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Salome Melia
S Melia 
 

Number of games in database: 663
Years covered: 2000 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2293 (2227 rapid, 2278 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2475
Overall record: +222 -141 =216 (57.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 84 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (153) 
    B48 B30 B90 B51 B31
 Ruy Lopez (51) 
    C78 C77 C64 C67 C65
 French Defense (31) 
    C11 C17 C04 C09 C07
 Sicilian Najdorf (28) 
    B90 B94 B95 B96 B97
 Sicilian Taimanov (24) 
    B48 B45 B46 B47
 Caro-Kann (22) 
    B18 B13 B12 B17 B10
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (86) 
    B31 B33 B30 B63 B65
 Queen's Pawn Game (37) 
    A45 A46 A50 D02 E10
 Queen's Gambit Declined (28) 
    D37 D31 D35 D30
 Nimzo Indian (25) 
    E32 E54 E48 E25 E21
 Caro-Kann (24) 
    B18 B12 B10 B13 B11
 English (21) 
    A13 A14 A15 A17 A10
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   I Zakurdjaeva vs S Melia, 2013 0-1
   S Melia vs A Shyngys Kyzy, 2014 1-0
   V Rozic vs S Melia, 2011 0-1
   D Sorm vs S Melia, 2015 1/2-1/2
   I Chelushkina vs S Melia, 2010 0-1
   S Melia vs E Cosma, 2011 1-0
   S Melia vs G Pogosian, 2014 1-0
   M Kouvatsou vs S Melia, 2010 0-1
   A Stefanova vs S Melia, 2013 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Moscow Open (2010)
   World Junior Championship (Girls) (2006)
   European Championship (Women) (2013)
   World Junior Championship (Girls) (2007)
   European Championship (Women) (2014)
   EU-ch U14 Girls (2001)
   Georgian Championship (Women) (2009)
   23rd European Women Chess Championship (2023)
   European Championship (Women) (2015)
   European Championship (Women) (2012)
   European Championship (Women) (2006)
   European Championship (Women) (2016)
   European Championship (2014)
   Gibraltar Masters (2015)
   Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad (Women) (2010)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Georgia Women Chess Players by wanabe2000

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Pune Women's Grand Prix
   R Vaishali vs S Melia (Apr-23-25) 1/2-1/2
   S Melia vs H Dronavalli (Apr-22-25) 1/2-1/2
   N Salimova vs S Melia (Apr-21-25) 1/2-1/2
   S Melia vs P Shuvalova (Apr-20-25) 0-1
   A Kashlinskaya vs S Melia (Apr-18-25) 1/2-1/2

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SALOME MELIA
(born Apr-14-1987, 38 years old) Georgia
PRONUNCIATION:
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International Master and Woman Grandmaster. She was Georgian Women's Champion in 2008 (=Nana Dzagnidze) and 2010. Placed 2nd (or shared 1st?) in the Women's section of Moscow Open 2010. She won the women's tournament Cotroceni 2010.

Wikipedia article: Salome Melia

Last updated: 2025-04-22 15:14:14

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 page 1 of 27; games 1-25 of 663  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. S Melia vs L Javakhishvili  ½-½432000Black Sea Countries-ch (Women)B30 Sicilian
2. E Kovalevskaya vs S Melia  1-0492000European Championship (Women)C41 Philidor Defense
3. S Melia vs E Kovalevskaya  0-1242000European Championship (Women)B56 Sicilian
4. N Dzagnidze vs S Melia  ½-½612001GEO-ch U18 GirlsD85 Grunfeld
5. K Supatashvili vs S Melia  1-0512001Batumi OpenD72 Neo-Grunfeld, 5.cd, Main line
6. S Melia vs G Absava  1-0432001Batumi OpenB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
7. L Javakhishvili vs S Melia  1-0682001Batumi OpenD90 Grunfeld
8. S Melia vs I Tsurtsumia  0-1502001Batumi OpenB01 Scandinavian
9. N Tsiramua vs S Melia  0-1472001Batumi OpenA21 English
10. S Melia vs A Sahakyan  0-1462001Batumi OpenB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
11. M Abdullaev vs S Melia  0-1392001Batumi OpenC50 Giuoco Piano
12. S Melia vs I Ioseliani  1-0362001Batumi OpenB40 Sicilian
13. N Mamedov vs S Melia  1-0372001Batumi OpenC60 Ruy Lopez
14. S Melia vs A Ismailova 0-1232001EU-ch U14 GirlsB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
15. S Melia vs A Gencer  1-0372001EU-ch U14 GirlsC17 French, Winawer, Advance
16. S Djukic vs S Melia  0-1472001EU-ch U14 GirlsD91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5
17. S Melia vs P Malysheva  ½-½432001EU-ch U14 GirlsB01 Scandinavian
18. S Melia vs J Zawadzka  1-0452001EU-ch U14 GirlsB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
19. M Verot vs S Melia  0-1362001EU-ch U14 GirlsD93 Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3
20. Lagno vs S Melia  1-0522001EU-ch U14 GirlsC50 Giuoco Piano
21. S Melia vs A Darbinyan  1-0522001EU-ch U14 GirlsB32 Sicilian
22. S Melia vs J Zawadzka  1-0362001Wch U14 GirlsB95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6
23. S Melia vs B Munguntuul  0-1332001Wch U14 GirlsB48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
24. S Melia vs N Batsiashvili  0-1272002GEO-ch U16 GirlsB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
25. L Javakhishvili vs S Melia  1-0222002GEO-ch U20 GirlsD80 Grunfeld
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Kibitzer's Corner
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May-02-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  BishopBerkeley: Ms. Melia:

http://www.chessbase.com/news/2005/...

