Nino Gurieli

Nino Gurieli (Georgian: ნინო გურიელი; born December 7, 1961) is a Georgian chess player who holds the titles of International master and Woman Grandmaster. She is a descendant of the noble family of Gurieli and married to a fellow chess grandmaster, Zurab Sturua.[2]

Nino Gurieli
ნინო გურიელი
Nino Gurieli (2013)
CountrySoviet Union
Georgia
Born (1961-12-07) December 7, 1961
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
TitleInternational master
Woman Grandmaster
FIDE rating2295 (April 2014)
Peak rating2400 (January 1987)[1]

Gurieli won the Georgian women's chess championship in 1976. She has competed for the Women's World Chess Championship several times, most recently she competed in the Women's World Chess Championship, 2010, where she went out in the first round. In recent years, she has also been acting as a captain of Georgian Women's Olympic Team.

References

  1. OlimpBase
  2. Grebelsky, P. Kh.; Dumin, S.V.; Lapin, V.V. (1993). Дворянские роды Российской империи. Том 4: Князья Царства Грузинского [Noble families of the Russian Empire. Vol. 4: Princes of the Kingdom of Georgia] (in Russian). Vesti. p. 42.


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