Nino Gurieli (Georgian: ნინო გურიელი; born December 7, 1961) is a Georgian chess player. She received the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) in 1997 and Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 1980.[2] She is a descendant of the noble family of Gurieli and married to Grandmaster Zurab Sturua.[3]

Nino Gurieli
ნინო გურიელი
Gurieli in 2013
CountrySoviet Union
Georgia
Born (1961-12-07) December 7, 1961 (age 62)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
TitleInternational Master (1997)
Woman Grandmaster (1980)
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

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  1. ^ "FIDE rating history :: Gurieli, Nino". OlimpBase. Retrieved August 8, 2015.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Gurieli, Nino". FIDE.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  3. ^ 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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