Khotenashvili, Bela (01.06.1988)

Georgian chess Grandmaster (2013) is born in Telavi, Georgia.

World Youth Chess Champion – girls U16 (2004). Georgian Women’s Champion (2012, 2017).

Best results: Maia Chiburdanidze Cup tournament 2009, 1st; Women’s European Team Championship 2009, team 2nd; Women’s Chess Olympiad 2010, team 3rd; Women’s World Team Championship 2011, team 3rd; 9th Khazar International Open 2011 – group D in Rasht, Iran, tied 1st; Georgian Women’s Championship 2012, 1st; FIDE Women’s Grand Prix series 2013-2014 (the first stage in Geneva), 1st; Qatar Masters Open 2014, 1st women prize; European Chess Club Cup, with team “Nona” of Batumi she won the gold medal in 2014 and 2015, and silver in 2016; Women’s World Team Chess Championship 2015 in Chengdu, team 1st and individual gold; In 2016, Khotenashvili participated again in the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix series; Georgian Women’s Championship 2017, 1st;

She competed in the Women’s World Chess Championship in 2012, 2015 and 2017. She represented the Georgian national team in the Women’s Chess Olympiad since 2010, Women’s World Team Chess Championship since 2011, and Women’s European Team Chess Championship since 2009.

Peak rating: 2531 in June 2013