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Benidze, Davit

Benidze, Davit

GM🇬🇪

FIDEFIDE 13603086· Male· Georgia· Born in 1991

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Davit Benidze, a 35-year-old Georgian Grandmaster, is rated 2388 and ranked 26th among Georgian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 2 years. 27 rated games in the past year (≈67/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 18th Poti Int.Festival (Open-A), 9th Batumi Int.Festival (Open-A), and Turkiye Chess First League - 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including 1st Int.Maia Cup (Rapid)) and 5 blitz events (including 1st Int.Maia Cup (Blitz)) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 30 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2530 was reached at age 21 (Mar 2012); he also reached Georgian #12 in Nov 2010.

Awarded GM in 2013 (age 22), IM in 2008 (age 17), and FM in 2005 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #19 in U20, World #32 in U18, World #46 in U16, World #19 in U14 and World #36 in U12.

Current rating

2388

Standard

Rpd2445·Blz2411

All-time high

2530

−142 pts below
Mar 2012 · age 21

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#26

#26 · Georgian players · of 521

Career timeline

26 entries
2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2395 → returned at 2393
Feb 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 32
Feb 2023
2019
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2425 → returned at 2395
Nov 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2500
at age 26
Sep 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2500
at age 25
Sep 2016
2015
1,000 career games
at age 24
Oct 2015

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
9th Batumi Int.Festival (Open-A)
perf 2464 (+76) · 6/9 · #10
Top opponent
vs Vugar AsadliGM 2,556
Turkiye Chess First League - 2025 · Jul 2025 · +2.2 Elo
Evolution
-7
2395 → 2388
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
15.5/ 2757.4%
9W13D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
18th Poti Int.Festival (Open-A)
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/9#162253-14.1
9th Batumi Int.Festival (Open-A)
Open Swiss
Jul 20256/9#102464+8.8
Turkiye Chess First League - 2025
Team
Jul 20254.5/9#722375-1.7

Most-Played Opponents

vsGiga QuparadzeGM
🇬🇪GEO·2491
+0 −5 =21
26 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsDavit MaghalashviliGM
🇬🇪GEO·2436
+4 −7 =11
22 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsDavit LomsadzeGM
🇬🇪GEO·2263
+8 −4 =9
21 games·last met Nov 2017
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vsShota AzaladzeIM
🇬🇪GEO·2314
+2 −6 =13
21 games·last met Apr 2014
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vsLuka PaichadzeGM
🇬🇪GEO·2492
+2 −6 =11
19 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings

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Georgia
#26
out of 695 players
Europe
#1,207
in continent
World
#1,889
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Georgia
1
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2
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2,550
3
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2,528
4
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2,522
5
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2,520
6
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2,510
7
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2,493
8
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2,492
9
🇬🇪Quparadze, GigaFollow Giga QuparadzeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,491
10
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2,484
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26🇬🇪Benidze, Davit2,388
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
1207🇬🇪Benidze, Davit2,388
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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1889🇬🇪Benidze, Davit2,388