IMLela Javakhishvili

Lela Javakhishvili was born in Telavi, Georgia, in 1984. She won European under-12 silver in 1996 and became European under-14 girls' champion in 1998. That year she also took silver at the World Under-14 Girls' Championship. Her youth results later included bronze in both the European and world under-18 championships in 1999. She became a woman grandmaster in 2003 and an international master in 2005.

Javakhishvili won five Georgian women's championships between 2001 and 2024. She helped Georgia win Women's Olympiad gold in 2008 and bronze in 2010. At the 2006 Olympiad, she earned individual bronze on board three. She was also part of Georgia's winning team at the 2015 Women's World Team Championship. Her club successes include European Club Cup titles with Tbilisi in 2004 and 2005 and French women's league titles with Bischwiller in 2008 and 2015. In Germany, she joined Schwäbisch Hall for the 2016-17 season.