GM Giga Quparadze and GM Nino Batsiashvili are the Winners of the Nino Gurieli Cup 2022

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The 2019 Georgian Champion GM Giga Quaparadze and the actual Georgian Women’s Chess Champion GM Nino Batsiashvili are the 2022 Nino Gurieli Cup winners, thus clinched the titles of Georgian Blitz National Chess Champions.

GM Giga Quparadze won the event in the field of 55 players with a score of 10.5/13 points, being a whole point ahead of the runner-ups. Quparadze had an impressive start with 5.5/6 points, but suffered a loss in the seventh round against GM Davit Jojua. Quparadze did not flinch and scored 5 points in the last six rounds to be the sole Winner of the event. GM Merab Gagunashvili, GM Tornike Sanikidze and GM Luka Paichadze tied for second, with tiebreak criteria determining Gagunashvili second and Sanikidze third.

Four-time Georgian Women’s Chess Champion GM Nino Batsiashvili won the Women’s event scoring 11 points. The reigning Georgian women’s champion lost the fourth-round game to IM Sofio Gvetadze and with a fantastic finish of 8 points in the last nine rounds deserved the Winner trophy. IM Meri Arabidze scored 10.5 points to win silver medal while the 8th seeded WFM Lile Koridze won bronze with 9.5 points and better tiebreaks than IM Sofio Gvetadza who had the same score.

The Georgian Blitz Chess Championships 2022 holds the name Nino Gurieli Cup after the Georgian IM/WGM Nino Gurieli – the 1976 Georgian Women’s Chess Champion, three times Olympic Champion with the Georgian women’s team (1992, 1994, and 1996), captain of the team in 2008, and the Georgian competitor in a number of Women’s World Championship tournaments.

The event took place 6-7 December in Tbilisi, and was played in 13 rounds, swiss system, with a time control of 3 minutes + 2 seconds of increment.

Final standings – Open section:

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	GM	Quparadze Giga	GEO	2587	10.5	101	107	6	9
2	GM	Gagunashvili Merab	GEO	2548	9.5	99.5	106	7	8
3	GM	Sanikidze Tornike	GEO	2428	9.5	99.5	105	7	9
4	GM	Paichadze Luka	GEO	2537	9.5	94	99.5	6	9
5	IM	Nigalidze Gaioz	GEO	2454	9	101	107	6	7
6	GM	Jojua Davit	GEO	2508	8.5	106	114	7	7
7	GM	Lomsadze Davit	GEO	2230	8.5	98	104	7	8
8		Qalichava Akaki	GEO	2080	8.5	95.5	101	7	7
9	FM	Chkhaidze Nikoloz	GEO	2167	8.5	92.5	97.5	6	8
10	GM	Shanava Konstantine	GEO	2493	8	101	108	6	6
11	IM	Petriashvili Nikoloz	GEO	2410	8	101	107	7	6
12		Tabatadze Erekle	GEO	1793	8	92.5	96.5	6	8
13		Nemsadze Daviti	GEO	1912	8	84.5	89.5	6	8
14		Kuntelia Luka	GEO	1531	8	82	85.5	7	8
15	IM	Chighladze Iveri	GEO	2215	7.5	93.5	100	6	6
16		Safarov Deniel	GEO	1932	7.5	93	98.5	7	7
17	AGM	Giorgadze Giorgi	GEO	1734	7.5	88.5	92	6	7
18		Prodiashvili Levan	GEO	1595	7.5	82.5	84	7	7
19		Khvedelidze Luka	GEO	1547	7.5	78.5	82.5	6	7
20		Endeladze Ramaz	GEO	2136	7	91	97.5	6	7
21		Gogolashvili Giorgi	GEO	1626	7	85.5	91	6	7
22		Gobejishvili Nikoloz	GEO	1349	7	81.5	85	6	7
23		Eminashvili Otar	GEO	1361	7	79	84	6	7
24		Papiashvili Giorgi	GEO	1640	7	77.5	81.5	6	7
25		Kiladze Luka	GEO	1794	6.5	98.5	104	6	6
26		Kachkachishvili Lasha	GEO	1813	6.5	91.5	96	6	6
27		Bolashvili Nikoloz	GEO	1321	6.5	83	87	7	6
28		Arabidze Saba	GEO	1749	6.5	77.5	82.5	7	6
29		Ghviniashvili Nodar	GEO	1258	6.5	75	77.5	7	6
30		Kiknavelidze Tamaz	GEO	1564	6.5	74.5	77	6	5
31		Datiashvili Nikoloz	GEO	1281	6.5	74.5	76	7	6
32		Lomidze Robert	GEO	1688	6	80	84.5	6	6
		Kelenjeridze Giorgi	GEO	1501	6	80	84.5	6	6
34		Kemashvili Luka	GEO	1682	6	75	78.5	7	6
35		Antia Davit	GEO	1540	6	74	77.5	6	5
36		Dzimistarishvili Ucha	GEO	1369	6	68	71.5	6	6
37		Toidze Tengiz	GEO	1550	5.5	84	88	7	5
38		Iarajuli Tornike	GEO	1243	5.5	78.5	82	6	5
39		Gelashvili Sandro Nene	GEO	1251	5.5	77	78.5	6	4
40		Natsauri Luka	GEO	1493	5.5	74.5	77	6	5
41		Tatoshvili Daviti	GEO	0	5.5	71	72.5	6	4
42		Rachvelishvili Andria	GEO	1088	5.5	63	65.5	6	5
43		Chikviladze Mate	GEO	0	5.5	61.5	63	7	5
44		Margiev Georgii	GEO	1309	5	72	75.5	6	5
45		Jakhua Giorgi	GEO	1389	5	67	70.5	7	3
46		Kiknadze Giorgi	GEO	1038	5	63	64.5	7	5
47		Gomarteli Alexandre	GEO	1225	5	62	63.5	6	5
48		Khvedelidze Nodar	GEO	1234	4.5	66.5	68	7	3
49		Berishvili Davit	GEO	0	4	58	59.5	6	3
50		Jangisherashvili Nikoloz	GEO	1149	4	65	66.5	7	3
51		Berishvili Alexandre	GEO	0	3.5	61	62.5	7	3
52		Chkuaseli Nika	GEO	1061	3.5	64	65.5	7	3
53		Oboladze Beka	GEO	0	2.5	58.5	60	7	2
54		Ghvaberidze Mate	GEO	0	1.5	59.5	62	7	1
55	FM	Akhvlediani Irakli	GEO	2332	0	51	52	0	0

