Yona Kosashvili (Hebrew: יונה קוסאשווילי; July 3, 1970) is an Israeli chess Grandmaster and surgeon.[1]
| Yona Kosashvili | |
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| Country |  Israel |
| Born | July 3, 1970 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR |
| Title | Grandmaster (1994) |
| FIDE rating | 2531 (April 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2580 (July 1995) |
Personal life edit
Yona Kosashvili was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is a graduate of Tel Aviv University in Medicine, as part of the academic reserve Atuda. At the 1990 Israeli Chess Championship, he finished in third place. In 1993, at the age of 23, he received a GM title in chess. Kosashvili previously managed the orthopedic department at Kaplan Medical Center, and currently heads the orthopedic department at Beilinson Hospital. Kosashvili has published about 100 research papers in the field of orthopedics.
In 1999, he married Sofia Polgar. They are the parents of two children. Kosashvili lived with his family for about 3 years in Toronto, Canada, where he worked as an orthopedic surgeon. He currently lives with his family in Ganei Tikva.
References edit
- ^ Shvidler, Eli. "All the Right Moves". Haaretz. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
External links edit
- Official website
- Biography at Sofia Polgar's official site
- Yona Kosashvili rating card at FIDE
- The chess games of Yona Kosashvili at chessgames.com
