David Shengelia is a Georgian-Austrian

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grandmaster.

Chess career

In February 2005, he won the

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alongside Michail Brodsky. In 2009, he transferred federations from Georgia to Austria, and became the trainer of the Austrian women's team. He represented Austria in the

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s of 2010, 2012, and 2014. He also represented Austria at the European Team Championships from 2009 to 2021. He won the

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in 2012 and 2015.

References

Living people 1980 births Austrian chess players Chess players from Georgia (country) Chess Grandmasters Chess players from Tbilisi Chess Olympiad competitors {{Georgian GMs