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LZ
Liponava, Zurab
🇬🇪FIDE 13612662· Male· Georgia· Born in 1957
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Zurab Liponava, a 69-year-old Georgian player, is rated 1764. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 23 months. 69 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include GEO U-1800 Ch 2026, GEO U2100 Ch 2025, and GEO U1900 Ch 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including 1st Int.Maia Cup (Rapid)) and 2 blitz events (including 1st Int.Maia Cup (Blitz)) recently. He took a 35-month break between Aug 2019 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1831 was reached at age 57 (Aug 2014).
Current rating
1764
Standard
Rpd1856·Blz1788
All-time high
1831
−67 pts below
Aug 2014 · age 57
Aug 2014 · age 57
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
69 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#87,855
#87,855 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
Mar 2024
2023
4th Georgian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1690
Oct 2023
2020
3rd Georgian 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1800
Jul 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 62
Aug 2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1800 → returned at 1751
Aug 2019
2017
100 career games
at age 60
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-30
1794 → 1764
Tournaments
6
54 games
Score
31/ 5457.4%
26W10D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/6 | #3 | 2048 | +13.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #9 | 1604 | -38.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #12 | 1763 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/9 | #14 | 1791 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #6 | 1765 | -5.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #35 | 1825 | +6.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGaga Gvasalia
🇬🇪GEO·1946
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsNikoloz Jojua
🇬🇪GEO·1870
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsGabriel Bechvaia
🇬🇪GEO·1808
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAdam Khukhunaishvili
🇬🇪GEO·1545
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGiorgi Tskhadadze
🇬🇪GEO·1875
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Georgia
#178
out of 695 players
Europe
#63,035
in continent
World
#87,853
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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