Nazi Paikidze

Nazi Paikidze is a two-time U.S. Women’s Champion (2016, 2018) and is currently tied for the 7th highest-rated woman in the United States. She is also a four-time European Youth Champion (2003, 2005, 2007, 2008) and two-time World Youth Champion (Girls U14 in 2007 and U16 in 2008). Originally from Irkutsk, Russia, Paikidze spent her childhood in Georgia before moving to Moscow in 2006, where she achieved a number of excellent results, including winning the Moscow Women’s Open, Moscow Women’s Championship, and Russian Women’s Higher League all in 2010. After moving to the U.S. in 2012, Paikidze won the 2016 and 2018 U.S. Women’s Championship.