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Maia Chiburdanidze
Chiburdanidze 
 

Number of games in database: 1,471
Years covered: 1972 to 2019
Last FIDE rating: 2500 (2432 rapid, 2437 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2560
Overall record: +470 -228 =690 (58.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 83 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (159) 
    B62 B52 B44 B45 B41
 Ruy Lopez (60) 
    C92 C77 C93 C91 C80
 King's Indian (53) 
    E60 E62 E67 E69 E97
 Slav (50) 
    D12 D11 D10 D15 D17
 French Defense (41) 
    C03 C15 C07 C09 C05
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (35) 
    C92 C93 C91 C89 C84
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (110) 
    B32 B50 B53 B22 B90
 King's Indian (89) 
    E73 E60 E63 E94 E66
 Caro-Kann (84) 
    B18 B12 B10 B13 B11
 English (44) 
    A15 A10 A17 A13 A16
 Queen's Indian (43) 
    E15 E12 E17 E14 E18
 Ruy Lopez (42) 
    C78 C92 C96 C97 C68
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Chiburdanidze vs V Malaniuk, 1982 1-0
   Chiburdanidze vs Short, 1983 1-0
   Chiburdanidze vs Dvoirys, 1980 1-0
   Short vs Chiburdanidze, 1985 0-1
   Chiburdanidze vs P Feustel, 1976 1-0
   Portisch vs Chiburdanidze, 1998 0-1
   Chiburdanidze vs T Zatulovskaya, 1976 1-0
   Chiburdanidze vs G Sachs, 1990 1-0
   I Madl vs Chiburdanidze, 2000 0-1
   Chiburdanidze vs M Sharif, 1995 1-0

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (1999)

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Valletta Olympiad (Women) (1980)
   Jajce (Women) (1986)
   Manila Olympiad (Women) (1992)
   Women-Veterans (1993)
   Belgrade (Women) (1996)
   Lippstadt (1995)
   Tilburg Candidates (Women) (1994)
   Elista Olympiad (Women) (1998)
   USSR Championship (Women) (1979)
   Rubinstein Memorial (1984)
   Jakarta Interzonal (Women) (1993)
   European Championship (Women) (2000)
   Lucerne Olympiad (Women) (1982)
   Moscow Olympiad (Women) (1994)
   Dresden Olympiad (Women) (2008)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   0ZeR0's collected games volume 65 by 0ZeR0
   Women WCC Index [1981: Chiburdanidze-Alexandria] by Jl Knight
   Women WCC Index [1981: Chiburdanidze-Alexandria] by chessmoron
   1994 (women's) candidates tournament by gauer
   Women WCC Index [1988: Chiburdanidze-Ioseliani] by chessmoron
   Baku 1980 by suenteus po 147
   1992 (women's) candidates tournament by gauer
   1997 (women's) candidates tournament by gauer
   W-WCC Index [1978: Chiburdanidze-Gaprindashvili] by chessmoron
   W-WCC Index [1986: Chiburdanidze-Akhmilovskaya] by chessmoron
   1978 (women's) candidates finals: Maia vs Alla by gauer
   Women WCC Index [1984: Chiburdanidze-Levitina] by chessmoron
   1985 Capablanca memorial (group A) by gauer

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 EU-ch rapid (Women)
   N Gaprindashvili vs Chiburdanidze (Dec-01-19) 0-1
   Chiburdanidze vs N Batsiashvili (Dec-01-19) 1/2-1/2, rapid
   S Khukhashvili vs Chiburdanidze (Jun-03-12) 1/2-1/2, rapid
   Chiburdanidze vs I Krush (Jun-03-12) 1/2-1/2, rapid
   S Gvetadze vs Chiburdanidze (Jun-02-12) 1/2-1/2, rapid

