Elizbar Ubilava (born August 27, 1950 in

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) is a Spanish chess Grandmaster (1988) of Georgian origin. He is FIDE Senior Trainer (2004) and worked with

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for nine years between 1994 and 2005. He achieved his highest

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of 2561 in January 1999.

Chess career

Ubilava won the

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in 1974 and 1986 and played for Georgia in the 1992 Chess Olympiad. His other successful performances include 1st at Trencianske Teplice 1985, 1st at Eforie Nord 1988, =1st at Tbilisi 1988, 1st at

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2001, 3rd at

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2003, =2nd at La Roda 2005, =1st at Benasque 2005 and =1st at Almeria 2008. He participated in the

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of 1967 making him one of the youngest participants at the age of 17.

Notable games

Igor A. Zaitsev vs Elizbar Ubilava, USSR Championship (1967), Sicilian Defense: Smith–Morra Gambit (B21), 0–1Vladimir Kramnik vs Elizbar Ubilava, It (active) 1992, Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack (D37), 0–1

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