Robby Kevlishvili Explained

Country:	Netherlands
Birth Date:	15 April 2001^[1]
Birth Place:	Dronten, Netherlands
Grandmaster (2021)^[2]
Peakrating:	2548 (July 2024)
Fideid:	1040634

Robby Kevlishvili is a Dutch chess grandmaster.

Chess career

Kevlishvili began playing chess at the age of 4, and finished in second place in the 2013 U-12 World Youth Chess Championship.^[3]

In December 2021, Kevlishvili tied for 1st place at the 2021 Charlotte Open alongside Grandmasters Titas Stremavičius, Cemil Can Ali Marandi, Christopher Yoo, Tanguy Ringoir, and Akshat Chandra.^[4]

In the Trinidad and Tobago International Open 2022, Kevlishvili won the Blitz event with a perfect 9/9 score.^[5] In the Masters section, he was defeated by local FIDE Master Ryan Harper.

Kevlishvili competed in the Aimchess Rapid tournament of the Champions Chess Tour 2023.

Personal life

Kevlishvili attended Saint Louis University for a major in finance,^[3] and played for the university's team in the Collegiate Chess League in 2022^[6] and 2023.^[7] The team won both championships.

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIDE Title Application (IM).
2. Web site: FIDE Title Application (GM).
3. Web site: ROBBY KEVLISHVILI.
4. Web site: 2021 Charlotte Open.
5. Web site: German, Venezuelan win Open categories at Trinidad and Tobago Chess. July 24, 2022.
6. Web site: SLU Chess: National Champs. April 4, 2022. Barker. Joe.
7. Web site: Saint Louis University Wins Collegiate Chess League Title. May 3, 2023.