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MAIA CHIBURDANIDZE
(born Jan-17-1961, 64 years old) Georgia
PRONUNCIATION:
[what is this?]
Maia Grigoryevna Chiburdanidze was born in Kutaisi, Georgia (formerly USSR). Awarded the WIM title in 1974 and the WGM title in 1977 she was also awarded the IM title in 1978 and the GM title in 1984. She became the 6th Women's World Champion in 1978 by defeating Nona Gaprindashvili (+4, =9, -2) and held off challenges from Nana Alexandria (+4, =8, -4) in 1981, Irina Levitina (+5, =7, -2) in 1984, Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya (+4, =9, -1) in 1986 and Nana Ioseliani (+3, =11, -2) in 1988. She finally lost the title to China's Xie Jun (+2, =9, -4) in 1991. She was also USSR Women's Champion in 1977. She has successfully competed in Men's events, 1st at Banja Luka 1985, 3rd at Bilbao 1987 and 2nd at Brussels 1987. She was top scorer with 7.5/12 for the women's team in the Ladies vs Veterans event (Cancan Tournament, Roquebrune, France) held in 1998, enabling her team to draw with the Veterans, including Korchnoi, Spassky and Hort.

Wikipedia article: Maia Chiburdanidze


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 page 1 of 59; games 1-25 of 1,471  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Belova vs Chiburdanidze  0-1431972Ch URS (team) (juniors)B06 Robatsch
2. Chiburdanidze vs V Sternina 1-0331973USSR Championship (Women) 1973/74B02 Alekhine's Defense
3. L Mulenko vs Chiburdanidze  0-1471973USSR Championship (Women) 1973/74B16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation
4. N Gaprindashvili vs Chiburdanidze 0-1341973USSR Championship (Women) 1973/74B06 Robatsch
5. Chiburdanidze vs A B Grinfeld 1-0441973USSR Championship (Women) 1973/74A07 King's Indian Attack
6. Chiburdanidze vs O Andreieva 1-0221973USSR Championship (Women) 1973/74B22 Sicilian, Alapin
7. Chiburdanidze vs O Andreieva  1-0231973Tbilisi (Women)B22 Sicilian, Alapin
8. M Litynska vs Chiburdanidze 0-1381973Tbilisi (Women)A40 Queen's Pawn Game
9. V Macek vs Chiburdanidze 0-1381973Soviet Union - YugoslaviaA40 Queen's Pawn Game
10. Chiburdanidze vs V Macek  1-0441973Soviet Union - YugoslaviaB05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
11. V Macek vs Chiburdanidze  0-1531973Soviet Union - YugoslaviaB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
12. Chiburdanidze vs V Macek  1-0311973Soviet Union - YugoslaviaC10 French
13. M Ranniku vs Chiburdanidze  0-1551974USSR Championship (Women)A45 Queen's Pawn Game
14. Chiburdanidze vs A Kislova  0-1351974USSR Championship (Women)B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
15. E Fatalibekova vs Chiburdanidze  1-0471974USSR Championship (Women)B16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation
16. Chiburdanidze vs V Kozlovskaya 1-0391974USSR Championship (Women)B69 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 11.Bxf6
17. Chiburdanidze vs M Kinsigo  0-1581974USSR Championship (Women)C00 French Defense
18. Chiburdanidze vs K Zvorykina  0-1421974USSR Championship (Women)A07 King's Indian Attack
19. T Morozova vs Chiburdanidze  0-1371974USSR Championship (Women)B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
20. Chiburdanidze vs M Porubszky-Angyalosine  1-0371974Brasov (Women)A07 King's Indian Attack
21. T Fomina vs Chiburdanidze  1-0651975USSR Championship (Women)B12 Caro-Kann Defense
22. N Medianikova vs Chiburdanidze  1-0471975USSR Championship (Women)C02 French, Advance
23. Chiburdanidze vs T Zatulovskaya  ½-½661975USSR Championship (Women)A07 King's Indian Attack
24. Chiburdanidze vs L Saunina 1-0821975USSR Championship (Women)C58 Two Knights
25. Chiburdanidze vs E Fatalibekova  1-0581975USSR Championship (Women)B57 Sicilian
 page 1 of 59; games 1-25 of 1,471  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Jul-04-10  percyblakeney: Jermuk must be one of the worst results in Chiburdanidze's career, this far she has scored 0/4 against the top six (with the two highest rated of them left).
Aug-05-10  rangek: <<From Dvoretsky's book, SCE4 Opening Developments>>From the very start Chiburdanidze sensed that the playing advantage was not on her side. The simple explanation for this - Alexandria's superior preparation - did not satisfy the champion. Of course, the real reason had to be some secret and illegal support to her opponent.

