Nana Dzagnidze facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Nana Dzagnidze |
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Dzagnidze in 2013
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| Country | Georgia |
| Born | 1 January 1987 Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (2008) |
| FIDE rating | 2524 (July 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2573 (June 2015) |
Nana Dzagnidze (born January 1, 1987) is an amazing chess player from Georgia. She became a Grandmaster in 2008, which is the highest title a chess player can get! Nana has won many big tournaments. She helped her Georgian team win a gold medal at the Women's Chess Olympiad in 2008. She also became the European women's individual champion in 2017.
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Nana's Chess Journey
Nana started playing chess at a young age. She quickly showed how talented she was!
Early Successes
- In 1999, Nana won the World Youth Chess Championship for girls under 12. This was a big win for her!
- She continued to shine and won the gold medal at the World Girls Under 20 Championship in 2003. She was so good that she finished 2 points ahead of everyone else!
Winning Big Tournaments
Nana has won many important chess events:
- In 2009 and 2011, she won the award for the best female player at the Gibraltar Chess Festival.
- In July 2010, she won a major part of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix series in Jermuk. This was a big step towards the Women's World Chess Championship. She won seven games and drew four, finishing way ahead of the second-place player.
- In 2017, Nana had an incredible year! She won the European Women's Individual Championship in Riga.
- Later that same year, she also won the Women's World Blitz Chess Championship in Riyadh. Blitz chess is super fast, so winning this shows how quickly she can think!
Special Awards
Because of her amazing performance in 2017, Nana received the honorary FIDE award of Caissa. This award is like an "Oscar" for the best female chess player of the year. It was given to her on December 31, 2018, in Saint Petersburg.
Recent Achievements
- In March 2020, Nana tied for first place in another part of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2019–20 in Lausanne.
Playing for Her Team
Nana is also a very important player for the Georgian national chess team.
Chess Olympiads
- She helped the Georgian team win a gold medal at the Women's Chess Olympiad in Dresden in 2008.
- At the Women's Chess Olympiad in Tromsø, Norway, in 2014, Nana won an individual gold medal. She was the best player on the top board, even beating famous players like Hou Yifan.
Other Team Events
- In the Women's World Team Championship, her team won bronze medals in 2011 and 2017.
- In the Women's European Team Championship, Georgia won silver medals in 2005, 2009, and 2017. Nana also won an individual gold medal on her board in 2007.
- Nana has also won several gold medals playing for her club in the European Club Cup for Women.
