Sopiko Khukhashvili

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Sopiko Khukhashvili
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Khukhashvili in Dresden 2008
Country Georgia
Born (1985-01-04) January 4, 1985 (age 39)
TitleInternational Master (2007)
Woman Grandmaster (2005)
Peak rating 2451 (September 2009)

Sopiko Khukhashvili (born 4 January 1985) is a Georgian chess player. She holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster.

Khukhashvili won the Girls U16 section of the World Youth Chess Championships twice, in 1999 and 2000. [1] [2] She competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2010 and 2012. [3] [4] She reached the second round in 2010.

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References

  1. ↑ Crowther, Mark (1999-11-08). "TWIC 261: World Youth Championships". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  2. ↑ Crowther, Mark (2000-10-30). "TWIC 312: World Youth Championships Oropesa del Mar". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  3. ↑ Women's World Chess Championship 2010: pairings and results
  4. ↑ Women's World Chess Championship 2012: pairings and results Archived 2013-12-30 at archive.today
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