Tamaz Gelashvili (თამაზ გელაშვილი; born 8 April 1978) is a Georgian chess grandmaster.
Career
He was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1999. His highest
Elo rating has been 2623, achieved in October 2007. His national ranking is fourth and he has played for his country at several
Chess Olympiad.
[ Olimpbase team record] In 2001 he tied for 1st with Yannick Pelletier,
Mark Hebden and Vladimir Tukmakov in the 9th Neuchâtel Open
and in 2006 won the Acropolis International tournament in
Athens.
In 2008 he tied for 2nd with
Giorgi Bagaturov in the
Gyumri International tournament
and tied for 1st with
Nigel Short,
Vadim Milov, Aleksej Aleksandrov,
Baadur Jobava,
Alexander Lastin,
Gadir Guseinov and
Farid Abbasov in the President's Cup in
Baku.
In 2011 he won the 5th Annual Philadelphia Open.
He is noted for playing some unusual chess opening variations, such as 2.b3 in response to the Sicilian Defence, French Defence and Caro–Kann Defences.
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