291:. He came into conflict with security officials, and a scuffle broke out resulting in injuries both to Azmaiparashvili and a security agent. There are conflicting claims about the exact nature of said scuffle: a press release from the Olympiad organizers placed the blame squarely on Azmaiparashvili's shoulders, saying that after he had tried to gain admittance to the stage on several occasions he "without any previous provocation, assaulted the agent with a head butt to his mouth". FIDE, on the other hand, blamed over-zealous policing, saying in their press release that "Despite his clear VIP identification, he was severely beaten up by several security guards". Azmaiparashvili was due to appear in court on 22 July 2005, but all charges were dropped shortly beforehand.
275:
he said something like, 'Oh, first the exchange, of course.' put his bishop back, took my rook, and the game continued. I don't know what should have been done differently in this situationβin Azmai's place, some might have resigned immediately, and in my place, some would have demanded that he make a move with his bishop but I didn't want to ruin the logical development of the duel, so I didn't object when Azmai made a different move: the mistake was obviously nothing to do with chess! When we signed the score sheets, Azmai suggested to me that we consider the game a draw. After the game I was left with an unpleasant aftertaste, but that was due mainly to my own play."
287:, he was arrested by local police and subsequently held in custody for several days. The attitude of the event's organizers towards Azmaiparashvili had apparently been soured when, upon his arrival in Spain, he had attempted to secure himself two hotel rooms, claiming he was entitled to one in his capacity as a FIDE vice-president, and another as a player at the event. This sour mood seems to have brought him extra attention at the closing ceremony when he approached the stage, apparently in an attempt to inform FIDE officials that the organizers had neglected to award a prize named in honour of Georgian former Women's World Champion
694:
33:
274:
Both grandmasters were fighting for the lead, and the encounter had huge sporting significance. In an ending that was favourable to him, Azmai picked up the bishop, intending to make a move with it instead of first exchanging rooks. Malakhov recalled: "Seeing that the rooks were still on the board,
254:
Azmaiparashvili was alleged to have rigged the results of the
Strumica tournament of 1995 to boost his rating. The tournament, in which he played 18 rounds against significantly weaker opponents, is generally regarded as an illegitimate event. In 2003, Sveshnikov referred to the Azmaiparashvili
317:
for wearing shorts, racially abusing him with the slur "gypsy" and demanding that
Kovalyov change ten minutes before his scheduled third-round game, leading to Kovalyov withdrawing from the tournament in response. Azmaiparashvili received heavy backlash from the global chess community for this
318:
incident, including a condemnation from the
Association of Chess Professionals and calls from other players demanding that he be removed from his organization roles. In an interview with Chessbase India, Azmaiparashvili stood by his decision.
353:
873:
357:
1118:
988:
270:
and playing a sensible move, Azmaiparashvili won the game and the tournament. Malakhov could have enforced the rules but said that he was too shocked to react.
1003:
963:
1042:
933:
943:
379:
958:
1108:
1098:
1037:
928:
306:
accused him of behaving "in a hostile and intimidating manner, using inappropriate and vulgar language and bringing to tears our mothers".
542:
133:
738:
427:
770:
209:
968:
1083:
1073:
295:
1113:
263:
243:
569:
1093:
670:
1103:
383:
192:
Azmaiparashvili became a
Grandmaster in 1988. Among his achievements are a 2810 performance rating at the
1078:
476:"Evgeny Sveshnikov: "Only fools learn from their mistakes. It seems I am one of them..." β chess-news.ru"
763:
453:
169:
335:
888:
259:
as "open secrets", at a time when both purported culprits were heavily involved in FIDE politics.
