Nana Ioseliani

Nana Ioseliani (Georgian: ნანა იოსელიანი; born 12 February 1962) is a Georgian chess player. She was awarded by FIDE the Woman Grandmaster title in 1980 and the International Master title in 1993.

Nana Ioseliani
1980
CountrySoviet Union
Georgia
Born (1962-02-12) 12 February 1962
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
TitleInternational Master (1993)
Woman Grandmaster (1980)
FIDE rating2475 (August 2020)
Peak rating2520 (July 1997)[1]

She has twice won the candidate's tournament to play for the Women's World Chess Championship. In 1988 she challenged defending champion Maia Chiburdanidze, and lost by 8½ to 9½ (+2, =11, -3).[2] In 1993 she played Xie Jun, and lost by 2½ to 8½.[3]

She has won the Women's Soviet Chess Championship four times. She played in eight Women's Chess Olympiads between 1980 and 2002, winning team gold 5 times in total, twice with Soviet Union (in 1980 and 1982) and three times with Georgia (1992, 1994 and 1996). Her individual score was 65 points from 88 games (+49, =32, -7).[4]

Ioseliani also played for Georgia in the 1997 World Team Chess Championship, scoring 1½/7 on board 2.[5]

Since 2003, Ioseliani has taken a break from chess playing, and is an entrepreneur in Prague.

References
  1. Nana Ioseliani FIDE rating history, 1977-2001 at Olimpbase.org
  2. Mark Weeks. "1988 Women's World Championship". Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  3. Mark Weeks. "1993 Women's World Championship". Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  4. Olimpbase. "Women's Olympiad scorecard". Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  5. Olimpbase. "1997 World Men's Team Championship". Retrieved 4 December 2009.


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