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IM Salome Melia

Salome Melia

Full name

Salome Melia

Born

1/1/1987 (age 37)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Georgia

Rating

Bio

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Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (28 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov, English Attack (19 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (17 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (17 games)

French Defense: Winawer, Advance, Bogoljubov Variation (16 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer, Ivanov Variation (17 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation (16 games)

Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line (14 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (13 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack (13 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Salome Melia (2355) Anastasia Kirtadze (2089)	1-0	42	2024
Salome Melia (2337) Petra Schulz (2006)	1-0	24	2024
Salome Melia (2322) Tamila Mashchenko (1970)	1-0	35	2024
Salome Melia (2322) Julianna Terbe (2274)	1-0	55	2024
Salome Melia (2355) Meri Arabidze (2461)	0-1	90	2024
Salome Melia (2322) Lela Javakhishvili (2447)	0-1	45	2024
Salome Melia (2325) Maria Tsakona (2031)	0-1	66	2024
Salome Melia (2293) Nikolina Koljevic (2030)	0-1	37	2024
Salome Melia (2355) Diana Lomaia (2001)	½-½	44	2024
Salome Melia (2355) Lela Javakhishvili (2438)	½-½	19	2024

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