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Pantsulaia, Levan
GM🇬🇪FIDE 13602071· Male· Georgia· Born in 1986
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Levan Pantsulaia, a 40-year-old Georgian Grandmaster, is rated 2493 and ranked 7th among Georgian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 58 Elo over the past 12 months. 85 rated games in the past year (≈77/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, FIDE World Cup 2025, and European Team Ch 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 6 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2629 was reached at age 22 (Jan 2008, World #94 at the time); he spent 79 months in Georgian top 3.
Awarded GM in 2005 (age 19) and IM in 2003 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #8 in U20, World #12 in U18 and World #16 in U16.
Current rating
2493
Standard
Rpd2549·Blz2555
All-time high
2629
−136 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 22
Jan 2008 · age 22
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · Georgian players · of 521
79 months in National top 3 (2006–2025)
79 months in National top 3 (2006–2025)
Career timeline
30 entries2025
79 months in national top 3
longest streak 18 months · since Jan 2006
Jun 2025
2022
Re-crossed 2600
at age 36
Oct 2022
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2553 → returned at 2564
Mar 2020
2019
Peak Georgian rank: #1
at age 33 · rated 2614
Jun 2019
Re-crossed 2600
at age 33
Feb 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2600
at age 31
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
2520 → 2493
Tournaments
6
45 games
Score
24/ 4553.3%
17W14D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/11 | #45 | 2606 | +21.2 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | R256 | 2394 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #98 | 2662 | +16.8 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 4/9 | #6 | 2275 | -23.1 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #25 | 2352 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #46 | 2298 | -27.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGiga QuparadzeGM
🇬🇪GEO·2491
+19 −13 =30
62 games·last met May 2026
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vsLuka PaichadzeGM
🇬🇪GEO·2492
+15 −10 =25
50 games·last met May 2026
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vsTornike SanikidzeGM
🇬🇪GEO·2432
+9 −5 =19
33 games·last met May 2026
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vsKonstantine ShanavaGM
🇬🇪GEO·2430
+13 −5 =15
33 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsMikheil MchedlishviliGM
🇬🇪GEO·2550
+4 −5 =21
30 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
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Georgia
#7
out of 695 players
Europe
#375
in continent
World
#639
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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