808:
643:
262:
In winning the 2003 European
Championship in Istanbul, Azmaiparashvili retracted a move against
1088:
1068:
868:
61:
973:
756:
630:"Kovalyov accusing ECU president and FIDEWorldCup organizer Azmaiparashvili of verbal abuse"
546:
1063:
310:
232:
181:
8:
948:
938:
883:
858:
782:
708:
629:
288:
280:
193:
108:
699:
693:
543:"FIDE Olympiad β Calvia, ESP Press Release by organisers on the Azmaiparashvilli arrest"
256:
908:
878:
853:
299:
733:
728:
723:
714:
607:
585:
405:
998:
843:
823:
792:
666:
431:
173:
156:
120:
55:
983:
898:
893:
833:
294:
Azmaiparashvili had been criticized earlier in 2004 over arrangements for the 2004
180:
was 2702, achieved in July 2003. He is currently, as of 2024, the president of the
1023:
1018:
1008:
953:
903:
838:
818:
813:
779:
742:
573:
267:
993:
978:
918:
863:
703:
314:
217:
509:
242:
In August 2009, he was appointed as captain of
Azerbaijani chess team and won
1057:
923:
848:
279:
Azmaiparashvili made chess news in 2004 when, at the closing ceremony of the
685:
125:
1013:
913:
303:
98:
94:
49:
796:
748:
734:
ChessBase.com β Chess News β Festivities in
Tbilisi for Zurab's fiftieth
729:
Chessbase report on controversy over the 2004 Women's World
Championship
32:
663:
Smart Chip From St
Petersburg: and other tales from a bygone chess area
177:
567:
718:
225:
284:
231:
Azmaiparashvili is active in chess politics. He is
President of the
197:
475:
213:
205:
90:
354:"Singapore International Chess Festival 2010 β Closing Ceremony"
201:
221:
166:
689:
510:"GrandMaster Square >>> Letter from GM Sveshnikov"
236:
116:
356:. World Chess Federation. 31 December 2010. Archived from
313:, where Azmaiparashvili was organizer, he berated player
235:
and a vice-president of international chess federation
724:
Report on Azmaiparashvili's 2004 arrest from Chessbase
523:
266:(who subsequently finished second). By retracting his
208:
1986, London (Lloyds Bank Open) 1989, and in the 2003
1043:
Category:Female chess players from Georgia (country)
380:"Zurab Azmaiparashvili appointed Azerbaijan captain"
406:"Novi Sad: Azerbaijan wins Gold β by one rook move"
545:. Chesscenter.com. 31 October 2004. Archived from
1055:
1119:Expatriates from Georgia (country) in Singapore
739:Interview with Azmaiparashvili by Geoffrey Borg
160:
1038:Category:Chess players from Georgia (country)
764:
644:"All about the Dress Code Scandal in Tbilisi"
586:"Chess News β Azmai cleared by Spanish court"
771:
757:
692:
446:
31:
778:
382:. Interviews.chessdom.com. Archived from
608:"Protest by Georgian women grandmasters"
454:"The fake Heroes of Chernobyl revisited"
660:
529:
1056:
216:. In 2010 he tied for 1stβ2nd with IM
210:European Individual Chess Championship
16:Georgian chess grandmaster (born 1960)
752:
420:
1109:Expatriate sportspeople in Singapore
1099:Chess players from Georgia (country)
255:incident and similar case involving
13:
228:, and won the event on tie-break.
14:
1130:
679:
408:. Chessbase.com. 31 October 2009
296:Women's World Chess Championship
249:
244:European Team Chess Championship
636:
622:
600:
578:
561:
535:
502:
495:Strumica 1995, Azmai's Answer
489:
468:
398:
372:
346:
328:
1:
665:, New in Chess, p. 197,
588:. ChessBase.com. 22 July 2005
321:
298:when female Georgian players
702:player profile and games at
610:. ChessBase.com. 9 June 2004
196:and first-place finishes at
7:
711:chess games at 365Chess.com
165:; born 16 March 1960) is a
37:Zurab Azmaiparashvili, 2007
10:
1135:
1084:Chess Olympiad competitors
1074:Chess players from Tbilisi
745: (archived 2005-03-12)
654:
1032:
804:
789:
187:
161:
142:
132:
115:
104:
74:
42:
30:
23:
1114:European Chess Champions
889:Valeriane Gaprindashvili
572:14 November 2004 at the
336:"Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"
809:Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant
661:Sosonko, Genna (2006),
869:Roman Dzindzichashvili
277:
246:in Novi Sad (Serbia).
