KUTAISI OPEN-2025
31 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 28 May 2025 to 03 Jun 2025 in Kutaisii, Georgia. Top 10 Elo average was 1590, and top seed was Davit Chankseliani (🇬🇪 GEO, 1716).
Nano Sakhelashvili (🇬🇪 GEO, 1587) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Davit Chankseliani (5.5) and Gabriel Kukhalashvili (5.0). Sakhelashvili won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Luka Sakhokia (1452) beat Lazare Kvachakidze (1572), a +120-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Davit Chankseliani held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Sakhelashvili takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.5).
Davit Chankseliani drew with Nano Sakhelashvili (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Davit Chankseliani | * | ½ | — | ½ |
| 2Nano Sakhelashvili | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Gabriel Kukhalashvili | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Andria Qubaneishvili | ½ | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sakhelashvili, Nano | 1587 | GEO | +14B | =8N | +7B | +12N | =5N | =2B | +6N | 5.5 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 23.75 | 1788 | +63.2 |
| 2 | Chankseliani, Davit | 1716 | GEO | +17N | +20B | +9N | =5B | +6N | =1N | =4B | 5.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 23.00 | 1791 | +24.0 |
| 3 | Kukhalashvili, Gabriel | 1460 | GEO | +25N | +12B | −6N | +16B | =4B | +14N | =5B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 18.25 | 1706 | +78.4 |
| 4 | Qubaneishvili, Andria | 1515 | GEO | +27N | +21B | −5N | +20B | =3N | +7B | =2N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 16.75 | 1585 | +10.0 |
| 5 | Kikalishvili, Luka | 1700 | GEO | +22B | +11N | +4B | =2N | =1B | −6B | =3N | 4.5 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 20.00 | 1661 | -8.8 |
| 6 | Tsivadze, Revaz | 1680 | GEO | +15N | =13B | +3B | +8N | −2B | +5N | −1B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 32.0 | 19.25 | 1649 | -7.6 |
| 7 | Bukhaidze, Giorgi | 1407 | GEO | =24N | +19B | −1N | +17B | +8B | −4N | +20N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 15.75 | 1539 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Managadze, Mate | 1468 | GEO | +26N | =1B | +13N | −6B | −7N | +16B | +15N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 15.25 | 1695 | +60.8 |
| 9 | Gabrichidze, Gega | 1461 | GEO | +29B | +30N | −2B | =22N | −14B | +23N | +13B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 9.25 | 1495 | -2.8 |
| 10 | Zivzivadze, Barbare | 1512 | GEO | −21N | +31B | −15N | +28B | +20N | +13B | =12N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 10.50 | 1577 | +14.0 |
| 11 | Arigovi, Gabriel | 1498 | GEO | +31N | −5B | =21N | +15B | F | +18N | +14B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 12.25 | 1659 | +26.8 |
| 12 | Gabelaia, Vano | 1573 | GEO | +23B | −3N | +30B | −1B | =15N | +22N | =10B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 10.00 | 1477 | -27.2 |
| 13 | Sakhokia, Luka | 1452 | GEO | +16B | =6N | −8B | +18N | +22B | −10N | −9N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 11.75 | 1472 | +4.8 |
| 14 | Nemsitsveridze, Giorgi | 1455 | GEO | −1N | =25B | +24N | +21B | +9N | −3B | −11N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 10.75 | 1439 | -3.6 |
| 15 | Kirtadze, Mishiko | 1436 | GEO | −6B | +29N | +10B | −11N | =12B | +24N | −8B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 10.00 | 1481 | +7.6 |
| 16 | Kvachakidze, Lazare | 1572 | GEO | −13N | +27B | +18B | −3N | =23B | −8N | +21B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 8.75 | 1123 | -85.6 |
| 17 | Tsivtsivadze, Nini | 1458 | GEO | −2B | −23N | +29B | −7N | +26B | +25N | =19N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 7.25 | 1254 | -30.4 |
| 18 | Putkaradze, Nikoloz | 0 | GEO | =19N | +24B | −16N | −13B | +27N | −11B | +22B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 8.25 | 1433 | -2.4 |
| 19 | Meparishvili, Giorgi | 1486 | GEO | =18B | −7N | =25B | +26N | −24B | +30N | =17B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 7.75 | 1297 | -16.4 |
| 20 | Kvaratskhelia, Marika | 1521 | GEO | +28B | −2N | +23B | −4N | −10B | +29N | −7B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 5.00 | 1348 | -25.2 |
| 21 | Gogonadze, Anano | 0 | GEO | +10B | −4N | =11B | −14N | −29N | +27B | −16N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 8.25 | 1361 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Pailodze, Davit | 1454 | GEO | −5N | +26B | +28N | =9B | −13N | −12B | −18N | 2.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 5.75 | 1230 | -39.2 |
| 23 | Liparteliani, Andria | 1405 | GEO | −12N | +17B | −20N | +30B | =16N | −9B | F | 2.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 6.25 | 1361 | -11.2 |
| 24 | Kakabadze, Davit | 1521 | GEO | =7B | −18N | −14B | +31N | +19N | −15B | F | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 6.25 | 1330 | -31.6 |
| 25 | FIDE 13649442 | 0 | — | −3B | =14N | =19N | −27B | =28N | −17B | +31N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 4.75 | 1264 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 13649418 | 0 | — | −8B | −22N | F | −19B | −17N | +28B | +30B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.50 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Arsenidze, Tsotne | 0 | GEO | −4B | −16N | =31B | +25N | −18B | −21N | F | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.75 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Mikadze, Mariami | 0 | GEO | −20N | F | −22B | −10N | =25B | −26N | +29B | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.25 | 676 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Kezevadze, Rezo | 0 | GEO | −9N | −15B | −17N | F | +21B | −20B | −28N | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.50 | 670 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 13649469 | 0 | — | F | −9B | −12N | −23N | +31B | −19B | −26N | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.50 | 681 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Kikvidze, Anastasia | 0 | GEO | −11B | −10N | =27N | −24B | −30N | F | −25B | 0.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.75 | 707 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kukhalashvili, GabrielGEO+78.45.0 pts · #6
- 2Sakhelashvili, NanoGEO+63.25.5 pts · #2
- 3Managadze, MateGEO+60.84.5 pts · #7
- 1Kvachakidze, LazareGEO-85.63.5 pts · #22
- 2Pailodze, DavitGEO-39.22.5 pts · #24
- 3Kakabadze, DavitGEO-31.62.5 pts · #21
- R1+120 Elo gap
- R7+114 Elo gap
- R2+113 Elo gap