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Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant
K Arakhamia-Grant 
 

Number of games in database: 1,292
Years covered: 1983 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2269 (2239 rapid, 2174 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2506
Overall record: +521 -367 =320 (56.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 84 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (257) 
    B42 B90 B32 B93 B33
 Ruy Lopez (110) 
    C77 C65 C92 C78 C97
 French Defense (93) 
    C18 C11 C10 C16 C19
 Caro-Kann (48) 
    B12 B18 B15 B17 B16
 French Winawer (46) 
    C18 C16 C19
 French (44) 
    C11 C10 C12 C00
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (245) 
    B40 B45 B32 B22 B30
 King's Indian (162) 
    E92 E60 E97 E73 E90
 Sicilian Scheveningen (38) 
    B83 B81 B80 B84 B85
 Sicilian Taimanov (33) 
    B45 B48 B47 B46
 Queen's Pawn Game (24) 
    A45 D02 A46 D01 D00
 Modern Benoni (23) 
    A56 A57 A58 A59 A64
Repertoire Explorer

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   K Arakhamia-Grant vs R Churm, 1995 1-0
   D Abrahams vs K Arakhamia-Grant, 2017 0-1
   Nakamura vs K Arakhamia-Grant, 2007 0-1
   K Arakhamia-Grant vs P Poobalasingam, 2007 1/2-1/2
   K Arakhamia-Grant vs Kosteniuk, 2001 1-0
   K Arakhamia-Grant vs A Kuchava, 2015 1-0
   K Arakhamia-Grant vs G Kradolfer, 1991 1-0
   K Arakhamia-Grant vs Chiburdanidze, 1997 1-0
   M Yurenok vs K Arakhamia-Grant, 2012 0-1
   K Arakhamia-Grant vs A Wagener, 2009 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Chisinau Interzonal (Women) (1995)
   Batumi Olympiad (Women) (2018)
   Tuzla Interzonal (Women) (1987)
   British Championship (2006)
   European Championship (Women) (2001)
   Novi Sad Olympiad (Women) (1990)
   European Championship (Women) (2005)
   Bled Olympiad (Women) (2002)
   4NCL 2011/12 (2012)
   Scottish Championship (2012)
   British Championship (2004)
   European Championship (Women) (2013)
   Tromso Olympiad (Women) (2014)
   Baku Olympiad (Women) (2016)
   FIDE Online Olympiad (2020)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   0ZeR0's collected games volume 200 by 0ZeR0
   0ZeR0's collected games volume 199 by 0ZeR0
   Hostdans Veterans vs Ladies 1997 by Phony Benoni
   2002 Corus (group A) by gauer
   1997 (women's) candidates tournament by gauer
   Corus Invitation Tens 2002 by Tabanus

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 4NCL 2024/25
   K Arakhamia-Grant vs M Pert (May-05-25) 1-0
   K McCarthy vs K Arakhamia-Grant (May-04-25) 0-1
   J Cox vs K Arakhamia-Grant (Apr-06-25) 0-1
   K Arakhamia-Grant vs M Josse (Apr-05-25) 1-0
   K Arakhamia-Grant vs A Golding (Dec-07-24) 1-0

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KETEVAN ARAKHAMIA-GRANT
(born Jul-19-1968, 57 years old) Georgia (federation/nationality United Kingdom)

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Born Ketevan Revazovna Arakhamia in Ochamchira, Georgia (formerly USSR), she was awarded the WIM title in 1986, and won the first World Junior Chess Championship for girls the same year, also winning the event in 1989 and 1990. She became a Woman Grandmaster in 1987 and a Grandmaster in 2009.

In 1990, she notched a perfect score of 12/12 at an Olympiad, where she was part of the USSR's silver medal winning team in Novi Sad. Other medals in her collection include the gold from the 1997 European Team Championships, and team gold medals from the Women's Olympiads of Moscow 1994 and Yerevan 1996.

Wife of former team captain Jonathan I M Grant, she settled in Edinburgh in 1996. National titles: Georgian champion (w) in 1983, 1984, 1986 (=Sopiko Tereladze) and 1990. British champion (w) in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007. Scottish absolute champion in 2003 (=Paul Motwani), 2011 and 2016.

