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- ↑ videnova (18 September 2014). "GM Luka Paichadze winner of Nona Gaprindashvili Cup Open A 2014 – Chessdom" . Retrieved 2021-06-13.
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- ↑ https://worldcup.fide.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210609-WorldCupQualified.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
