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Maghalashvili, Davit
GM🇬🇪FIDE 13602276· Male· Georgia· Born in 1987
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Davit Maghalashvili, a 39-year-old Georgian Grandmaster, is rated 2436 and ranked 17th among Georgian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 3 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent appearances: 9th Batumi Int.Festival (Open-A) and Turkiye Chess First League - 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including 1st Int.Maia Cup (Rapid)) and 4 blitz events (including 1st Int.Maia Cup (Blitz)) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2524 was reached at age 28 (Nov 2015); he also reached Georgian #10 in Apr 2019.
Awarded GM in 2014 (age 27), IM in 2005 (age 18), and FM in 2004 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #46 in U20, World #41 in U18, World #83 in U16 and #5 nationally in U14.
Current rating
2436
Standard
Rpd2479·Blz2387
All-time high
2524
−88 pts below
Nov 2015 · age 28
Nov 2015 · age 28
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#17
#17 · Georgian players · of 521
Career timeline
23 entries2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2417 → returned at 2436
Aug 2023
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2456 → returned at 2456
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2500
at age 32
Aug 2019
Peak Georgian rank: #10
at age 32 · rated 2500
Apr 2019
2018
1,000 career games
at age 31
Nov 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2500
at age 30
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+19
2417 → 2436
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
14/ 1877.8%
11W6D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #8 | 2414 | +0.1 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 8/9 | #2 | 2614 | +18.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGiga QuparadzeGM
🇬🇪GEO·2491
+4 −13 =22
39 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsKonstantine ShanavaGM
🇬🇪GEO·2430
+3 −7 =19
29 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsLevan PantsulaiaGM
🇬🇪GEO·2493
+1 −8 =13
22 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsDavit BenidzeGM
🇬🇪GEO·2388
+7 −4 =11
22 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsLuka PaichadzeGM
🇬🇪GEO·2492
+3 −9 =9
21 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Georgia
#17
out of 695 players
Europe
#719
in continent
World
#1,167
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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