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Jobava, Baadur
GM🇬🇪FIDE 13601520· Male· Georgia· Born in 1983
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Baadur Jobava, a 43-year-old Georgian Grandmaster, is rated 2570 and ranked 1st among Georgian players, and 239th worldwide. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈68/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include GEO 85th Ch, HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 3, and Vezerkepzo GM November 2025. Also played 5 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 6 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2734 was reached at age 29 (Sep 2012, World #19 at the time); he spent 108 months in the world top 100, with a longest streak of 8 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 18) and IM in 2001 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #7 in U20 and World #5 in U18.
Current rating
2570
Standard
Rpd2629·Blz2634
All-time high
2734
−164 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 29
Sep 2012 · age 29
Activity
62
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Georgian players · of 520
108 months in World top 100 (2003–2018)
108 months in World top 100 (2003–2018)
Career timeline
28 entries2025
11th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 42 · rated 2600
Apr 2025
Re-crossed 2600
at age 42
Apr 2025
2022
Re-crossed 2600
at age 39
May 2022
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2603 → returned at 2582
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2600
at age 36
Sep 2019
2018
108 months in world top 100
longest streak 100 months · since Oct 2003
May 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-35
2605 → 2570
Tournaments
8
55 games
Score
29.5/ 5553.6%
18W25D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #1 | 2576 | +1.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #9 | 3116 | +1.8 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #2 | 2490 | -8.6 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 1.5/4 | R128 | 2539 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #27 | 2605 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/11 | #114 | 2473 | -17.1 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #212 | 2237 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #45 | 2534 | -7.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIan NepomniachtchiGM
🇷🇺RUS·2729
+3 −7 =12
22 games·last met Dec 2021
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vsLevan PantsulaiaGM
🇬🇪GEO·2493
+10 −0 =10
20 games·last met May 2026
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vsGiga QuparadzeGM
🇬🇪GEO·2495
+8 −3 =4
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsMaxime Vachier-LagraveGM
🇫🇷FRA·2717
+0 −8 =7
15 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAnish GiriGM
🇳🇱NED·2767
+2 −8 =5
15 games·last met Aug 2022
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Rankings
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Georgia
#1
out of 679 players
Europe
#129
in continent
World
#239
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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