Georgian 72th men chess championship, which is underway at Tbilisi chess palace named after Nona Gaphrindashvili is to end.

On June 22, there were held 10th round matches, which caused a lot of interest. International master Gaioz Nigaladze who is the leader of the tournament played against Lomsadze, and managed to beat him with black pieces. As a result Nigaladze gained the 7th victory in a row and kept leadership.

The match between Luka Paichadze and Konstantine Shanava also caused a lot of interest. Luka Paichadze could not manage to beat Shanava who is in the fourth place with 6.5 points and as a result he is a point behind Nigaladze.

In case of equal points, the sportsman with better coeficient will be named as a winner. Nigaladze plays against Kuparadze with white pieces and even playing a draw is enough for becoming champion. So, in fact he is almost a champion.

The 10th round results

Giga Kuparadze-Mikheil Mchedlishvili 0,5:0,5

Luka Paichadze-Konstantine Shanava 0,5:0,5

Levan Pantsulaia-Davit Maghalashvili 0,5:0,5

Levan Zarkua-Davit Jojua 0:1

Merab Gagunashvili-Phridon Kalagashvili 1:0

Davit Lomsadze-Gaioz Nigaladz 0:1

The tournament condition after the 10th round

I-Nigaladze 8,5

II-Paichadze7,5

III-Jojua 7,5

IV-Shanava 6,5

V-VII-Mchedlishvili, Kuparadze, Gagunashvili 6,0-6,0

VIII-Pantsulaia 5,0

IX-Maghalashvili 3,5

X-Lomsadze 2,5

XI-Zarkua 1,5