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Zviad Izoria
Z Izoria 
 

Number of games in database: 578
Years covered: 1997 to 2019
Last FIDE rating: 2602 (2579 rapid, 2626 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2660
Overall record: +182 -70 =235 (61.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 91 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 English (34) 
    A15 A17 A16 A13 A10
 King's Indian (29) 
    E62 E94 E66 E60 E63
 Queen's Indian (24) 
    E15 E12 E17 E14
 Slav (22) 
    D12 D11 D15 D17
 Queen's Gambit Declined (17) 
    D37 D31 D30 D38 D39
 Reti System (14) 
    A04 A06
With the Black pieces:
 Caro-Kann (47) 
    B18 B12 B10 B11 B14
 Sicilian (44) 
    B56 B50 B51 B20 B67
 Nimzo Indian (30) 
    E54 E20 E32 E39 E53
 Queen's Pawn Game (27) 
    E10 A45 D02 A40 A46
 French Defense (19) 
    C07 C11 C10 C08 C00
 Queen's Gambit Declined (17) 
    D38 D31 D39 D37
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   D Herman vs Z Izoria, 2003 0-1
   Z Izoria vs T Luciani, 2005 1-0
   Caruana vs Z Izoria, 2018 0-1
   Z Izoria vs F K Volkmann, 2003 1-0
   Z Izoria vs Nakamura, 2018 1-0
   Mamedyarov vs Z Izoria, 2003 1/2-1/2
   P H Nielsen vs Z Izoria, 2008 1/2-1/2
   Z Izoria vs F Roisman, 2001 1-0
   P Blehm vs Z Izoria, 2000 0-1
   A Gershon vs Z Izoria, 2005 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   HB Global Chess Challenge (2005)
   European Junior Championship (2002)
   European Junior Championship (2001)
   Foxwoods Open (2007)
   Essent Open (2003)
   European Championship (2006)
   Dubai Open (2006)
   Pro Chess League (2018)
   Bastia Open (2005)
   World Junior Championship (2001)
   Batumi Open (2001)
   Aeroflot Open (2002)
   World Junior Championship (2000)
   European Championship (2005)
   PRO League Group Stage (2019)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Mechanics Institute Rapid
   E Rosen vs Z Izoria (May-02-19) 0-1, rapid
   V Artemiev vs Z Izoria (Mar-12-19) 1-0
   Z Izoria vs L Johansson (Mar-11-19) 1-0
   D Makhnev vs Z Izoria (Mar-08-19) 1-0
   Z Izoria vs A Hesham (Mar-05-19) 1-0

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ZVIAD IZORIA
(born Jan-06-1984, 41 years old) Georgia (federation/nationality United States of America)

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Zviad Izoria's chess career began during his teenage years and resulted in him winning several youth titles, including the 2000 World Under-16 Championship and consecutive European Junior Championships in 2001 and 2002. He gained his grandmaster title in 2002. Izoria's greatest success to date is his victory in the HB Global Chess Challenge (2005), scoring 7.5/9. In May 2010 he won the Texas State Championship with 6/7.

On the FIDE world ranking list of January 2006, Izoria was rated a career-high 2652, placing him joint 52nd.

Wikipedia article: Zviad Izoria

Last updated: 2024-07-21 06:27:19

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 page 1 of 24; games 1-25 of 578  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Z Izoria vs V Vepkhvishvili  1-0361997Chess Palace CupC90 Ruy Lopez, Closed
2. G Sargissian vs Z Izoria  1-0481997Wch U14C07 French, Tarrasch
3. D Smerdon vs Z Izoria  0-1601998Wch U14B10 Caro-Kann
4. Z Izoria vs E Alekseev  ½-½701998Moscow Kasparov CupE73 King's Indian
5. A Korotylev vs Z Izoria 1-0291998Moscow-ch opE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
6. Jobava vs Z Izoria  1-0691999GEO team selectE15 Queen's Indian
7. Z Izoria vs T Gelashvili  ½-½441999GEO team selectA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
8. Z Izoria vs P Mach  1-0661999EU-ch U16E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
9. Z Izoria vs Kholmov  1-0292000Moscow Kasparov CupE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
10. Jobava vs Z Izoria  1-0662000GEO-ch 60thE15 Queen's Indian
11. Jobava vs Z Izoria 1-0442000GEO-ch U18E15 Queen's Indian
12. Z Izoria vs I A Zaitsev  1-0612000Moscow Kasparov CupE60 King's Indian Defense
13. Z Izoria vs T Gelashvili  ½-½1002000GEO-ch 60thA50 Queen's Pawn Game
14. M Gagunashvili vs Z Izoria  1-0662000GEO-ch U20E15 Queen's Indian
15. Z Izoria vs D Shengelia  1-0262000GEO-ch U20D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
16. N Mamedov vs Z Izoria  0-1282000Moscow Kasparov CupB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
17. Z Izoria vs M Gagunashvili  1-0372000GEO-ch U16D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
18. Z Izoria vs H Banikas  1-0422000Yerevan ZonalE62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
19. Vaganian vs Z Izoria  1-0442000Yerevan ZonalA04 Reti Opening
20. Z Izoria vs M Tosic  ½-½492000Yerevan ZonalA30 English, Symmetrical
21. Z Sturua vs Z Izoria  0-1562000Yerevan ZonalA28 English
22. Z Izoria vs Lputian  ½-½222000Yerevan ZonalD58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst
23. Z Ilincic vs Z Izoria  1-0312000Yerevan ZonalD20 Queen's Gambit Accepted
24. Z Izoria vs I Ivanisevic  ½-½1142000Yerevan ZonalA38 English, Symmetrical
25. T Nalbandian vs Z Izoria  1-0802000Yerevan ZonalE01 Catalan, Closed
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Jan-06-06  chessmaster pro: yeah it's like the first gm i have seen that has a hat on
Sep-23-06  positionalbrilliancy: I like the hat. But not with that brown shirt...
Dec-20-06  BIDMONFA: Zviad Izoria

