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แƒœแƒแƒœแƒ แƒ’แƒแƒคแƒ แƒ˜แƒœแƒ“แƒแƒจแƒ•แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜: แƒ แƒ˜แƒกแƒ˜ แƒ’แƒ•แƒฏแƒ”แƒ แƒ แƒฌแƒแƒ แƒ›แƒแƒขแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒจแƒ”แƒกแƒแƒฎแƒ”แƒ‘ แƒฌแƒแƒ แƒ›แƒแƒขแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒ˜แƒกแƒแƒฆแƒฌแƒ”แƒ•แƒแƒ“ แƒœแƒ˜แƒญแƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒจแƒ แƒแƒ›แƒ˜แƒกแƒ›แƒแƒงแƒ•แƒแƒ แƒ”แƒแƒ‘แƒ แƒฎแƒแƒ› แƒแƒฃแƒชแƒ˜แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜แƒ, แƒ›แƒแƒ’แƒ แƒแƒ› แƒแƒกแƒ”แƒ•แƒ” แƒ›แƒœแƒ˜แƒจแƒ•แƒœแƒ”แƒšแƒแƒ•แƒแƒœแƒ˜แƒ แƒคแƒกแƒ˜แƒฅแƒแƒšแƒแƒ’แƒ˜แƒฃแƒ แƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒคแƒ˜แƒ–แƒ˜แƒ™แƒฃแƒ แƒ˜ แƒกแƒ˜แƒซแƒšแƒ˜แƒ”แƒ แƒ” แƒ“แƒ แƒกแƒžแƒแƒ แƒขแƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒŸแƒ˜แƒœแƒ˜

Nona Gaprindashvili: What We Believe About Success It takes talent and hard work to win a championship, but mental and physical strength and personality traits are equally important NONA GAPRINDASHVILI is the five-times womenโ€™s world champion in chess, winning the title in 1962 and holding it for 16 years. She is 11 times champion of the Chess Olympiad. She was the first woman to become a grandmaster among men, doing so in 1978. Transitional Cup after her name is established by FIDE at the Chess Olympiad for the best Nation with leading aggregate result among men and women. Nona was named the best Georgian sportswoman of the 20th century.