Wikipedia article: Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant

Last updated: 2019-09-25 11:44:41

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 page 1 of 52; games 1-25 of 1,292  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. I Rosenzweig vs K Arakhamia-Grant  0-1241983Tbilisi Dynamo CC SpartakiadB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
2. K Arakhamia-Grant vs N Eremina 1-0401986Minsk ttC05 French, Tarrasch
3. M Litynska vs K Arakhamia-Grant  0-1661987URS-ch (Women)D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
4. K Arakhamia-Grant vs B Trabert  1-0271987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
5. N Ioseliani vs K Arakhamia-Grant  1-0351987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
6. K Arakhamia-Grant vs Z Frometa Castillo  1-0281987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)A43 Old Benoni
7. K Arakhamia-Grant vs A Brustman  0-1461987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)E77 King's Indian
8. J Lebel-Arias vs K Arakhamia-Grant  0-1571987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)A00 Uncommon Opening
9. K Arakhamia-Grant vs S Maksimovic  1-0311987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights
10. Z Nikolin vs K Arakhamia-Grant  0-1481987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6
11. K Arakhamia-Grant vs N Hoiberg  1-0241987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)B08 Pirc, Classical
12. S Liu vs K Arakhamia-Grant  0-1361987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)B33 Sicilian
13. K Arakhamia-Grant vs R Khadilkar  1-0281987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)A57 Benko Gambit
14. S Matveeva vs K Arakhamia-Grant  1-0431987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)D76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6
15. K Arakhamia-Grant vs G Sachs  1-0701987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
16. L Semenova vs K Arakhamia-Grant  1-0511987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)A07 King's Indian Attack
17. K Arakhamia-Grant vs T Canela Gimenez  1-0421987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)D86 Grunfeld, Exchange
18. Z Veroci vs K Arakhamia-Grant  1-0591987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)A07 King's Indian Attack
19. K Arakhamia-Grant vs M Petrovic  1-0411987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)B01 Scandinavian
20. M Ivanka vs K Arakhamia-Grant  0-1431987Tuzla Interzonal (Women)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
21. M Litynska vs K Arakhamia-Grant  1-0431988Tskaltubo Candidates (Women)D30 Queen's Gambit Declined
22. N Gaprindashvili vs K Arakhamia-Grant  1-0291988Tskaltubo Candidates (Women)D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
23. K Arakhamia-Grant vs M Litynska  0-1451988Tskaltubo Candidates (Women)E31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line
24. J Xie vs K Arakhamia-Grant  1-0391988Wch Girls U20B33 Sicilian
25. K Arakhamia-Grant vs A Galliamova  0-1391989SochiC60 Ruy Lopez
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May-20-15  Octavia: rd 2: Keti was lucky today! Zhorzholiani, Meri, her opponent messed up a won position & allowed a draw!
May-21-15  Octavia: rd3: Selina her very good friend predictably agreed a fairly short draw with Keti. So they've got a nice day coming!

Good luck for the remainder !

May-26-15  Octavia: rd 7 - 50%
I haven't been able to follow because I was playing 2 games myself - I also got 50% but my performance was 400 pts higher than my grade! I'd been playing up, as you can tell. Keti is playing down :(
May-30-15  Octavia: Keti got 6/11 in the Eurowomen's competition
Jun-01-15  Octavia: Keti played slow & dead slow in the Euro. In only 1 game was she faster than her opponent.

but now she's playing in the rapid/allegro in Kutaisi, Georgia(15 mins each) & she played blitzschnell! to win 3 games in a row: on board 8,7 & 4. Her last game of today was on bd 1 against Stefanova. The first 5 moves took her 5 Mins & she predictably lost.

I enjoyed watching her games & even predicted lots of moves! Tomorrow another 4 games & 3 on the last day.

g l, Keti!

Jun-02-15  Octavia: today Keti lost on bd 3, won on 7 & = 2 on bd 6
Jun-03-15  Octavia: Alexandra Kosteniuk won the allegro!

Keti did badly today: lost on bd 6 & 10, = on bd 8. So she got only 5.5/11

Jan-24-16  Octavia: A few years ago Keti contemplated retiring from chess. But her man, Jonathan kept on playing & this weekend she's preparing to play in Gibraltar once again!

