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Shamatava, Nikolozi
FM🇬🇪FIDE 13619950· Male· Georgia· Born in 2008
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Nikolozi Shamatava, a 18-year-old Georgian FIDE Master, is rated 2272 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 95 rated games in the past year (≈65/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include GEO B-18 Ch 2026, GEO B-20 Ch 2026, and XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A. Also played 4 blitz events (including XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Blitz 2) recently. His peak of 2376 was reached at age 16 (Oct 2024, Georgian #27 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 16). Earned a IM norm at 48e Open Internacional d'Escacs Vila de Sitges Grup A 2024. At junior level, he reached World #59 in U16, World #78 in U12, World #28 in U10 and #1, #1 and #2 nationally in U18, U14 and U8.
Current rating
2272
Standard
Rpd2032·Blz2334
All-time high
2376
−104 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 16
Oct 2024 · age 16
Activity
89
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
95 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#294 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,640
Career timeline
17 entries2025
1st Georgian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2339
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 17
Nov 2025
500 career games
at age 17
Jan 2025
2024
59th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2376
Nov 2024
Peak Georgian rank: #27
at age 16 · rated 2376
Oct 2024
All-time peak 2376
at age 16 · −104 from today
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
2246 → 2272
Tournaments
8
69 games
Score
43/ 6962.3%
31W24D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2152 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2060 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/10 | #31 | 2179 | -34.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #7 | 2256 | -9.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4/7 | #226 | 2485 | +35.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #132 | 2342 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #41 | 2480 | +57.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #29 | 2217 | -7.0 |
Worst Elo result: XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A (-34.4 Elo, finished #31).
Most-Played Opponents
vsLuka kiladzeFM
🇬🇪GEO·2386
+8 −9 =7
24 games·last met May 2026
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vsDeniel SafarovFM
🇬🇪GEO·2296
+9 −8 =7
24 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDaviti NemsadzeFM
🇬🇪GEO·2369
+3 −11 =7
21 games·last met May 2026
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vsErekle TabatadzeFM
🇬🇪GEO·2305
+9 −3 =4
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsTengiz Toidze
🇬🇪GEO·2143
+12 −1 =2
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Georgia
#44
out of 679 players
Europe
#3,370
in continent
World
#4,997
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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