GEO U1600 Ch 2025

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74 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Jun 2025 to 10 Jun 2025 in Poti, Georgia. Top 10 Elo average was 1570, and top seed was Iurik Ghuiumchyan (🇬🇪 GEO, 1593).

Giorgi Ram Sichinava (🇬🇪 GEO, 0) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Davit Kharshiladze (7.0) and Tsotne Nanava (7.0). Sichinava shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Konstantine Janashia (1409) beat Ilia Eradze (1546), a +137-point gap.

Location

🇬🇪Poti, Georgia

Dates

06 Jun 2025 → 10 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇪Iurik Ghuiumchyan1593

Avg top 10

1,570

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇬🇪Georgia×56

Top 3

🥇
Giorgi Ram Sichinava
🇬🇪GEO
8.0pts·1657perf0.0
🥈
Davit Kharshiladze
🇬🇪GEO·1510
7.0pts·1806perf+75.2
🥉
Tsotne Nanava
🇬🇪GEO·1539
7.0pts·1736perf+55.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Giorgi Ram Sichinava led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Sichinava8Nanava7Tskhvaradze7Kharshiladze7Khukhunaishvili6.5Sakhelashvili6.5

R8–R9 · LEAD HELD

Giorgi Ram Sichinava never relinquished the lead after R8; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Giorgi Ram Sichinava beat Tsotne Nanava (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Giorgi Ram Sichinava 6 wins (R4–R9)Tsotne Nanava 4 wins (R6–R9)Luka Tskhvaradze 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Giorgi Ram Sichinava	*	1	—	1
2Tsotne Nanava	0	*	—	—
3Luka Tskhvaradze	—	—	*	—
4Davit Kharshiladze	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sichinava, Giorgi Ram	0	GEO	+50N	+2B	−8N	+24B	+3N	+5B	+13N	+7B	+10N	8.0	49.0	52.5	46.50	1657	0.0
2	Kharshiladze, Davit	1510	GEO	+44B	−1N	+62B	+56N	+11B	=10B	=6N	+15N	+8B	7.0	45.0	47.5	33.25	1806	+75.2
3	Nanava, Tsotne	1539	GEO	+69B	+22N	−25B	+48N	−1B	+20N	+16B	+13N	+7N	7.0	44.5	46.5	33.50	1736	+55.2
4	Tskhvaradze, Luka	1571	GEO	+41N	−24B	+38B	+43N	+16B	+35N	−7B	+19N	+9B	7.0	40.5	44.5	33.50	1654	+37.2
5	Khukhunaishvili, Adam	1576	GEO	+48B	+16N	−9B	+22N	+28B	−1N	=15B	+25N	+14B	6.5	46.0	49.5	32.75	1725	+24.8
6	Sakhelashvili, Nano	1587	GEO	+74N	+26B	−13N	=18B	+29N	+27B	=2B	=8N	+17N	6.5	44.5	44.5	29.75	1649	+26.4
7	Lobzhania, Ilia	1444	GEO	+56B	+15N	+19B	=9N	+14B	=8B	+4N	−1N	−3B	6.0	50.5	53.5	32.50	1703	+98.4
