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Sanikidze, Tornike
GM🇬🇪FIDE 13602608· Male· Georgia· Born in 1989
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Tornike Sanikidze, a 37-year-old Georgian Grandmaster, is rated 2424 and ranked 19th among Georgian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 9 months. 107 rated games in the past year (≈76/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Oberliga Bayern 2025-2026 Februar 2026, and GEO 85th Ch. Also played 5 blitz events (including Champions' Cup (Blitz) 2025) recently. His peak of 2616 was reached at age 23 (May 2012); he also reached World #127 in Nov 2009 and spent 41 months in Georgian top 10.
Awarded GM in 2008 (age 19), IM in 2005 (age 16), and FM in 2004 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #10 in U20, World #34 in U18, World #19 in U16 and World #50 in U14.
Current rating
2424
Standard
Rpd2510·Blz2389
All-time high
2616
−192 pts below
May 2012 · age 23
May 2012 · age 23
Activity
91
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
107 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#19
#19 · Georgian players · of 520
41 months in National top 10 (2008–2023)
41 months in National top 10 (2008–2023)
Career timeline
26 entries2023
41 months in national top 10
longest streak 18 months · since Oct 2008
Sep 2023
Re-crossed 2500
at age 34
Aug 2023
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2458 → returned at 2464
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2500
at age 30
Jun 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 29
Nov 2018
2016
Re-crossed 2500
at age 27
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+36
2388 → 2424
Tournaments
13
86 games
Score
55/ 8664.0%
42W26D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/11 | #203 | 2370 | -7.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 3205 | +5.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #2 | 2553 | +18.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 3030 | +2.7 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 2308 | -8.7 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #13 | 3016 | +2.5 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 2375 | +0.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #84 | 2379 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/6 | #140 | 2399 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/10 | #13 | 2525 | +19.8 |
Worst Elo result: 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2025 (Category 'A') (-21.6 Elo, finished #76).
Most-Played Opponents
vsGiga QuparadzeGM
🇬🇪GEO·2495
+4 −22 =15
41 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNikoloz ChkhaidzeFM
🇬🇪GEO·2153
+21 −8 =7
36 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLevan PantsulaiaGM
🇬🇪GEO·2493
+5 −9 =19
33 games·last met May 2026
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vsLuka PaichadzeGM
🇬🇪GEO·2492
+7 −10 =14
31 games·last met May 2026
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vsNikoloz PetriashviliIM
🇬🇪GEO·2504
+14 −6 =3
23 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
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Georgia
#19
out of 679 players
Europe
#810
in continent
World
#1,309
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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