At the international chess tournament, which was held in Resht (Iran), Bachana Morchiashvili (2335) showed the best result among the Georgians. He gained 6.0 points in 9 rounds and took the 18^th place.

Iveri Chigladze earned 5.0 points. He was among the leaders in the first half of the tournament, but in the decisive meetings played unsuccessfully and took the 34^th place.

Azer Mirzoev of Azerbaijan (2540) became the winner of the competition, who gained 8.0 points and surpassed Dutch Sipke Ernst (2575), Magami Gaemi of Iran (2547) was the 3^rd with 7.0 points.