Alexander Bagrationi | |
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Country | Ukraine (until 2020) Israel (since 2020) |
Born | Ternopil, Ukraine | July 13, 1990
Title | Grandmaster (2014) |
Peak rating | 2543 (March 2018) |
Alexander Bagrationi (also Aaron Bagrationi;[1] born 13 July 1990, in Ternopil, Ukraine) is a chess player and grandmaster from Ukraine[2] who has represented Israel since 2020.[3]
Bagrationi was born to Yakov Weizman and Nataliya (Taliya) Bagrationi,[4] at 7.15am on 13th July 1990 in Ternopil and graduated from Ternopil National Economic University.[4] He was awarded the International Master title in 2009.[2][5] He moved to Israel in 2011, and achieved the Grandmaster title in 2014.[4][2] He won the Jerusalem chess championship in 2018.[5][6] He has lived in Germany since 2019.[7][8]