Samegrelo (Mengrelia)
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Notable people of Samegrelo:
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Nana Alexandria (October 13, 1949) is a chess Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She was the
challenger in two matches for the Women's World Chess Championship.
Nana Alexandria was born in Poti, Georgia. Awarded the Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1966 and the WGM
title in 1976, she was USSR Women's Champion in 1966, 1968 (jointly) and 1969. Alexandria was the Women's World
Championship Challenger in 1975 and 1981. In 1975 she lost to Nona Gaprindashvili (+3 =1 -8). In 1981 she drew
with Maia Chiburdanidze (+4 =8 -4), with Chiburdanidze retaining her title as champion. Alexandria is now an
administrator to FIDE. She became the chairperson of the FIDE Women's Committee in 1986.
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