Zviad Izoria
{{Short description|Georgian-American chess grandmaster (born 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox chess player
|image = Izoria zviad 20081119 olympiade dresden.jpg
|caption = Izoria in 2008
|country = {{GEO}} (until 2013)
{{USA}} (from 2013)
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|01|06|df=y}}
|birth_place = Khoni, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
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|death_place =
|title = Grandmaster (2002)
|peakrating = 2660 (July 2006)
|peakranking = No. 48 (October 2006)
|FideID = 13601733
}}
Zviad Izoria (Georgian: ზვიად იზორია, born 6 January 1984) is a Georgian chess grandmaster playing for the United States. Zviad is a winner of HB Global Chess Challenge and a $50,000 in prize money. He played on the Georgian team at 2002, 2004, and 2008 chess olympiad. Zviad was a 2005 World Cup participant and 2007 World Cup qualifier.
Selected tournament victories
- 2000: Victory at the World Youth Chess Championship for U16.
- 2000: Winner of the Moscow Kasparov Cup.
- 2001: Victory at the European Youth Chess Championship for U18. Victory at the European Junior Chess Championship for U20.
- 2002: Victory at the European Junior Chess Championship for U20.
- 2005: Winner of the HB Global Chess Challenge 2005, and a prize of $50,000 (USD), along with a valuable jeweled watch.[http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1913 The richest open tournament in chess history], www.chessbase.com[https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic551.html#3 Results of the HB Global Chess Challenge], www.chesscenter.com
- 2018: Victory over Fabiano Caruana (2018 World Championship Challenger) and Hikaru Nakamura at the US Chess Championship.
- 2020: First place in the 29th annual North American Open along with Hovhannes Gabuzyan.{{Cite web|title=29th Annual North American Open February 2020 United States of America FIDE Chess Tournament report|url=https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=221149|access-date=2020-06-16|website=ratings.fide.com}}
Notes
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External links
- [http://www.365chess.com/players/Zviad_Izoria Zviad Izoria] chess games at 365Chess.com
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Category:Chess players from Georgia (country)
Category:World Youth Chess Champions
Category:American chess players
Category:Emigrants from Georgia (country) to the United States
Category:Chess Olympiad competitors
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