Lasha Janjgava ( ka, ლაშა ჯანჯღავა; born 5 May 1970) is a

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Grandmaster (GM) (1990), two-times

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winner (1994, 1996).

Biography

During the 1980s and 1990s Lasha Janjgava was one of the leading Georgian chess players. At the turn of 1989/90 he was very successful in

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, where in the ''

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'' tournament he shared 1st place with

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and Sergey Smagin. In 1991, Lasha Janjgava shared the 3rd place with

Maia Chiburdanidze Maia Chiburdanidze ( ka, მაია ჩიბურდანიძე; born 17 January 1961) is a Georgian chess Grandmaster. She is the sixth Women's World Chess Champion, a title she held from 1978 to 1991, and was the youngest one until ...

(behind Zurab Sturua and Giorgi Giorgadze) in

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. In 1992, he won in

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Academic World Chess Championship. He twice won

s: in 1994 and 1996. Lasha Janjgava played for Georgia in the

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s: * In 1992, at second reserve board in the

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(+0, =4, -0), * In 1994, at first reserve board in the

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(+0, =2, -3), * In 1996, at second board in the

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(+1, =0, -2), * In 1998, at second reserve board in the

33rd Chess Olympiad The 33rd Chess Olympiad (, ''33-ya Shakhmatnaya olimpiada''; Kalmyk language, Kalmyk: 33-гче Шатрин олимпиад, ''33-gçe Şatrin olimpiad''), organized by FIDE and comprising an open and a women's tournament, took place between Se ...

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(+1, =3, -1). Lasha Janjgava played for Georgia in the

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s: * In 1992, at third board in the 10th European Team Chess Championship in

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(+1, =4, -1), * In 2005, at first reserve board in the 15th European Team Chess Championship in

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(+1, =1, -0). In 1989, Lasha Janjgava was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title and received the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title year later. He is FIDE Trainer (2010). In recent years Lasha Janjgava has rarely participated in chess tournaments.

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chess games at 365Chess.com 1970 births Living people Chess players from Georgia (country) Soviet chess players Chess Grandmasters Chess Olympiad competitors {{Georgia-chess-bio-stub