Rusudan Goletiani
Title:
International Master
Federation:
Tarrytown, NY
Age:
37
Status:
Accepted
Chess Highlights:
Goletiani has been a notable chess player since the early 1990s. She earned titles such as Soviet Junior Champion, two-time Russian champion, and three-time world junior champion by 1994. Goletiani’s first appearance in the U.S. Women’s Chess Championship in 2004 earned her the title of Champion after winning the playoff match against WGM Tatev Abrahamyan.
Bio:
IM Goletiani’s love of chess and the desire to make a better life for herself encouraged her to move her life to the United States in May 2000. When Goletiani immigrated to the U.S, it took her awhile to gain status as a USCF chess player, but soon after she was granted status, she played in the U.S. Women’s Chess Championship and won (2004). She enters this year’s championship with a rating of 2302.