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Nigalidze, Gaioz
IM🇬🇪FIDE 13603078· Male· Georgia· Born in 1989
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Gaioz Nigalidze, a 37-year-old Georgian International Master, is rated 2361 and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2334 and 2378 over the past 2 years. 97 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Forintos Gyozo Memorial GM-A, Yerevan Open 2025 (A), and GEO 85th Ch (I League). Also played 5 blitz events (including Yerevan Open 2025 (blitz)) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 50 months (2015–2019) and 14 months (2021–2022). His peak of 2566 was reached at age 26 (Jan 2015, World #348 at the time); he spent 19 months in Georgian top 10.
Awarded GM in 2014 (age 25) and IM in 2009 (age 20). At junior level, he reached World #51 in U20, World #44 in U18 and #7 and #4 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2361
Standard
Rpd2434·Blz2310
All-time high
2566
−205 pts below
Jan 2015 · age 26
Jan 2015 · age 26
Activity
58
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
106 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#2,449 · players worldwide · of 218,279
19 months in National top 10 (2014–2019)
19 months in National top 10 (2014–2019)
Career timeline
19 entries2021
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2478 → returned at 2475
May 2021
2019
19 months in national top 10
longest streak 19 months · since Dec 2014
Sep 2019
2016
Peak Georgian rank: #5
at age 27 · rated 2563
Feb 2016
2015
Inactive for 50 months
paused at 2563 → returned at 2534
May 2015
Peak World rank: #348
at age 26 · rated 2566
Feb 2015
All-time peak 2566
at age 26 · −215 from today
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
2368 → 2361
Tournaments
11
97 games
Score
62/ 9763.9%
41W42D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMitra AsgharzadehWIM2,012·8th Baskent University International Open Chess Tournament - A·R4·-8.9
2.[L]vsTahmoores Baardeh2,083·8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - A·R1·-8.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #2 | 2516 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #29 | 2237 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2327 | +4.1 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #18 | 2218 | -14.1 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2219 | -10.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #10 | 2232 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/7 | #32 | 2315 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #13 | 2407 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #10 | 2385 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 2250 | -10.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLevan PantsulaiaGM
🇬🇪GEO·2493
+7 −9 =7
23 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsLuka PaichadzeGM
🇬🇪GEO·2492
+4 −10 =8
22 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsShota AzaladzeIM
🇬🇪GEO·2314
+6 −5 =11
22 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsGiga QuparadzeGM
🇬🇪GEO·2491
+3 −5 =12
20 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsDavit BenidzeGM
🇬🇪GEO·2388
+7 −2 =6
15 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
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Georgia
#31
out of 695 players
Europe
#1,560
in continent
World
#2,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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