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ეს იყო კაცი რომელმაც თქვა:'თუ ცოლს მოვიყვან ეს იქნება მოჭადრაკე-ნანა ალექსანდრია'

Her best and favorite games? In terms of content and quality of play, the fourth
match game against Nana Ioseliani in the 1981 Final Candidates’ Match
stands out among the best. But the one that brings fondest memories is her game
as black against E. Rubtsova in 1962. “This was my first game that appeared
on the papers of the Sports Magazine. I was twelve years old then. There was
the photo article about me with this very game entitled, ‘Remember this
girl!’ It was my first tournament outside of Georgia”, Nana recalls.

If Nana had not pursued an active chess career, she would have been a teacher
at the Tbilisi University. She is a philologist by education, and did postgraduate
work in literature. She had varied hobbies such as collecting postcards and
photos of famous international artists. Because of her love for music, she studied
piano for five years. At school she did well in mathematics. In summary, Nana
is a well-rounded individual with wide-ranging interests.

Nana is not just brainy. Twenty-nine years ago, she captured the hearts of
many when her lovely face appeared in Chess Life (USCF) magazine. She
has retained her beauty and charm and – more importantly – when
she could only manage to tie the score of her second challenge match for the
world crown in 1981, Nana Alexandria was undaunted. She remained competitive
and aspired for an even greater, more valuable goal – advocating the cause
of women’s chess with intensity and determination to see to it that women
chessplayers enjoy virtually the same recognition and privileges accorded their
male counterparts.

Nana Alexandria’s ideas were drawn from her vast experience as an outstanding
chess player. Born on October 13, 1949 in Poti, Georgia (USSR), Nana learned
chess at the age of four from her father, a mathematician. At ten she started
formal lessons in the famous Georgian chess school of V. Karseladze. Within
six months she became the girls’ champion of Tbilisi. She reached master
strength at fifteen. By the age of twenty, Nana had won the USSR Women’s
Championship for the third time, an achievement that was never equaled.

The year 1975 was very significant for Nana. This was when she suffered a heartbreaking
loss to Nona Gaprindashvili, 8½-3½, on her first attempt to win
the world women’s title. In the ninth game where she had a tremendous
advantage, she blundered away a piece and lost. Psychologically beaten, she
was not able to recover and lost three games in succession. In 1981, she got
another crack at the world title, this time against Maya Chiburdanidze. She
lacked self-confidence and did not expect to win the match when suddenly she
found the title within her grasp.

From 1969 through1986, Nana played for the USSR in six Olympiads, invariably
contributing significantly to the effort of winning the gold medal every time.
She participated in three more Olympiads from 1992 to1996 as Captain of the
victorious Georgian Women’s Team. Moreover, Nana was a three-time Champion
of Georgia, a three-time USSR Women’s Champion, and the first placer in
about 20 important international tournaments.

Nana Alexandria – a Pillar of Women's Chess
Until a few decades ago, women chess players were an obvious minority in the
chess playing population. Rated women chess players, an even much smaller entity.
FIDE had separate listings of men and women players. The top places in the International
Rating List were monopolized my men. And the best women chess players belonged
to only a few European countries.

Today, women’s chess has gone a long way. If there’s one particular
individual who can be credited for its tremendous growth and development, it’s
none other than International Woman Grandmaster Nana Alexandria. From 1986 to
2002, Nana was Chairperson of the Commission for Women’s Chess, FIDE’s
permanent committee tasked to promote and develop chess activities for women
and the preparation of programs aiming, progressively, at a better representation
of women in all aspects of chess activities. She was the ideal choice for the
job because of her keen understanding of the means to stimulate interest in
chess.

Nana has accomplished much for women’s chess. She’s the brain behind
the Women’s Chess Oscar Award, the institution of the different age-group
Championships for Girls and the synchronization of the men’s and women’s
championship cycles. Through her recommendations, many open tournaments now
offer prizes to top women players. And lately, she has realized her dream of
staging the Women’s World Team Championship and the inclusion of an all-women
team in the World Team Championship.

– Born in Poti, Georgia (USSR), Nana learned chess at the age of four. At ten she started formal lessons and within six months became the girls’ champion of Tbilisi. By the age of twenty she had won the USSR Women’s Championship three times. Traumatically she missed becoming World Champion by tiny margins, but devoted her life to promoting women's chess. Today Nana Alexandria turns sixty.

Газета "Вечерний Тбилиси" от 12.12.2009 94 (18224)

МЕМОРИАЛ ТИГРАНА ПЕТРОСЯНА


В Тбилисском Дворце шахмат прошел мемориал двукратного чемпиона мира, девятикратного победителя шахматной Олимпиады, обладателя других высоких титулов Тиграна Петросяна. Нынешний мемориал, который проводится с 2002 года по инициативе международного гроссмейстера Наны Александрия, посвящен
80-летию нашего прославленного земляка.

Накануне мемориала во Дворце учащейся молодежи, где действует шахматный клуб НТН (Нона, Тигран, Нана), в той самой комнате, где в 1942-1946 гг. уроженец нашего города юный Тигран под руководством известного тренера Арчила Эбралидзе постигал азы шахмат, была открыта мемориальная доска. В праздничном церемониале приняли участие посол Армении в Грузии Грач Силванян, пятикратная чемпионка мира Нона Гаприндашвили, президент клуба НТН Нана Александрия, советник президента Грузии, главный редактор газеты “Врастан” Ван Байбурт, президент Федерации шахмат Грузии Гия Гиоргадзе, международный арбитр, автор ряда книг по шахматам Тенгиз Гиоргадзе, профессор Тбилисской консерватории Гулбат Торадзе и другие.
Некоторые из присутствующих поделились воспоминаниями.
НОНА ГАПРИНДАШВИЛИ:
"С Тиграном мы часто встречались в Москве и Тбилиси, на международных турнирах, но ни разу не сыграли между собой в шахматы, зато много раз состязались в настольном теннисе и бильярде. Это был сильный и азартный соперник".
ТЕНГИЗ ГИОРГАДЗЕ:
"С Петросяном я познакомился в декабре 1944 года, когда мы вместе выступали в чемпионате Грузии, в котором Тигран стал победителем. С тех пор мы подружились. У меня в доме – обширная библиотека по шахматам, в которой он любил подбирать нужную книгу.
После его переезда в Москву, когда Петросян стал чемпионом мира, наши связи продолжались. Несколько раз по приглашению Тиграна я отдыхал на его подмосковной даче. Каждый раз, когда он приезжал в родной Тбилиси, обязательно посещал тбилисский Дворец пионеров, где он делал первые шаги в шахматах. Инициатива Наны Александрия о проведении мемориала Тиграна Петросяна заслуживает внимания: можно расширить его географию, привлекая зарубежных шахматистов".
ГУЛБАТ ТОРАДЗЕ:

"С Тиграном Петросяном я был знаком с юношеских лет. Вместе посещали шахматный кружок в тбилисском Дворце пионеров, вместе весной 1945 года участвовали во всесоюзном юношеском чемпионате в Ленинграде, где Тигран вошел в тройку призеров, а спустя год, в том же Ленинграде стал чемпионом СССР среди молодежи. Вспоминаю 1947 год, когда мы встречались в поезде Москва-Тбилиси. Долгую дорогу коротали воспоминаниями об интересных матчах и игрой.
Несмотря на высокие титулы, Тигран никогда не страдал “звездной болезнью”, был простым, коммуникабельным человеком".
Борис ЗАМБАХИДЗЕ.