Batsiashvili Nino

Born in Tbilisi, Georgia on New Year’s Day, Nino Batsiashvili has been making waves in the international chess scene for almost two decades. She became a Women International Master in 2003, a Woman Grandmaster in 2006, and a Grandmaster in 2018.

Batsiashvili has won the Georgian Women’s Championship four times: in 2015, 2018, 2020 and 2022.
She also achieved notable results on the international stage. Her star ascended sharply in 2015 when she was a runner-up at the Women’s European Individual Chess Championship. That same year she was part of the Georgian national women’s team that won gold at the World Team Chess Championship. In addition, she earned an individual bronze medal for her performance on board four. In December of that year, she also held the World Champion Magnus Carlsen to a draw at the Qatar Master Open.

Batsiashvili last took part in the Women’s Grand Prix series in 2015-2016. She came overall seventh. Her best performance was in the fifth stage of the event, in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, where she came in second.

In 2017 Batsiashvili was part of the Georgian team which won a bronze medal at the World Team Chess Championship. That year she was eliminated in the third stage of the Women’s World Chess Championship.

Her career continued steadily as in 2018 and 2020 she again won the Georgian Women’s Championship.

In 2022 Batsiashvili won an individual gold medal for the second board at the Chess Olympiad 2022 in Chennai, India. Her team came second, after Ukraine. That same year she again became the champion of her country.Top of Form
Batsiashvili’s consistent record of success, both individually and with her team proves that she is a force to be reckoned with at the Women’s Grand Prix in New Delhi.