Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan (19.07.1968)

arakhamia-grant-ketevanGeorgian (former Soviet Union)-born Scottish chess Grandmaster (2013) is born in Ochamchire, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union.

World Junior Girls Champion (1985). Soviet Women Champion (1990). Georgian Women Champion (1983, 1984 and 1990). Scottish champion (2003, 2011 and 2016). British Ladies’ Champion (2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007).

Best results: World Junior Chess Championship for Girls 1985 in Dobrna, 1st; Interzonal at Tuzla 1987, 2nd; World Junior Chess Championship for Girls 1988 in Adelaide, 3rd; Women’s Soviet Chess Championship 1990, 1st; Biel Women’s Open 1990, 1st; Geneva 1990, 1st; Doeberl Cup 1991 in Canberra, 1st; Interzonal 1993 in Jakarta, 1st; Interzonal 1995 in Kishinev, 1st; Women’s European Individual Championship 2001 in Warsaw, 2nd; EU Individual Open Chess Championship 2008 in Liverpool, tied 1st women place; Baltic Queen round-robin tournament 2009 in Saint Petersburg, 1st.

In team chess, Arakhamia debuted at Chess Olympiad at Novi Sad in 1990, representing the USSR Ladies team as first reserve and registering a perfect 12/12 score. With the Soviet and then Georgian Ladies Teams, she has won nine Olympiad medals, and including two team and three individual gold medals. She has won medals at the European Team Chess Championships; a team gold at Pula in 1997 and team silver medals in 1992 and 2005. At the Olympiad in Dresden, she played for Scotland in the main event and completed her final grandmaster norm with victory in the final round.

Peak rating: 2506 in July 2009