IZORIA, Zviad
http://www.bidmonfa.com/izoria_zvia...
_

Nov-25-07  talisman: what was the problem with izoria's visa, keeping him out of the world cup?
Nov-25-07  dx9293: Since he can't play in Khanty-Mansyk, he's playing in the National Chess Congress in Philadelphia, USA! He has 3.4/4, in second place. Tournament is 6 rounds, rounds 5 and 6 today.
Apr-22-09  notyetagm: Anyone know GM Izoria's <ICC handle>?

Thanks

Apr-22-09  Prugno: <notyet> Not 100% sure, but I think I remember watching Izoria playing blitz on ICC as "Pikaso" a few years ago. Don't know if his handle has changed since then, unfortunately.
Apr-22-09  notyetagm: <Prugno: <notyet> Not 100% sure, but I think I remember watching Izoria playing blitz on ICC as <<<"Pikaso">>> a few years ago. Don't know if his handle has changed since then, unfortunately.>

Yes, that is it, <Pikaso>.

Thanks.

http://www.chessclub.com/finger/Pik...

Jul-15-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Izoria recently won the 65th Texas State Championship:

http://www.texaschess.org/2010/06/g...

Jan-06-11  theodor: great staff, Zviad, you'll persevere!
Jul-12-11  wordfunph: <May-22-05 Joshka: Wow, congradulations!.....this guy just pocketed the 50 grand at the HB Challenge...didn't even have to go to tie-breaks!.>

...plus a diamond-studded Polanti watch worth $7k!

Feb-15-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  WTHarvey: I posted 8 puzzles from chess games of US GM Zviad Izoria @ http://wtharvey.com/izor.html What wins?
Feb-15-16  ndg2: A serious hat.
Apr-21-18
Premium Chessgames Member
  ketchuplover: down goes fabi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apr-21-18
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: Great name. A real Bond-villain name.

Great hat! That is less Bond-villainy.

Apr-22-18  The Boomerang: Fantastic game against Caruana!!
Apr-22-18  WorstPlayerEver: <offramp>

FTFY here's Zviad wearing his -original-
scumbag hat:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zvi...

Apr-22-18
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: <WorstPlayerEver: <offramp> FTFY here's Zviad wearing his -original-
scumbag hat:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zvi...

For those of you who prefer a text-only internet it is worth me giving a short description of the photo on Wikipedia.

It depicts GM Izoria in play at a chess board. Before him is a glass containing a blue drink. What could that be? Blueberry juice, I suppose [<Note to self, send GM Izoria some blueberry juice>].

He is wearing glasses and a navy blue and white vertically striped shirt.

His most noticeable item of apparel is the scumbag hat, which is a baseball-cap style hat with a design of plaid or tartan in muted colours ranging between very light beige and dark brown.

Crucially, the peak of the cap is not over GM Izoria's eyes, but over the back of his neck. The cap is placed very high on his head, and looks as if it could easily drop off.

This method of wearing a baseball-style cap backwards is normally described in very unfriendly terms, for example that the wearer is
[Continued on page 4]

Apr-22-18  bubuli55: If that picture was taken at the Tigran Petrosian Memorial 2014, he doesn’t have the games here at cg.
Apr-25-18
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Izoria recently beat Caruana at the U.S. Championship. Maybe he should face Carlsen in November instead.
Apr-25-18
Premium Chessgames Member
  ketchuplover: Down goes Naka!
Jan-17-22  LoveThatJoker: I am surprised that no one has yet posted about GM Izoria's awesome YouTube channel ZChess.

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCr0R...

He uploads something like 3 to 4 videos a day, and his analysis is of very high quality. This channel is very underrated!

LTJ

Sep-16-23  ndg2: ^agreed! Very deep, original and I think, non-engine analysis. Goes besonders what you usually see as chess content on YT.
Sep-16-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  keypusher: The attached short video is called “the end of zchess”

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b70-k...

Sep-17-23  Caissanist: Well, hope y'all enjoyed his great videos before he deleted his channel, LOL.
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