8	Ghuiumchyan, Iurik	1593	GEO	+73B	=37N	+1B	+20N	+25B	=7N	=9B	=6B	−2N	6.0	48.5	49.5	31.00	1538	-9.6
9	Basentsyan, Vanik	1500	GEO	+71N	+55B	+5N	=7B	+17N	=13B	=8N	=10B	−4N	6.0	46.0	47.0	28.25	1596	+37.6
10	Koiava, Mate	1583	GEO	+72B	=42N	+37B	=25N	+19B	=2N	+14B	=9N	−1B	6.0	45.5	46.5	27.50	1664	+30.0
11	Shurgulaia, Nino	1521	GEO	=36N	+39B	−18N	+42B	−2N	+40B	+30N	=23B	+26N	6.0	40.5	44.5	27.00	1536	+2.8
12	Alania, Lilu	1459	GEO	+28B	−14N	+51B	−16N	=38B	=43N	+44B	+27B	+35N	6.0	37.5	41.0	26.00	1563	+36.0
13	Salukvadze, Giorgi	1497	GEO	+61B	+65N	+6B	=14N	+35B	=9N	−1B	−3B	=15N	5.5	45.5	47.5	24.00	1606	+35.6
14	Tsuleiskiri, Merab	1551	GEO	+49N	+12B	+24N	=13B	−7N	+18B	−10N	+37B	−5N	5.5	45.0	48.5	27.25	1546	-1.0
15	Kakulia, Demetre	1543	GEO	+46N	−7B	+41N	+31B	=18N	+25B	=5N	−2B	=13B	5.5	44.5	48.5	26.75	1488	-19.6
16	Khorkheli, Nikoloz	1480	GEO	+45N	−5B	+36N	+12B	−4N	+39B	−3N	=29B	+49B	5.5	44.0	47.5	24.50	1358	-32.8
17	Makharadze, Luka	1568	GEO	+58B	−25N	+33B	+23N	−9B	=31N	+20B	+22N	−6B	5.5	44.0	47.0	27.00	1471	-36.0
18	Gogia, Nikoloz	1489	GEO	+66B	=35N	+11B	=6N	=15B	−14N	=21B	+59N	=19B	5.5	42.0	44.0	24.75	1546	+22.0
19	Shenheliia, Sofiko	1534	GEO	+59N	+67B	−7N	+30B	−10N	+50B	+24N	−4B	=18N	5.5	41.0	43.0	21.25	1492	-15.6
20	Lominadze, Dimitri	1432	GEO	+54N	+32B	=27N	−8B	+52N	−3B	−17N	+39B	+37N	5.5	40.5	44.0	23.00	1529	+36.4
21	Janashia, Andria	1502	GEO	=40N	=36B	=61N	=29B	+41N	=30B	=18N	+24B	=23N	5.5	38.5	41.0	25.00	1523	+6.0
22	Sakhelashvili, Gabriel	1469	GEO	+64N	−3B	+68N	−5B	+40N	+32B	=27N	−17B	+51N	5.5	38.5	40.5	19.00	1380	-23.6
23	Chitanava, Saba	1416	GEO	−39N	+71B	+55N	−17B	+49N	=26B	+32N	=11N	=21B	5.5	38.0	39.0	21.25	1512	+26.4
24	Lipartia, Izolda	1479	GEO	+34B	+4N	−14B	−1N	+33B	+28N	−19B	−21N	+38B	5.0	46.5	50.5	26.00	1451	-8.4
25	Zarandia, Andria	1479	GEO	+63N	+17B	+3N	=10B	−8N	−15N	+35B	−5B	=29N	5.0	46.0	48.5	25.00	1548	+42.0
26	Narsia, Sandro	1496	GEO	+57B	−6N	=34B	=38N	+58B	=23N	=29B	+33N	−11B	5.0	40.0	43.0	20.75	1292	-42.4
27	Vacheishvili, Demiri	1502	GEO	+47B	+53N	=20B	−35N	+61B	−6N	=22B	−12N	+45B	5.0	39.5	42.0	19.50	1264	-58.4
28	Samqurashvili, Zviad	1473	GEO	−12N	+46B	+50N	+32B	−5N	−24B	=49N	+41B	=31N	5.0	39.0	42.5	20.75	1419	-19.2
29	Janashia, Konstantine	1409	GEO	−53B	+47N	+65B	=21N	−6B	+52B	=26N	=16N	=25B	5.0	38.5	40.5	20.00	1510	+32.8
30	Goginava, Avtandil	1467	GEO	=51B	=33N	+64B	−19N	+45B	=21N	−11B	=38N	+59B	5.0	36.5	38.5	18.00	1249	-30.4
