Women's Georgian 68th Chess Championship is underway. The championship is hosted by Anaklia. Women chess players played draws and like the second round, 4 matches from 6 finished draw in the third round.
Nazi Paikidze lost the second match. She played against champion of Dresden Chess Olympiad 2008 Maia Lomineishvili. Sopho Nikoladze won the first point. She won over Meri Arabidze.
In the 4th round, match between another champion of Dresden Chess Olympiad 2008 Sopho Khukhashvili and Paikidze causes a great interesting.
The 3rd round results: Nino Batsiashvili - Nino Khurtsidze 0,5:0,5; Mariam Danelia - Miranda Mikadze 0,5:0,5; Lela Javakhishvili - Salome Melia 0,5:0,5; Sopho Nikoladze - Meri Arabidze 1:0; Maka Purtseladze - Bela Khotenashvili 0,5:0,5; Sopho Khukhashvili rested.
The schedule of the 4th round: Arabidze - Purtseladze, Melia - Nikoladze, Mikadze - Javakhishvili, Khurtsidze - Danelia, Lomineishvili - Batsiashvili, Khukhashvili - Paikidze. Khotenashvili rests.
The tournament situation after the 3rd round: I-IV - Melia, Khurtsidze, Khotenashvili, Danelia (2,0-2,0 points), V-IX Lomineishvili, Javakhishvili, Purtseladze, Batsiashvili, Mikadze (1,5-1,5), X Nikoladze (1,0), XI-XIII Paikidze, Arabidze, Khukhashvili (0,5:0,5).


Roland Labuchidze