919-1937,1991-1994
• RUSBASE (part IV) 1938-1960
• RUSBASE (part III), 1961-1969,1985-1990
• RUSBASE (part II) 1970-1984
• Crowther, Mark (23 May 2005), THE WEEK IN CHESS 550: 62nd Women's Georgian Championship, London Chess Center
• Crowther, Mark (23 January 2006), THE WEEK IN CHESS 585: 63rd Women's Georgian Championship, London Chess Center
• Crowther, Mark (6 February 2006), THE WEEK IN CHESS 587: 65th Georgian Championship, London Chess Center
• Crowther, Mark (26 March 2007), THE WEEK IN CHESS 646: 66th Georgian Championship, London Chess Center
• Crowther, Mark (17 March 2008), THE WEEK IN CHESS 695: 65th Women's Georgian Championship, London Chess Center
• Crowther, Mark (31 March 2008), THE WEEK IN CHESS 699: 67th Men's Georgian Championship, London Chess Center
• Crowther, Mark (2 February 2009), THE WEEK IN CHESS 743: 68th Men's Georgian Championship, London Chess Center