David Shengelia
 Shengelia in 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 6, 1980 Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Georgia (until 2009) Austria (since 2009) |
| Title | Grandmaster (2005)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2507 (August 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2591 (May 2010) |
David Shengelia is a Georgian-Austrian chess grandmaster.
Chess career
[edit]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
[edit]- ↑ "FIDE Title Application (GM)".
- ↑ "Shengelia and Brodsky win Cappelle-la-Grande". February 22, 2005.
- ↑ "Transfers in 2009". Archived from the original on 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ↑ Kaehler, Arne (December 3, 2020). "The Best in... Austria: An interview with Regina Pokorna".
- ↑ "Shengelia, David".
- ↑ "Shengelia, David".
