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| Born | (1970-05-05)5 May 1970 (age 55) |
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| Country | Soviet Union Georgia |
| Title | Grandmaster (1990) |
| FIDE rating | 2470 (February 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2510 (January 1993) |
Lasha Janjgava (Georgian:ლაშა ჯანჯღავა; born 5 May 1970) is aGeorgianchessGrandmaster (GM) (1990), two-timesGeorgian Chess Championship winner (1994, 1996).
During the 1980s and 1990s Lasha Janjgava was one of the leading Georgian chess players. At the turn of 1989/90 he was very successful inHastings, where in theScheveningen system tournament he shared 1st place withJoseph Gallagher,Gregory Kaidanov andSergey Smagin. In 1991, Lasha Janjgava shared the 3rd place withMaia Chiburdanidze (behindZurab Sturua andGiorgi Giorgadze) inTbilisi. In 1992, he won inAntwerp Academic World Chess Championship.[1] He twice wonGeorgian Chess Championships: in 1994 and 1996.
Lasha Janjgava played for Georgia in theChess Olympiads:[2]
Lasha Janjgava played for Georgia in theEuropean Team Chess Championships:[3]
In 1989, Lasha Janjgava was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title and received the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title year later. He is FIDE Trainer (2010).
In recent years Lasha Janjgava has rarely participated in chess tournaments.
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