In the fifth round of Georgian women chess championship, players who played with black pieces broke tradition and won two matches. Sofiko Khukhashvili beat Bela Khotenashvili (2490). Nino Batsiashvili won with black pieces (2438).
Madona Bokuchava (2058) of Zugdidi still surprises fans. She beat Nazi Paikidze international grand-master (2406).
The 69th Georgian women chess championship. The fifth round
Madona Bokuchava (2058) – Nazi Paikidze (2406) 1:0
Salome Melia (2400) – Sofiko Gvetadze (2334) 0.5:0.5
Inga Khurtsilava (2286) – Meri Arabidze (2337) 0.5:0.5
Inga Charkhalashvili (2334) – Nino Batsiashvili (2438) 0:1
Sofiko Guramishvili (2395) – Maia Lomineishvili (2366) 0.5:0.5
Sofiko Khukhashvili (2408) - Bela Khotenashvili (2490) 0:1
Tournament situation
1-2. Arabidze, Khotenashvili – 4.0 point
3. Batsiashvili – 3.5
4-7. Gvenatdze, Bokuchava, Paikadze, Khukhashvili – 2.5
8-9. Melia, Lomineishvili – 2.0
10-12. Charkhalashvili, Guramishvili, Khurtsilava – 1.5
The sixth round
Nazi Paikidze (2406) – Bela Khotenashvili (2490)
Maia Lomineishvili (2366) – Sofiko Khukhashvili (2408)
Nino Batsiashvili (2438) – Sofiko Guramishvili (2395)
Meri Arabidze (2337) – Inga Charkhalashvili (2334)
Sofiko Gvetadze (2334) – Inga Khurtsilava (2286)
Madona Bokuchava (2058) – Salome Melia (2400)
