Genrieta Lagvilava
Genrieta Lagvilava | |
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Born | Kutaisi, Georgia | 3 July 1969
Title | Woman Grandmaster (2000) |
Peak rating | 2336 (January 2000) |
Genrieta Lagvilava (born 3 July 1969) is a Georgia-born Belarusian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2000).
Biography
[edit]In 1984, Lagvilava won Georgian Women's Chess Championship, but in 1986, she won USSR Youth Chess Championship. After dissolution of the Soviet Union Genrieta Lagvilava has become one of the leading Belarusian chess players. Participant of many Belarusian Women's Chess Championships where she won silver (2002) and two bronze (2001, 2004) medals.
In the 2000s, she participated in Women's World Chess Championship by knock-out system:
- In Women's World Chess Championship 2000 in the first round lost to Almira Skripchenko,[1]
- In Women's World Chess Championship 2001 in the first round lost to Inna Gaponenko.[2]
Lagvilava played for Belarus in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[3]
- In 1994, at first reserve board in the 31st Chess Olympiad (women) in Moscow (+4, =3, -3),
- In 1996, at second board in the 32nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Yerevan (+7, =2, -3),
- In 1998, at second board in the 33rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Elista (+3, =4, -4),
- In 2000, at second board in the 34th Chess Olympiad (women) in Istanbul (+5, =4, -2),
- In 2002, at first board in the 35th Chess Olympiad (women) in Bled (+3, =6, -2),
- In 2004, at first board in the 36th Chess Olympiad (women) in Calvià (+4, =1, -6).
She played for Belarus in the European Team Chess Championships:[4]
- In 2001, at first board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship (women) in León (+2, =1, -4).
In 1995, Lagvilava was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title five year later.
References
[edit]- ^ "2000 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women)". Mark-Weeks.com.
- ^ "2001-02 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women)". Mark-Weeks.com.
- ^ "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Genrieta Lagvilava". OlimpBase.org.
- ^ "European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Genrieta Lagvilava". OlimpBase.org.
External links
[edit]- Genrieta Lagvilava rating card at FIDE
- Genrieta Lagvilava player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Genrieta Lagvilava chess games at 365Chess.com
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Belarusian female chess players
- Belarusian chess players
- Soviet female chess players
- Soviet chess players
- Chess Woman Grandmasters
- Chess Olympiad competitors
- Sportspeople from Kutaisi
- Female chess players from Georgia (country)
- Chess players from Georgia (country)
- European chess biography stubs
- Belarusian sportspeople stubs