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Qalichava, Akaki
FM🇬🇪FIDE 13615408· Male· Georgia· Born in 2005
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Akaki Qalichava, a 21-year-old Georgian FIDE Master, is rated 2360 — his current career high and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +137 Elo over the past 12 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, GEO 85th Ch (I League), and European Team Ch 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including 1st Int.Maia Cup (Rapid)) and 3 blitz events (including 1st Int.Maia Cup (Blitz)) recently. He reached Georgian #28 in Nov 2025.
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 18). Earned a IM norm at 33rd International open Kavala 2024 Vasilis Theodoridis A. At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1, #1, #1 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2360
Standard
Rpd2174·Blz2281
All-time high
2360
at best
May 2026 · age 21
May 2026 · age 21
Activity
74
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#2,469 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
All-time peak 2360
at age 21
May 2026
2025
1st Georgian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2355
Dec 2025
Peak Georgian rank: #28
at age 20 · rated 2355
Nov 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 20
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 20
Apr 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championshipperf 2500 (+158) · 7/9 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
+137
2223 → 2360
Tournaments
5
44 games
Score
25.5/ 4458.0%
20W11D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/11 | #134 | 2416 | +37.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #8 | 2156 | -33.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #76 | 2446 | +22.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/8 | #175 | 2204 | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 2500 | +58.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsElene TsotsonavaWFM
🇬🇪GEO·1980
+12 −3 =4
19 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsKakhaber Kiziria
🇬🇪GEO·1777
+18 −0 =1
19 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsNikoloz ChkhaidzeFM
🇬🇪GEO·2153
+8 −5 =5
18 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsIlia Kavkasidze
🇬🇪GEO·1963
+16 −0 =1
17 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsDeniel SafarovFM
🇬🇪GEO·2296
+8 −6 =2
16 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Georgia
#32
out of 695 players
Europe
#1,578
in continent
World
#2,469
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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