David Shengelia

David Shengelia
Shengelia in 2011
CountryGeorgia (until 2009)
Austria (since 2009)
Born (1980-03-06) March 6, 1980 (age 44)
Tbilisi, Georgia
TitleGrandmaster (2005)[1]
FIDE rating2456 (January 2025)
Peak rating2591 (May 2010)

David Shengelia is a Georgian-Austrian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In February 2005, he won the Cappelle-la-Grande Open alongside Michail Brodsky.[2]

In 2009, he transferred federations from Georgia to Austria,[3] and became the trainer of the Austrian women's team.[4]

He represented Austria in the Chess Olympiads of 2010, 2012, and 2014.[5] He also represented Austria at the European Team Championships from 2009 to 2021.[6]

He won the Austrian Chess Championship in 2012 and 2015.

References

  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)".
  2. ^ "Shengelia and Brodsky win Cappelle-la-Grande". February 22, 2005.
  3. ^ "Transfers in 2009".
  4. ^ Kaehler, Arne (December 3, 2020). "The Best in... Austria: An interview with Regina Pokorna".
  5. ^ "Shengelia, David".
  6. ^ "Shengelia, David".