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KZ
Khoperia, Zaza
🇬🇪FIDE 13600249· Male· Georgia· Born in 1968
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Zaza Khoperia, a 58-year-old Georgian player, is rated 2148 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 7 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearances: GEO Senior Ch 2026 and World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50. Also played 1 rapid (including Federation Cup (Rapid) 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Champions' Cup (Blitz) 2025) recently. He had 6 career breaks: 14 months (2002–2003), 17 months (2004–2006), 154 months (2006–2018), 12 months (2019–2020), 36 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2279 was reached at age 33 (Jan 2001); he also reached Georgian #44 in Jan 2022.
Current rating
2148
Standard
Rpd2203·Blz2061
All-time high
2279
−131 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 33
Jan 2001 · age 33
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,372 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
3rd Georgian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2166
Sep 2025
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2158 → returned at 2166
Apr 2024
2022
Peak Georgian rank: #44
at age 54 · rated 2225
Jan 2022
2020
3rd Georgian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2225
Oct 2020
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 2225 → returned at 2173
Mar 2020
2019
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2225 → returned at 2225
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-18
2166 → 2148
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
7W7D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2158 | +11.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/11 | #88 | 2063 | -29.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNikoloz ChkhaidzeFM
🇬🇪GEO·2153
+5 −6 =1
12 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsNika VolkovCM
🇬🇪GEO·2206
+1 −10 =1
12 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsIrakli AkhvledianiIM
🇬🇪GEO·2431
+6 −3 =2
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsNikoloz PetriashviliIM
🇬🇪GEO·2510
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsTornike SanikidzeGM
🇬🇪GEO·2432
+0 −9 =0
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Georgia
#66
out of 695 players
Europe
#8,151
in continent
World
#11,372
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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