แƒ˜แƒกแƒ˜ แƒ’แƒฏแƒ”แƒ แƒแƒ— แƒฌแƒแƒ แƒ›แƒแƒขแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒจแƒ”แƒกแƒแƒฎแƒ”แƒ‘? แƒกแƒแƒœแƒแƒ› แƒแƒ“แƒแƒ›แƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒ˜ แƒแƒ  แƒ’แƒแƒ˜แƒแƒ–แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒก, แƒ แƒ˜แƒก แƒ’แƒแƒ™แƒ”แƒ—แƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒก แƒแƒžแƒ˜แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒก, แƒ›แƒแƒœแƒแƒ›แƒ“แƒ” แƒซแƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒแƒœ แƒซแƒœแƒ”แƒšแƒ˜แƒ แƒ˜แƒชแƒแƒ“แƒ”แƒก แƒ แƒ˜แƒกแƒ˜ แƒกแƒฏแƒ”แƒ แƒ. แƒ›แƒ” แƒ–แƒฃแƒ’แƒ“แƒ˜แƒ“แƒจแƒ˜ แƒ“แƒแƒ•แƒ˜แƒ‘แƒแƒ“แƒ”. แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ–แƒ แƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒ“แƒ˜ แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒญแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ—แƒแƒœ แƒ”แƒ แƒ—แƒแƒ“, แƒฎแƒฃแƒ—แƒ˜ แƒซแƒ›แƒ แƒ›แƒงแƒแƒ•แƒ“แƒ. แƒจแƒ”แƒกแƒแƒ‘แƒแƒ›แƒ˜แƒกแƒแƒ“, แƒฉแƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒก แƒ”แƒ–แƒแƒจแƒ˜ แƒซแƒ˜แƒ แƒ˜แƒ—แƒแƒ“แƒแƒ“ แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒญแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜ แƒ˜แƒ™แƒ แƒ˜แƒ‘แƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒ“แƒœแƒ”แƒœ. แƒงแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒคแƒ”แƒ แƒ˜ แƒ’แƒ•แƒฅแƒแƒœแƒ“แƒ: แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜แƒแƒ แƒ“แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒแƒ’แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ, แƒคแƒ”แƒฎแƒ‘แƒฃแƒ แƒ—แƒ˜แƒก แƒ“แƒ แƒคแƒ แƒ”แƒœแƒ‘แƒฃแƒ แƒ—แƒ˜แƒก แƒ‘แƒฃแƒ แƒ—แƒ˜. แƒ›แƒแƒ—แƒ—แƒแƒœ แƒ—แƒแƒ›แƒแƒจแƒกแƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒญแƒ˜แƒ“แƒ˜แƒšแƒจแƒ˜ แƒ’แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ›แƒ˜แƒ›แƒฃแƒจแƒแƒ•แƒ“แƒ แƒ›แƒขแƒ™แƒ˜แƒชแƒ” แƒฎแƒแƒกแƒ˜แƒแƒ—แƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒ‘แƒ แƒซแƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒกแƒฃแƒœแƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒแƒ‘แƒ แƒ แƒแƒช แƒซแƒแƒšแƒ–แƒ”แƒ“ แƒ’แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ“แƒ’แƒ แƒฉแƒ”แƒ›แƒก แƒกแƒžแƒแƒ แƒขแƒฃแƒš แƒ™แƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒ”แƒ แƒแƒจแƒ˜. แƒ แƒ แƒ—แƒฅแƒ›แƒ แƒฃแƒœแƒ“แƒ แƒญแƒแƒ“แƒ แƒแƒ™แƒ˜แƒก แƒขแƒฃแƒ แƒœแƒ˜แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒช แƒขแƒแƒ แƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒ“แƒ แƒฉแƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒก แƒแƒฏแƒแƒฎแƒจแƒ˜. แƒ”แƒก แƒšแƒแƒžแƒแƒ แƒแƒ™แƒ˜แƒ แƒกแƒฃแƒš แƒแƒ“แƒ แƒ”แƒฃแƒš แƒแƒกแƒแƒ™แƒ–แƒ”, แƒกแƒแƒœแƒแƒ› แƒžแƒ˜แƒ แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒ“ แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ—แƒแƒ›แƒแƒจแƒ” แƒ’แƒฃแƒœแƒ“แƒฃแƒ  แƒžแƒ˜แƒ แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒ‘แƒแƒ–แƒ” แƒ‘แƒแƒ—แƒฃแƒ›แƒจแƒ˜, แƒ›แƒแƒจแƒ˜แƒœ 12 แƒฌแƒšแƒ˜แƒก แƒ•แƒ˜แƒงแƒแƒ•แƒ˜. แƒ›แƒฌแƒ•แƒ แƒ—แƒœแƒ”แƒšแƒ˜, แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜แƒช แƒ‘แƒแƒ—แƒฃแƒ›แƒ˜แƒก แƒจแƒ”แƒฏแƒ˜แƒ‘แƒ แƒก แƒ”แƒกแƒฌแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒ“แƒ แƒ“แƒแƒฃแƒ™แƒแƒ•แƒจแƒ˜แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒฉแƒ”แƒ›แƒก แƒ›แƒจแƒแƒ‘แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒก แƒ“แƒ แƒ—แƒฎแƒแƒ•แƒ แƒ—แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜แƒกแƒจแƒ˜ แƒ’แƒแƒ“แƒ›แƒแƒ•แƒ”แƒงแƒ•แƒแƒœแƒ”แƒ— แƒญแƒแƒ“แƒ แƒแƒ™แƒ˜แƒก แƒฌแƒ แƒ”แƒ–แƒ”. แƒแƒ›แƒ˜แƒก แƒจแƒ”แƒ›แƒ“แƒ”แƒ’ แƒ“แƒแƒคแƒ˜แƒฅแƒ แƒ“แƒœแƒ”แƒœ แƒ˜แƒกแƒ˜แƒœแƒ˜ แƒแƒ› แƒกแƒแƒ™แƒ˜แƒ—แƒฎแƒ–แƒ” แƒกแƒ”แƒ แƒ˜แƒแƒ–แƒฃแƒšแƒแƒ“ แƒ“แƒ แƒ’แƒแƒ›แƒ˜แƒจแƒ•แƒ”แƒก. 1954 แƒฌแƒ”แƒšแƒก แƒจแƒ”แƒ›แƒแƒ“แƒ’แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ–แƒ” แƒฉแƒแƒ•แƒ”แƒ“แƒ˜ แƒ—แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜แƒกแƒจแƒ˜, 1955 แƒฌแƒ”แƒšแƒก แƒ“แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒจแƒ˜ แƒ›แƒ”แƒแƒ แƒ” แƒแƒ“แƒ’แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜ แƒ“แƒแƒ•แƒ˜แƒ™แƒแƒ•แƒ”, 1956 แƒฌแƒšแƒ˜แƒ“แƒแƒœ แƒ™แƒ˜ แƒ’แƒแƒ•แƒฎแƒ“แƒ˜ แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒก แƒฉแƒ”แƒ›แƒžแƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒ˜,

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hat do you believe about success?

Knowing what one believes is very difficult until one knows what he plans to do. Growing up in Zugdidi, with five brothers, mostly I played with the boys in our yard: we had a pool table, a football field, volleyball; from these experiences, I gained a strong character as well as the ability to fight, which I was able to utilize in my career afterwards. As a family, we also held chess tournaments from a very young age, before I participated in my first team championship in Batumi at the age of 12; the coach who attended this competition requested my parents to send me to Tbilisi for chess classes; after considering this matter for a while, they permitted it. 1954 I came to Tbilisi, in 1955 I placed second in the adult category, and in 1956 I became champion of Georgia, won the semi-finals of the Soviet Union championship and went to the finals... This is how it all started...

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