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Karelidze, Vakhtang
🇬🇪FIDE 13613219· Male· Georgia· Born in 2000
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Vakhtang Karelidze, a 26-year-old Georgian player, is rated 1901. He is on a steady climb with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent appearances: 61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - OPEN C and Szachy w Ustroniu lacza pokolenia 2025 - Open A. He had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2017–2019), 31 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 32 months (2022–2025). His peak of 1960 was reached at age 16 (Oct 2016); he also reached Georgian #82 in Oct 2020.
At junior level, he reached #5, #5, #7 and #6 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1901
Standard
Rpd1862·Blz1823
All-time high
1960
−59 pts below
Oct 2016 · age 16
Oct 2016 · age 16
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#47,868
#47,868 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 24
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1788 → returned at 1901
Dec 2022
2020
Peak Georgian rank: #82
at age 20 · rated 1925
Oct 2020
5th Georgian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1925
Oct 2020
2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1925 → returned at 1864
Dec 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+28
1873 → 1901
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
12/ 1866.7%
10W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 1996 | +27.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #29 | 1870 | +0.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGuram Kokaia
🇬🇪GEO·2127
+3 −4 =4
11 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsNikoloz ChkhaidzeFM
🇬🇪GEO·2153
+2 −7 =0
9 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsShota Khodashneli
🇬🇪GEO·1974
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsNikoloz TsomaiaFM
🇬🇪GEO·2172
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsNikoloz PetriashviliIM
🇬🇪GEO·2510
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Jun 2019
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Rankings
/
Georgia
#124
out of 695 players
Europe
#35,282
in continent
World
#47,867
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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