31	Dzaptashvili, Demetre	1472	GEO	=38B	=51N	+57B	−15N	+44B	=17B	−37N	+61N	=28B	5.0	35.0	37.5	18.50	1326	-23.6
32	Kvaratskhelia, Marika	1521	GEO	+62B	−20N	+58B	−28N	+48B	−22N	−23B	+57N	+46B	5.0	35.0	37.5	16.00	648	-84.4
33	Chitanava, Nia	0	GEO	=52N	=30B	−17N	+67B	−24N	+56B	+57N	−26B	+39N	5.0	34.0	36.0	16.25	1270	0.0
34	Mchedlishvili, Andria	0	GEO	−24N	+49B	=26N	−52B	=36N	−59B	+65N	+48N	+42B	5.0	32.0	34.0	17.75	1418	0.0
35	Chanturidze, Giorgi	1579	GEO	+60N	=18B	+42N	+27B	−13N	−4B	−25N	+36B	−12B	4.5	42.5	45.5	19.25	1391	-36.0
36	Gvalia, Saba	0	GEO	=11B	=21N	−16B	=53N	=34B	=48N	+43B	−35N	+61B	4.5	37.5	40.0	18.25	1437	0.0
37	Lemonjava, Ramaz	1496	GEO	+70N	=8B	−10N	−40B	+65B	+61N	+31B	−14N	−20B	4.5	36.5	38.0	14.00	1372	-16.6
38	Nadaraia, Ketevan	0	GEO	=31N	+52B	−4N	=26B	=12N	=42B	=50N	=30B	−24N	4.0	40.5	44.0	17.75	1442	0.0
39	Tsimintia, Sulkhan	0	GEO	+23B	−11N	−48B	+62N	+43B	−16N	+46B	−20N	−33B	4.0	39.0	41.5	16.00	1391	0.0
40	Kajaia, Tsotne	0	GEO	=21B	−43N	+53B	+37N	−22B	−11N	=48B	−42N	+57B	4.0	36.5	39.5	15.50	1298	0.0
41	FIDE 13651536	0	—	−4B	+66N	−15B	+64N	−21B	+47N	=51B	−28N	=43B	4.0	36.5	38.5	11.75	1139	0.0
42	Lipartia, Giorgi	1495	GEO	+68N	=10B	−35B	−11N	+53B	=38N	−59N	+40B	−34N	4.0	36.0	38.0	14.50	1291	-29.2
43	Lomia, Mate	1454	GEO	−55N	+40B	+67N	−4B	−39N	=12B	−36N	+70B	=41N	4.0	35.0	36.5	12.50	1314	-14.4
44	FIDE 13651579	0	—	−2N	−50B	+63N	+54B	−31N	+60B	−12N	−56B	+64N	4.0	33.5	35.5	11.00	660	0.0
45	Lobzhania, Saba	0	GEO	−16B	−48N	+46N	+60B	−30N	−49B	+54N	+58B	−27N	4.0	33.0	36.0	13.50	680	0.0
46	FIDE 13651714	0	—	−15B	−28N	−45B	+70N	+66N	+65B	−39N	+64B	−32N	4.0	29.5	31.0	7.50	693	0.0
47	FIDE 13651587	0	—	−27N	−29B	−54N	+72N	+64B	−41B	−56N	+60B	+58N	4.0	28.5	29.5	9.00	653	0.0
48	Antia, Ioane	0	GEO	−5N	+45B	+39N	−3B	−32N	=36B	=40N	−34B	=54N	3.5	40.0	43.5	14.00	727	0.0
49	Chikovani, Giorgi	0	GEO	−14B	−34N	+66B	+51N	−23B	+45N	=28B	F	−16N	3.5	37.5	39.5	12.00	1159	0.0
50	Kvirkvelia, Anastasia	1432	GEO	−1B	+44N	−28B	+57N	+56B	−19N	=38B	F	F	3.5	36.0	36.0	12.00	704	-32.0
51	Oganesyan, Koirun	0	GEO	=30N	=31B	−12N	−49B	+71N	+62B	=41N	F	−22B	3.5	35.0	36.0	10.50	1265	0.0
52	Eradze, Ilia	1546	GEO	=33B	−38N	+74B	+34N	−20B	−29N	−53B	F	+56N	3.5	33.0	33.0	10.50	621	-53.2
53	Tsotsonava, Giorgi	0	GEO	+29N	−27B	−40N	=36B	−42N	+69B	+52N	F	F	3.5	31.5	31.5	12.75	1487	0.0
54	FIDE 13647520	0	—	−20B	−62N	+47B	−44N	−57B	+72N	−45B	+66N	=48B	3.5	28.5	29.5	8.75	632	0.0
