Tamar Khmiadashvili
Tamar Khmiadashvili (Georgian: თამარ ხმიადაშვილი; 27 November 1944 – 2019 [1]) was a Georgian chess player holding the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the Georgian Women's Championship in 1972, 1975 and 1978, the European Women's Senior Championship in 2010, and the World Women's Senior Championship in 1998, 1999, 2003, 2010 and 2017 (in the 65+ age category). She placed second in the latter event in 1995–1997.[2] Since 2007 she was a FIDE Arbiter.
| Tamar Khmiadashvili | |
|---|---|
 Khmiadashvili in 1996 | |
| Country | Soviet Union Georgia |
| Born | 27 November 1944 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 2019 (aged 74–75) |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (1998) |
| Peak rating | 2249 (January 2001) |
Khmiadashvili was fluent in German. She worked as a chess coach in Tbilisi and was never married.[2]
References
- "ს ა მ ძ ი მ ა რ ი". gcf.org.ge. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- Interview mit GM Tamara Khmiadashvili. teleschach.com (2008) (in German)
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