(: ♗ Bishop Berkeley ♗ :)

Feb-14-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  WTHarvey: She's a newcomer to the FIDE 'Top 10 Girls' list. Here is a little collection of winning combinations from Salome's games: http://www.wtharvey.com/meli.html
Feb-14-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: Got to get my eyes checked/fixed, when I first saw the name, I thought I was reading a certain illness that you get from bad food.
Mar-06-07  BIDMONFA: Salome Melia

MELIA, Salome
http://www.bidmonfa.com/melia_salom...
_

Apr-14-08  brankat: Happy Birthday Salome!
Apr-14-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: My comment last year is still hilarious.....

To me at least.

Apr-14-08  brankat: <WannaBe> Have You seen her photo? No illnesses in Salome :-) On the contrary.
Apr-14-08  Gilmoy: <WannaBe> We also think you are hilarious. We are often laughing at you.

Oh -- you meant laughing <with> you -- never mind --

:)

Apr-14-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: <brankat> While doing a search on Ms. Salome Melia, I came across (stumbled upon) this article: http://www.chessbase.com/espanola/n...

Now, go about 60% way down, and the picture right below GM N. Short, you may find a very, very, very familiar face!!!!

Compare that picture to this avatar: User: ahmadov

Apr-14-08  BishopofBlunder: <WannaBe: Got to get my eyes checked/fixed, when I first saw the name, I thought I was reading a certain illness that you get from bad food.>

Has my wife been cooking for you again?

Apr-14-08  Gilmoy: <Salome> is a name you could <lose your head over>: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome

My mental imagery thereof stems from P. Craig Russell's borderline soft-core (yaay!) cover art for his graphic novel adaptation of Strauss's opera. See, comic books <are> educational. (Judging from the eagerness with which the rest of you post links to photos for every young WGM whose bio doesn't already have one, some of you are straddling the border, too :)

Apr-14-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: <Gilmoy> Ah, yes... However, being a male praying mantis, can also cause you to 'lose your head'... =)

Left a message on your forum!!

Apr-14-08  brankat: <WannaBe> Yes, I saw the Ahmadov photo before.

And the original Salome sure could dance.

<Gilmoy> Any photo's of the 1st century A.D. Salome available? :-)

So we can keep on straddling the border :-)

Apr-14-09  ahmadov: Happy birthday, Salome!
Apr-14-09  stanleys: Some recent pics:

http://rsport.netorn.ru/ao09/08/ao0...
http://rsport.netorn.ru/ao09/03/bd6...
http://rsport.netorn.ru/ao09/02/bd6...
http://rsport.netorn.ru/ao09/09/ao0...

Apr-14-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Open Defence: is that real fur ?
Apr-14-09  ahmadov: <Open Defence: is that real fur ?> I do not think so...
Jul-17-09  Demadone: I know her. Pretty good person, but has little time for friendlies. Justin here from Odnoklassniki.
Sep-18-09  ILoveCrazyhouse: She destroyed me in a simultaneous exhibition in Montreal last night. I had a good position for a while, but one positional error and she crushed me.

Not in the way some of you are thinking.

Jan-23-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: She has a good start this year, by winning the 67th Georgian championship:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr292..., congratulations!

Feb-08-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Placed 2nd (or shared 1st?) yesterday in the Women's section of Moscow Open 2010:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr299..., congratulations!

Feb-08-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

Interview after Moscow Open:
http://www.moscowchessopen.ru/c/int...

Feb-08-10  whiteshark: <Tab> Did you notice/realize that the interview has been shortend?

There were also some words said on the Russian-Georgian 'conflict', visa-issues etc...

Feb-08-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: <whiteshark> I saw that the interview (and the other ones) did not fill the page, but not that it's shortened.

Is it ??

Feb-08-10  whiteshark: <Is it ??> Oh no,sorry, it is not. Sorry, I didn't read it carefully enough. Actually I read it on the FIDE page http://www.fide.com/component/conte... and thought it was longer... inner confusion...

And the passage I meant is also there:

<- There are tensions between Russia and Georgia these years. How does it influence on tournaments participation? <- Georgian women didn’t take part in World Championship 2008 in Nalchik. Nowadays there are not big difficulties. But I got a visa to Russia through Swiss Embassy, and flew to Moscow passing Prague.>>

Well what elso could you say when you play in Moscow?

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