Zviad Izoria

Zviad Izoria (Georgian: ზვიად იზორია, born 6 January 1984) is a chess grandmaster playing for the United States. Zviad is a winner of HB Global Chess Challenge and a $50,000 in prize money. He played on the Georgian team at 2002, 2004, and 2008 chess olympiad. Zviad was a 2005 World Cup participant and 2007 World Cup qualifier.

Zviad Izoria
Izoria in 2008
Country	Georgia (until 2013)  United States (from 2013)
Born	(1984-01-06) 6 January 1984 (age 40) Khoni, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Title	Grandmaster (2002)
FIDE rating	2602 (November 2024)
Peak rating	2660 (July 2006)
Peak ranking	No. 48 (October 2006)

Selected tournament victories

• 2000: Victory at the World Youth Chess Championship for U16.
• 2000: Winner of the Moscow Kasparov Cup.
• 2001: Victory at the European Youth Chess Championship for U18. Victory at the European Junior Chess Championship for U20.
• 2002: Victory at the European Junior Chess Championship for U20.
• 2005: Winner of the HB Global Chess Challenge 2005, and a prize of $50,000 (USD), along with a valuable jeweled watch.^[1][2]
• 2018: Victory over Fabiano Caruana (2018 World Championship Challenger) and Hikaru Nakamura at the US Chess Championship.
• 2020: First place in the 29th annual North American Open along with Hovhannes Gabuzyan.^[3]

Notes

1. The richest open tournament in chess history, www.chessbase.com
2. Results of the HB Global Chess Challenge, www.chesscenter.com
3. "29th Annual North American Open February 2020 United States of America FIDE Chess Tournament report". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

External links

• Zviad Izoria chess games at 365Chess.com
• Zviad Izoria player profile and games at Chessgames.com