Final standings – Women’s section:

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	GM	Batsiashvili Nino	GEO	2365	11	95	101	6	10
2	IM	Arabidze Meri	GEO	2404	10.5	95	100	7	9
3	WFM	Koridze Lile	GEO	2049	9.5	97	101	7	9
4	IM	Gvetadze Sofio	GEO	2245	9.5	97	103	7	9
5	IM	Purtseladze Maka	GEO	2224	8.5	99	104	6	7
6	IM	Khukhashvili Sopiko	GEO	2292	8.5	99	104	7	7
7		Esadze Tamari	GEO	1882	8	91	93	6	7
8	IM	Javakhishvili Lela	GEO	2364	7.5	97	101	7	6
9	WFM	Janiashvili Mariami	GEO	1840	7.5	92	93.5	7	7
10		Donghvani Nia	GEO	1851	7	86	88	7	7
11		Dolakidze Mariam	GEO	1586	6.5	84	86	7	6
12	WFM	Kirtadze Anastasia	GEO	1714	6.5	83	84.5	6	6
13	WCM	Beridze Tinatin	GEO	1869	6.5	80	81	7	6
14	WFM	Tsotsonava Elene	GEO	1864	6.5	72	73	6	6
15		Mzhavia Mariam	GEO	1484	6.5	66	67	6	6
16		Javakhishvili Mariam	GEO	1745	6	79	80	7	6
17	WGM	Khurtsilava Inga	GEO	2122	6	89	90	6	6
18		Mamardashvili Ana	GEO	1382	5.5	64	65.5	6	4
19		Macharashvili Ana	GEO	1311	5	68	69.5	6	4
20		Shubitidze Barbare	GEO	1275	4	70	71.5	6	3
21		Saltkhutsishvili Sara	GEO	0	3.5	67	68	6	3
22		Chiokadze Barbare	GEO	1065	2.5	67	68	7	2
23		Bakhtadze Nia	GEO	0	2	68	69	6	2
24		Gugeshashvili Ketevan	GEO	1055	1.5	66	68	7	1