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IM Gaioz Nigalidze

Full name

Gaioz Nigalidze

Born

1/1/1989 (age 35)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Georgia

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line (7 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (5 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (5 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Modern Exchange Variation (4 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (4 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation (8 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (5 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Sozin Attack (5 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen, Modern Line (4 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Novosibirsk Variation (4 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Gaioz Nigalidze (2657) Clemens Rietze (2520)	1-0	82	2024
Gaioz Nigalidze (2653) Daniel Gutierrez Olivares (2481)	1-0	12	2024
Gaioz Nigalidze (2666) David Kjartansson (2420)	1-0	42	2024
Gaioz Nigalidze (2703) Ilya Khakhinov (2400)	1-0	37	2024
Gaioz Nigalidze (2701) Rob Schoorl (2533)	1-0	37	2024
Gaioz Nigalidze (2704) Jayaram Ashwin (2514)	1-0	39	2024
Gaioz Nigalidze (2700) Olga Matveeva (2381)	1-0	39	2024
Gaioz Nigalidze (2697) Valerio Carnicelli (2541)	1-0	33	2024
Gaioz Nigalidze (2704) Leandro Tobares (2410)	1-0	30	2024
Gaioz Nigalidze (2710) Jakob Leon Pajeken (2552)	1-0	30	2024

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