World Senior Chess Championship is going on unsuccessfully for Georgian chess players in the city of Bulgaria, Plovdiv.

After four rounds Nona Gaprindashvili (2329) and Tamar Khmiadashvili (2148) have 2-2 points and are in the 9^th-10^th places. Margalita Tandashvili is in the 17^th place with 1.0 point.

It is worth mentioning that in the previous round all three Georgian chess players played with black pieces and all of them lost. In the fourth round the Georgians will play with white pieces.

Gaprindashvili will play against Tsifanskaya of Israel (2095), Khmiadashvili – against Russian Abramjan (1852) and Tandashvili – against Bulgarian Sapareva (1651).

After four rounds Bulgarian Margarita Voiska (2289) is leading the tournament.

European 13^th Senior Chess Championship is based on Swiss system and it will end up on March 22. 19 participants from 6 countries are participating in it.

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