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Georgian women ruled chess in the Soviet era - now a new generation chases the same Queen s Gambit glory
Inna Lazareva, The Washington Post
Dec. 13, 2020
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1of11The Tbilisi Chess Palace and the Alpine Club on Dec. 8.Photo for The Washington Post by Justyna Mielnikiewicz/MAPSShow MoreShow Less
2of11Kato Pipia, 17, on Dec. 10 in Tbilisi, Georgia. She won first place at the 2020 World Schools Championship for online chess, held with students from 37 countries.Photo for The Washington Post by Justyna Mielnikiewicz/MAPSShow MoreShow Less
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4of11The entrance to the Tbilisi Chess Palace and the Alpine Club. It is one of the examples of late Soviet Modernist architecture.Photo for The Washington Post by Justyna Mielnikiewicz/MAPSShow MoreShow Less