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Nikoladze, Sopio
WIM🇬🇪FIDE 13600427· Female· Georgia· Born in 1973
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Sopio Nikoladze, a 53-year-old Georgian Woman International Master, is rated 2065 and sitting in the top 4% of women worldwide. She has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 5 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent appearances: GEO Senior Women Ch 2026 and World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50 - Women. Also played 2 rapid (including Federation Cup (Rapid) 2025) and 7 blitz events (including Champions' Cup (Blitz) 2025) recently. She had 3 career breaks: 18 months (2014–2016), 36 months (2016–2019) and 41 months (2022–2025). Her peak of 2282 was reached at age 29 (Oct 2002); she also reached Georgian #51 in Mar 2022.
Awarded WIM in 2001 (age 28). Earned a WGM norm at XVII Open Intl de la Pobla de Lillet 2007.
Current rating
2065
Standard
Rpd1990·Blz2024
All-time high
2282
−217 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 29
Oct 2002 · age 29
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#945 · women worldwide · of 23,136
Career timeline
17 entries2025
3rd Georgian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2085
Aug 2025
2022
Peak Georgian rank: #51
at age 49 · rated 2061
Mar 2022
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 2061 → returned at 2085
Jan 2022
2019
2nd Georgian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2174
Nov 2019
2016
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 2124 → returned at 2174
Jul 2016
2014
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2155 → returned at 2124
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-20
2085 → 2065
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
10/ 1758.8%
8W4D5L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsGudlaug ThorsteinsdottirWFM2,011·World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50 - Women·R4·+8.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #2 | 1928 | -8.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/11 | #8 | 2021 | -11.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSofio GvetadzeIM
🇬🇪GEO·2311
+4 −16 =9
29 games·last met May 2026
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vsInga KhurtsilavaWGM
🇬🇪GEO·2175
+10 −12 =5
27 games·last met May 2026
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vsMeri ArabidzeIM
🇬🇪GEO·2409
+2 −19 =4
25 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsInga CharkhalashviliWGM
🇬🇪GEO·2235
+4 −10 =4
18 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsAleksandra VakhaniaWIM
🇬🇪GEO·2079
+6 −10 =1
17 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Georgia
#84
out of 695 players
Europe
#13,895
in continent
World
#18,981
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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