2 rounds before the end of U-16 Chess Olympiad, ongoing in Istanbul, Georgian chess players have 19.5 points and they share the sixth place. Georgian national team defeated one of the teams of Turkey in the eighth round 4:0 and celebrated the 5^th victory after three failures.
In the next round Georgian chess players play against Russia, which also has 2.35 points like Iran and shares the first place.
Now, Georgian players have the following points: Irakli Beridze (2331)- 5.5 (8); Giorgi Sibashvili (2073)- 4.5 (7); Nikoloz Kumsiashvili (1903_- 4.5 (7); Nino Khomeriki (2030)- 3 (6); Ana Shamatava -2 (4);
It is newsworthy that at the day-off Giorgi Giorgadze President of Georgian Chess Federation took the team with its captain Giorgi Khomeriki in the historical part of the city (former Konstantinopol) for an excursion.