GMGiorgi Kacheishvili

Giorgi Kacheishvili was born in Tbilisi in 1977. He won European under-18 bronze in 1994 and became an international master that year. In 1995 he helped Georgia win the World Under-26 Team Championship. He became a grandmaster in 1997, when he also won his first Georgian championship. He regained the national title in 2006. His European team medals include individual silver in 1997 and both team and individual bronze in 2003. He played for Georgia at the 2000, 2004 and 2006 Olympiads. At the 2004 FIDE world championship in Tripoli, he lost to Vasilios Kotronias in the opening round. His tournament successes extended from European events in Stockerau and Wiesbaden to events in New York, Philadelphia, Berkeley and Saint Louis.