55	Sanaia, Luka	0	GEO	+43B	−9N	−23B	F	F	+68N	−58B	=62N	+65B	3.5	25.0	25.0	9.25	1331	0.0
56	Sarjveladze, Demetre	0	GEO	−7N	F	+73B	−2B	−50N	−33N	+47B	+44N	−52B	3.0	36.0	37.0	9.00	682	0.0
57	FIDE 13651617	0	—	−26N	+60B	−31N	−50B	+54N	+58N	−33B	−32B	−40N	3.0	34.0	37.0	9.50	659	0.0
58	FIDE 13651706	0	—	−17N	+63B	−32N	+68B	−26N	−57B	+55N	−45N	−47B	3.0	32.5	34.5	8.00	710	0.0
59	Goguadze, Irakli	0	GEO	−19B	F	F	F	+63N	+34N	+42B	−18B	−30N	3.0	30.5	30.5	11.50	1303	0.0
60	FIDE 13651510	0	—	−35B	−57N	+70B	−45N	+68B	−44N	−61B	−47N	+69B	3.0	26.0	27.5	5.50	778	0.0
61	Khardziani, Ilia	0	GEO	−13N	+74B	=21B	F	−27N	−37B	+60N	−31B	−36N	2.5	34.0	34.0	5.75	1122	0.0
62	Grigoryan, Kimik	0	GEO	−32N	+54B	−2N	−39B	F	−51N	−67B	=55B	+70N	2.5	30.5	32.0	6.75	689	0.0
63	FIDE 13651757	0	—	−25B	−58N	−44B	+69N	−59B	=70N	−64B	−72N	+71B	2.5	21.5	22.5	3.75	650	0.0
64	FIDE 13651633	0	—	−22B	F	−30N	−41B	−47N	+71B	+63N	−46N	−44B	2.0	31.0	32.0	3.50	666	0.0
65	Tsuladze, Sara	0	GEO	F	−13B	−29N	+71B	−37N	−46N	−34B	+69B	−55N	2.0	30.5	30.5	3.00	669	0.0
66	FIDE 13651684	0	—	−18N	−41B	−49N	F	−46B	−67N	+72B	−54B	+68N	2.0	25.5	25.5	3.00	688	0.0
67	Paghava, Gabriel	0	GEO	F	−19N	−43B	−33N	F	+66B	+62N	F	F	2.0	25.0	25.0	4.50	694	0.0
68	FIDE 13651625	0	—	−42B	+72N	−22B	−58N	−60N	−55B	−69N	+71B	−66B	2.0	24.0	25.0	2.00	684	0.0
69	FIDE 13651552	0	—	−3N	F	F	−63B	+72B	−53N	+68B	−65N	−60N	2.0	23.0	23.0	3.00	738	0.0
70	FIDE 13647660	0	—	−37B	−73N	−60N	−46B	F	=63B	+71N	−43N	−62B	1.5	22.5	22.5	2.25	675	0.0
71	FIDE 13651595	0	—	−9B	−23N	+72B	−65N	−51B	−64N	−70B	−68N	−63N	1.0	25.0	26.0	1.00	658	0.0
72	FIDE 13651501	0	—	−10N	−68B	−71N	−47B	−69N	−54B	−66N	+63B	F	1.0	23.0	23.0	2.50	783	0.0
73	FIDE 13651480	0	—	−8N	+70B	−56N	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	13.0	13.0	1.50	793	0.0
74	FIDE 13651498	0	—	−6B	−61N	−52N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	766	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Lobzhania, IliaGEO
+98.4
6.0 pts · #5
2Kharshiladze, DavitGEO
+75.2
7.0 pts · #11
3Nanava, TsotneGEO
+55.2
7.0 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Kvaratskhelia, MarikaGEO
-84.4
5.0 pts · #69
2Vacheishvili, DemiriGEO
-58.4
5.0 pts · #39
3Eradze, IliaGEO
-53.2
3.5 pts · #73

Biggest upsets

R6+137 Elo gap
Janashia, Konstantine1409 beat Eradze, Ilia1546
R7+127 Elo gap
Lobzhania, Ilia1444 beat Tskhvaradze, Luka1571
R9+120 Elo gap
Alania, Lilu1459 beat Chanturidze, Giorgi1579