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22:15 | 25.10.2015 | Viewed []

"Nona" Back to Georgia

Chess club “Nona”, the winner of European Club Cup 2015, returned from Skopje. Fans, family members and journalists met the Georgian chess players at the airport.

Worldsport.ge spoke with several members of “Nona”.

Nino Batsiashvili (member of “Nona”): “We have won this tournament last year. We played almost with the same team. There was the only change, Lela Javakhishvili played instead of Salome Melia. From the very beginning we were considered as favorites and which is why we have fought to defend our title, we expected this success.

This victory is very important, because the European Club Championship is a high-level tournament. Moreover, we do not have legionaries in the team. Quite strong chess players played this tournament”.

Nana Dzagnidze (member of “Nona”): “The tournament was a high level and difficult to win. Russia had three strong teams. We won all the meetings and showed the maximum result. We are very happy and satisfied.

Approximately in two weeks, the European Team Championship starts in Iceland and we hope, we will show the same result. We have won 15 meetings of 15 and this is very important factor. Hopefully, we will continue unbeaten series”.

Marika Japaridze (member of “Nona”): “This is already a double for us. In 2014, we won in Bilbao and this time in Skopje. Overall, I will evaluate this tournament positively, because the girls won 7 games of 7. They beat three strongest teams of Russia”.

Recall, that “Nona” won the European Club Championship twice in a row.

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