A lot of GMs have a steep career to get to the top & very often they then stop playing since they imagine they can't keep performing at the top level - brainwashing tells us that! However, I think it's great when they keep playing because they really enjoy it. Then winning is still the best but not the only reason to play - does that make sense?

One day some 'old' GM is going to show you that s/he can teach the young & when that happens more often then the agist rants will disappear & chess will improve tremendously. Then everyone will be invited to play, not just kids.

Jan-27-16  waustad: Her opponent at Gibraltar tomorrow is Pia Cramling. There are 9 games between them in this database, but I would expect that they have played more than that. From the games we have here, Cramling is a tough opponent for her.
Jan-29-16  Octavia: I don't think Keti ever won against Pia, so her win was extra special!
Mar-25-16
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  OhioChessFan: Quite a player. I admit I wasn't familiar with her until stumbling on this page. She has a win with Black over Naka to her credit!

Nakamura vs K Arakhamia-Grant, 2007

Apr-03-16  Octavia: Keti features in this book amongst others: RAMPANT CHESS by Chandler & Ruxton. Some funny bonmots in there.
Apr-14-16  Octavia: would someone be able to upload 3 games of Ketevan Arakhamia? She was white against Portisch in women-veterans, Copenhagen 1997 1-0

black against Stuart Conquest in British Championship, Edinburgh 2003 0-1

and white against Rauf Mamedov in International Open, Calvia 2007 1-0

You'll find all 3 of those interesting games online somewhere. Thanks

Keti played in her home town Edinburgh. She was 2nd in the pecking order & 2nd= at the end with a nice performance! Congratulations!

Jun-01-16  posoo: DIS LADY has a GREAT NAME
Jul-19-16  Octavia: Keti is Scottish champion once again! Congratulations! She played some great games!

Happy birthday!

Sep-24-16  Octavia: Olympiad 2016: won 6! drew 2 & lost 2. I'm sure she didn't need to lose the last game but for being exhausted AND having to play team captain as well.

I noticed that some of her friends took notice & copied her by playing in the women's event when they could have played in the open! It seems a retrograde step. But who am I to judge?

Oct-06-16  Octavia: She's playing in the Isle of Man in Douglas. The 1st 38 bds are online & since she's usully in one of those, we can watch her games.There are 68 bds & its a very strong competition with ~ 60 GMs.
Oct-13-16  diagonal: great player, bio, chess success, and pictures: http://memim.com/ketevan-arakhamia-...
Nov-29-16  Octavia: Keti is playing again for Baden Baden in the women's Bundesliga & has 2/2 ! g l in the games to come!
Jan-27-17  Octavia: keti is playing again in Gibraltar - I watched her win in the 3rd rd. So far she could be in a women's tournament - her 3 opponents were all female!
May-11-17  Octavia: Keti played in the Eurowomen & as in Gibraltar, she did well in the first 1/2 & not so well in the last games. I wonder if she looses interest 1/2 way through? It can't be exhaustion since they play one game a day.

The Scottish championship will be very interesting this year in Dundee: Apart from the usual sections there is a 10 games all play all & Keti + Pia Cramling are the 2 women in it! g l to both, especially to Keti!

She has won the Scottish championship thrice!!!

Jul-19-17  waustad: One more year until she's eligible to play in some seniors tournaments. She's now playing in Dundee with Pia Cramling, who, to my knowledge, has only played in one senior tournament, about a week after she turned 50.
Aug-03-17  Octavia: Keti performed very well in the invitational Dundee tournament: She started out as 2nd last grading wise & finished 2nd= !

Unfortunately I couldn't see Pia's performance since the Scottish webside it pretty lousy. I do know that Pia 0-1 Keti.

Keti is now playing in the English championship. After 6 games she's only lost to Luke McShane.

Aug-10-17  waustad: <Octavia> The chess-results.com server is being transferred to another machine at the moment, but in a few days, results from that tournament should all be available.
Sep-16-17  Octavia: thanks <Waustad>! Are you watching the World Cup? I can watch it via utube on my tv. When there is a break in the commentary you can often see panoramic views of Georgia & what views! It's amazing! Next year the Olympiad will happen there, too.

May be Scottish chess will ask me to play for being the oldest female player in the country. But I'm afraid the Scots are not known for their sense of humour.

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