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Nikoladze, Gela
🇬🇪FIDE 13632728· Male· Georgia· Born in 1999
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Gela Nikoladze, a 27-year-old Georgian player, is rated 1949 — just 28 short of his peak of 1977 (Apr 2026, age 27). He is rising rapidly, having gained +149 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, Tapijtgigant Open ASK 2026 - Group B, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6. Also played 2 rapid (including Open Rapid Charlois Europoort April 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Johan van Mil Toernooi 2026) recently. He took a 58-month break between Nov 2019 and Oct 2024 (COVID-19 included). He reached Georgian #99 in Jan 2026.
At junior level, he reached #16 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1949
Standard
Rpd1765·Blz1857
All-time high
1977
−28 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 27
Apr 2026 · age 27
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#36,861
#36,861 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1977
at age 27 · −28 from today
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+247 Elo)
1722 → 1969
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 27
Mar 2026
Peak Georgian rank: #99
at age 27 · rated 1972
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 26
Jun 2025
2019
16th Georgian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1554
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+57
1892 → 1949
Tournaments
13
39 games
Score
21/ 3953.8%
18W6D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #626 | 1074 | -13.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/6 | #19 | 1890 | -14.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #160 | 2705 | +8.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #240 | 1935 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/6 | #284 | 1847 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #10 | 1976 | +1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2774 | +20.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #115 | 2749 | +20.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #162 | 2706 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/6 | #52 | 1955 | +11.6 |
Rankings
/
Georgia
#108
out of 695 players
Europe
#27,242
in continent
World
#36,860
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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