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Kekelidze, Mikheil
GM🇬🇪FIDE 13600818· Male· Georgia· Born in 1974
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Mikheil Kekelidze, a 52-year-old Georgian Grandmaster, is rated 2385 and ranked 27th among Georgian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 10 months. 79 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50, 7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championship, and Guba Open 2025, Group A. Also played 5 blitz events (including M.Chiburdanidze 65 Years (Blitz)) recently. He took a 33-month break between Aug 2019 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2520 was reached at age 32 (Apr 2006); he also reached World #432 in Jan 2001.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 27).
Current rating
2385
Standard
Rpd2319·Blz2265
All-time high
2520
−135 pts below
Apr 2006 · age 32
Apr 2006 · age 32
Activity
81
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
82 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#27
#27 · Georgian players · of 521
Career timeline
18 entries2026
2nd Georgian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2385
Mar 2026
2024
1st Georgian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2380
Dec 2024
2022
1,000 career games
at age 48
Aug 2022
2019
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2388 → returned at 2377
Aug 2019
2015
2nd Georgian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2426
Oct 2015
2013
Re-crossed 2500
at age 39
May 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+54
2331 → 2385
Tournaments
6
56 games
Score
38/ 5667.9%
27W22D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 5/9 | #3 | 2312 | -8.1 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 6/9 | #1 | 2450 | +8.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 9/11 | #2 | 2601 | +34.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #11 | 2295 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 2404 | +13.1 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #4 | 2350 | +9.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJay BoninIM
🇺🇸USA·2078
+12 −2 =5
19 games·last met Sep 2014
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vsJustin SarkarIM
🇺🇸USA·2278
+4 −5 =6
15 games·last met Sep 2014
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vsLeif PressmanFM
🇺🇸USA·2194
+11 −1 =2
14 games·last met Sep 2014
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vsGiorgi KacheishviliGM
🇺🇸USA·2582
+3 −4 =7
14 games·last met Sep 2014
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vsAleksandr LendermanGM
🇺🇸USA·2462
+5 −5 =3
13 games·last met Sep 2014
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Rankings
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Georgia
#27
out of 695 players
Europe
#1,240
in continent
World
#1,939
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Georgia
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| 27 | 2,385 | |
Europe
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| 1240 | 2,385 | |
World
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| ... | ||
| 1939 | 2,385 | |