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Closing Ceremony of Tbilisi Grand Prix |
The FIDE Grand Prix that took part from 14-28th February in Tbilisi, Georgia, was officially closed with a nice ceremony at the historic Tbilisi Sakrebulo (City Council).
The speeches of the officials and guests were intertwined with wonderful songs of a local choir.
On the stage were Giorgi Giorgadze, President of the Georgian Chess Federation, Israel Gelfer, Vice President of FIDE, Davit Narmania, Mayor of Tbilisi, Levan Kipiani, Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia, Zurab Azmaiparashvili, President of ECU, and Giorgi Alibegashvili, Chairman of the Tbilisi City Assembly, host of the evening.
The players were called on a stage as a group and were presented with gift boxes and local wine.
Mahir Mammadov, General Director of Socar Energy Georgia, the tournament sponsor, presented the winner Evgeny Tomashevsky with the cheque of 20,000 EUR.
The ceremony was followed with a photo session and reception for the guests.
Photo gallery soon
Photos by Goran Urosevic
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