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Vepkhvishvili, Varlam

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FIDEFIDE 13600524· Male· Georgia· Born in 1953

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Varlam Vepkhvishvili, a 73-year-old Georgian FIDE Master, is rated 1947. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 8 career breaks: 17 months (2001–2003), 14 months (2004–2005), 14 months (2006–2007), 14 months (2007–2008), 17 months (2008–2010), 19 months (2010–2011), 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 9th Batumi Int.Festival (Open-B). Also played 1 rapid event (including Guram Chanturia Cup (Rapid) 2025 Seniors-60) recently. His peak of 2402 was reached at age 50 (Jul 2003); he also reached Georgian #23 in Oct 2001.

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 48).

Current rating

1947

Standard

Rpd1928·Blz1938

All-time high

2402

−455 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 50

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#37,321

#37,321 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

23 entries
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1983 → returned at 1947
Aug 2024
1st Georgian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1994
Jul 2024
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2063 → returned at 2037
Mar 2020
2019
2nd Georgian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2111
Jul 2019
2014
5th Georgian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2187
May 2014
2010
1st Georgian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2338
Jan 2010

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Luka Tsurtsumia 1,696
9th Batumi Int.Festival (Open-B) · Jul 2025 · +1.9 Elo
Evolution
-36
1983 → 1947
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
3W2D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
9th Batumi Int.Festival (Open-B)
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/9#661640-36.4
Worst Elo result: 9th Batumi Int.Festival (Open-B) (-36.4 Elo, finished #66).

Rankings

/
Georgia
#107
out of 679 players
Europe
#27,599
in continent
World
#37,321
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Georgia
1
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2
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2,550
3
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2,528
4
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2,522
5
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2,520
6
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2,504
7
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2,495
8
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2,493
9
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2,492
10
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2,484
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107🇬🇪Vepkhvishvili, Varlam1,947
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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27599🇬🇪Vepkhvishvili, Varlam1,947
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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37321🇬🇪Vepkhvishvili, Varlam1,947