Elizbar Ubilava
Elizbar Ubilava | |
|---|---|
| Country | Georgia (until 2005) Spain (since 2005) |
| Born | August 27, 1950 Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Title | Grandmaster (1988) |
| FIDE rating | 2403 (December 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2561 (January 1999) |
Elizbar Ubilava (born August 27, 1950 in Tbilisi) is a Spanish chess Grandmaster (1988) of Georgian origin. He is FIDE Senior Trainer (2004)[1] and worked with Viswanathan Anand for nine years between 1994 and 2005.[2] He achieved his highest Elo rating of 2561 in January 1999.[3]
Chess career
Ubilava won the Georgian Chess Championship in 1974 and 1986[4] and played for Georgia in the 1992 Chess Olympiad.[5] His other successful performances include 1st at Trencianske Teplice 1985, 1st at Eforie Nord 1988, =1st at Tbilisi 1988,[6] 1st at Benasque 2001,[7] 3rd at Elgoibar 2003,[8] =2nd at La Roda 2005,[9] =1st at Benasque 2005[10] and =1st at Almeria 2008.[11]
He participated in the USSR Chess Championship of 1967 making him one of the youngest participants at the age of 17.[12]
Notable games
- Igor A. Zaitsev vs Elizbar Ubilava, USSR Championship (1967), Sicilian Defense: Smith–Morra Gambit (B21), 0–1
- Vladimir Kramnik vs Elizbar Ubilava, It (active) 1992, Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack (D37), 0–1
References
- ^ "Ubilava, Elizbar FIDE Chess Profile – Players Arbiters Trainers". FIDE. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ Karmarkar, Amit (November 7, 2013). "Ubilava hopes Anand can withstand Carlsen onslaught". The Times of India. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ^ "FIDE rating history: Ubilava, Elizbar". OlimpBase. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ "Campeonato de Georgia" (in Spanish). Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Elizbar Ubilava". OlimpBase. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ "The chess games of Elizbar Ubilava". ChessGames.com. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ^ "XXI'Villa de Benasque' IO October 2001 Spain". FIDE. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ "XII 'Eslgoibar' Magistral April 2003 Spain". FIDE. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ "32 La Roda Intl.Open July 2005 Spain". FIDE. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ "25 Anniversary Magistral October 2005 Spain". FIDE. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ "XIX Open Internacional Villa de Roquetas April 2008 Spain". FIDE. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ "35 Championship of USSR – Kharkov 7–27.12.1967 (swiss 13 games,126 participants)". RusBase. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
External links
- Official website (in English) (in Spanish)
- Elizbar Ubilava rating card at FIDE
- Elizbar Ubilava player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Elizbar Ubilava chess games at 365Chess.com
- Critical Positions in his Games at wtharvey.com Archived 2021-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ELO statics of Elizbar Ubilava at chessmetrics.com