There came a stream of accusations, protests and demands. The demostrators, film crew and press centre officials were accused of helping Nana... Even the arbitars were not above suspicion - Chiburdanidze demanded that the arbiters' desk should always be arranged behind Alexandria's back, to exclude any possiblility of the arbiters prompting Nana, when she was thinking over her move. On one occasion police officials searched the press centre, tapping on the walls in the search of a device with which the trainers were transmitting moves to Nana on the strage. Maya did not even trust her own trainers - they were effectively under house arrest and were forbidden to attend the playing venue.

Aug-05-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Are you saying that most elite chess players are paranoid and very suspicious of those around them?
Aug-06-10  rangek: The above was Dvoretsky's description of the situation during Chiburdanidze's title defence against Nana Alexandria.

According to "http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp... ", Chiburdanidze is tired and fed up with chess in general. If she's paranoid and suspicious all the time, I can see why she becomes tired.

Jan-17-11  Llawdogg: Happy 50th Birthday!
Jan-17-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  ketchuplover: Happy Birthday young lady :)
Jan-17-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: The might of Maia has been felt by many.
Jan-17-11  theodor: Happy 50th Birthday, dear Maya! in bulgarian your name means ''yeast''!!! without you, the bread wouldnt grow!
Nov-23-11  waustad: If the Czech Coal bunch asked Maia or Pia Cramling, whould they be "old pros" or "snow drops"?
Jan-17-12  brankat: Happy Birthday Maia!
Feb-19-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Chiburdanidze off to a perfect start at the ACP Women's Rapid Cup.

http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

May-05-13  waustad: Now that Pia Cramling is playing in a senior event, maybe her old nemesis will start playing in them too. They are by far the strongest women over 50 now that Nona G's rating has slipped. They are, after all, 20 years younger.
Jan-17-14  brankat: Best wishes for Your Birthday!
Nov-21-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  Domdaniel: < What a last name!
I'm not even going to try and pronounce that.>

Oh, come on! Even the most blinkered Anglophone (ie, English speaker) should be able to manage Chibb - Oor - Dan - Idzay.

Jan-17-16  TheFocus: Happy birthday, Maia Chiburdanidze!!
Jan-17-16  sonia91: Happy birthday!

Kasparov published this photo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kasparov63/stat...

Jan-17-17  TheFocus: Happy birthday, Maia!!

Player of the Day and former World Champion.

Jan-17-18  Marmot PFL: It's pronounced just like it's spelled.
Jun-18-20  wordfunph: "According to women's world champion Maya Chiburdanidze, all young women in Soviet Georgia receive a chess set as part of their dowry."

- GM Andy Soltis

Source: Chess Life 1985 August

Jan-18-21  vonKrolock: Belated congrats
May-31-21  login:

'.. The legend is that Georgian women - who historically were military leaders, diplomats and heads of state - have always played chess. In fact, we are told that chess sets were often part of their dowries. ..'

https://www.deseret.com/1995/5/26/1...

from Deseret News, by Harold Lundstrom, 1995


60th birthday articles

Here

https://www.ambebi.ge/article/25432...

(in Georgian)

and

'.. Yet from the beginning Maya was never alone. The older brother and sister taught her to play chess, and her mother would accompany her daughter to tournaments everywhere. One brother died early at the age of 10 months. Later her twin Temur died, too. This tragedy changed the family as a whole. Former finger-pointing atheists had become pious. Maya to this day is a firm believer. In addition to her love of oriental culture and medicine she graduated from a western medical school [and later practiced as ophthalmologist]. ..'

https://www.radiotavisupleba.ge/a/%...

from Free Europe/Radio Liberty by T̕ea T̕op̕uria, 2021 (in Georgian)



More about the author (in English)
http://book.gov.ge/en/author/topuri...


Unrelated
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pH...

May-03-23  stone free or die: Here's her picture from 1961:

https://dspace.nplg.gov.ge/bitstrea...

Mar-22-24  FM David H. Levin: Is there a way to obtain a list of players at CG who have a particular birthday? I'm especially interested in who was born on January 17 (as was the subject of this page). Thanks.
Mar-22-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: See https://www.chessgames.com/playerli...

Ctrl+F and enter "01.17".

Mar-23-24  FM David H. Levin: Thank you, <Stonehenge>. I was wondering whether an even more comprehensive list(s) might be available.
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