224:Chess Championship in
62:Bosnia and Herzegovina
1094:National team coaches
989:Alexandre Qashashvili
974:Mikheil Mchedlishvili
969:Giorgi Margvelashvili
829:Zurab Azmaiparashvili
715:Zurab Azmaiparashvili
709:Zurab Azmaiparashvili
700:Zurab Azmaiparashvili
686:Zurab Azmaiparashvili
272:
153:Zurab Azmaiparashvili
146:No. 11 (January 1993)
24:Zurab Azmaiparashvili
1104:Soviet chess players
646:. 19 September 2017.
632:– via Twitter.
386:on 23 September 2009
311:Chess World Cup 2017
233:European Chess Union
182:European Chess Union
162:αα£α αα αααααα€αα αα¨αααα
67:Georgia (since 1996)
26:αα£α αα αααααα€αα αα¨αααα
1004:Konstantine Shanava
964:Davit Maghalashvili
949:Bella Khotenashvili
939:Giorgi Kacheishvili
884:Nona Gaprindashvili
859:Alexandre Dgebuadze
799:of Grandmaster (GM)
289:Nona Gaprindashvili
281:36th Chess Olympiad
200:1982, Moscow 1986,
194:1998 Chess Olympiad
1079:Chess Grandmasters
934:Nikolozi Kacharava
909:Bukhuti Gurgenidze
879:Merab Gagunashvili
854:Maia Chiburdanidze
791:Chess players for
717:player profile at
549:on 7 December 2004
300:Lela Javakhishvili
1051:
1050:
999:Tornike Sanikidze
944:Mikheil Kekelidze
844:Nino Batsiashvili
824:Georgy Arzumanian
360:on 2 January 2011
264:Vladimir Malakhov
150:
149:
143:Peak ranking
1126:
984:Levan Pantsulaia
899:Giorgi Giorgadze
894:Tamaz Gelashvili
834:Giorgi Bagaturov
773:
766:
759:
750:
749:
696:
675:
648:
647:
640:
634:
633:
626:
620:
619:
617:
615:
604:
598:
597:
595:
593:
582:
576:
565:
559:
558:
556:
554:
539:
533:
527:
521:
520:
518:
516:
506:
500:
493:
487:
486:
484:
482:
472:
466:
465:
463:
461:
450:
444:
443:
441:
439:
434:on 14 April 2018
430:. Archived from
424:
418:
417:
415:
413:
402:
396:
395:
393:
391:
376:
370:
369:
367:
365:
350:
344:
343:
332:
257:Alexandru CriΘan
164:
163:
138:2702 (July 2003)
134:Peak rating
128:(September 2024)
88:
84:
82:
35:
21:
20:
1134:
1133:
1129:
1128:
1127:
1125:
1124:
1123:
1054:
1053:
1052:
1047:
1028:
1024:Gennadi Zaichik
1019:Elizbar Ubilava
1009:David Shengelia
954:Yona Kosashvili
904:Tamaz Giorgadze
839:David Baramidze
819:David Arutinian
814:Levan Aroshidze
800:
785:
777:
743:Wayback Machine
688:rating card at
682:
673:
657:
652:
651:
642:
641:
637:
628:
627:
623:
613:
611:
606:
605:
601:
591:
589:
584:
583:
579:
574:Wayback Machine
566:
562:
552:
550:
541:
540:
536:
528:
524:
514:
512:
508:
507:
503:
494:
490:
480:
478:
474:
473:
469:
459:
457:
452:
451:
447:
437:
435:
426:
425:
421:
411:
409:
404:
403:
399:
389:
387:
378:
377:
373:
363:
361:
352:
351:
347:
334:
333:
329:
324:
252:
190:
89:
86:
80:
78:
70:
38:
25:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1132:
1122:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1081:
1076:
1071:
1066:
1049:
1048:
1046:
1045:
1040:
1033:
1030:
1029:
1027:
1026:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1001:
996:
994:Giga Quparadze
991:
986:
981:
979:Luka Paichadze
976:
971:
966:
961:
959:Davit Lomsadze
956:
951:
946:
941:
936:
931:
926:
921:
919:Lasha Janjgava
916:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
864:Nana Dzagnidze
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
805:
802:
801:
790:
787:
786:
776:
775:
768:
761:
753:
747:
746:
736:
731:
726:
721:
712:
706:
704:Chessgames.com
697:
681:
680:External links
678:
677:
676:
671:
656:
653:
650:
649:
635:
621:
599:
577:
560:
534:
532:, p. 102.
522:
501:
499:1996/3, page 5
488:
467:
445:
428:"Chess Column"
419:
397:
371:
345:
326:
325:
323:
320:
315:Anton Kovalyov
251:
248:
218:Oliver Barbosa
189:
186:
148:
147:
144:
140:
139:
136:
130:
129:
123:
113:
112:
106:
102:
101:
76:
72:
71:
69:
68:
65:
59:
53:
46:
44:
40:
39:
36:
28:
27:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1131:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1089:Chess coaches
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1069:Living people
1067:
1065:
1062:
1061:
1059:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1035:
1034:
1031:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
960:
957:
955:
952:
950:
947:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
932:
930:
927:
925:
924:Baadur Jobava
922:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
849:Davit Benidze
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
806:
803:
798:
794:
788:
784:
781:
774:
769:
767:
762:
760:
755:
754:
751:
744:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
716:
713:
710:
707:
705:
701:
698:
695:
691:
687:
684:
683:
674:
668:
664:
659:
658:
645:
639:
631:
625:
609:
603:
587:
581:
575:
571:
568:
564:
548:
544:
538:
531:
526:
511:
505:
498:
492:
477:
471:
456:. 23 May 2005
455:
449:
433:
429:
423:
407:
401:
385:
381:
375:
359:
355:
349:
341:
337:
331:
327:
319:
316:
312:
307:
305:
301:
297:
292:
290:
286:
282:
276:
271:
269:
265:
260:
258:
250:Controversies
247:
245:
240:
238:
234:
229:
227:
223:
219:
215:
211:
207:
203:
199:
195:
185:
183:
179:
175:
171:
168:
158:
154:
145:
141:
137:
135:
131:
127:
124:
122:
118:
114:
110:
107:
103:
100:
96:
92:
87:(age 64)
85:16 March 1960
77:
73:
66:
63:
60:
57:
54:
51:
48:
47:
45:
41:
34:
29:
22:
19:
1014:Zurab Sturua
914:Zviad Izoria
828:
783:Grandmasters
662:
638:
624:
612:. Retrieved
602:
590:. Retrieved
580:
563:
551:. Retrieved
547:the original
537:
530:Sosonko 2006
525:
513:. Retrieved
504:
497:New in Chess
496:
491:
479:. Retrieved
470:
458:. Retrieved
448:
436:. Retrieved
432:the original
422:
410:. Retrieved
400:
388:. Retrieved
384:the original
374:
362:. Retrieved
358:the original
348:
339:
330:
308:
304:Ana Matnadze
293:
278:
273:
261:
253:
241:
230:
191:
152:
151:
99:Soviet Union
95:Georgian SSR
52:(until 1992)
50:Soviet Union
18:
1064:1960 births
929:Davit Jojua
874:Igor Efimov
592:21 December
553:21 December
412:21 December
390:21 December
220:in the 1st
176:. His peak
170:grandmaster
109:Grandmaster
64:(1995β1996)
58:(1992β1994)
1058:Categories
1036:See also:
797:FIDE title
672:9056911694
515:4 December
481:4 December
460:4 December
438:4 December
322:References
178:Elo rating
81:1960-03-16
795:with the
719:Chess.com
364:1 January
340:OlimpBase
226:Singapore
780:Georgian
570:Archived
198:Pavlodar
157:Georgian
793:Georgia
741:at the
655:Sources
614:9 April
309:At the
268:blunder
214:Silivri
206:Tbilisi
174:Georgia
91:Tbilisi
56:Georgia
43:Country
669:
285:CalviΓ
204:1986,
202:Albena
188:Career
159::
121:rating
119:
111:(1988)
222:ASEAN
172:from
167:chess
105:Title
690:FIDE
667:ISBN
616:2011
594:2011
555:2011
517:2016
483:2016
462:2016
440:2016
414:2011
392:2011
366:2011
302:and
237:FIDE
126:2637
117:FIDE
75:Born
283:in
212:in
1060::
338:.
239:.
184:.
97:,
93:,
83:)
772:e
765:t
758:v
618:.
596:.
557:.
519:.
485:.
464:.
442:.
416:.
394:.
368:.
342:.
155:(
79:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
