18th Poti Int.Festival (Open-A)

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62 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Poti, Georgia. 36 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2433, and top seed was Giga Quparadze (🇬🇪 GEO, GM, 2525).

Yuval Yaniv (🇮🇱 ISR, IM, 2410) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Giga Quparadze (7.0) and Arsen Davtyan (6.5). Yaniv shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Tengiz Toidze (1962) beat Levon Babujian (GM, 2352), a +390-point gap.

Location

🇬🇪Poti, Georgia

Dates

09 Aug 2025 → 17 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇪GMGiga Quparadze2525

Avg top 10

2,433

Participants

Titled players · 36

GM×6

IM×8

FM×9

CM×6

WGM×1

WIM×2

WFM×3

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇬🇪Georgia×20

🇷🇺Russia×10

🇦🇲Armenia×9

🇹🇷Turkiye×7

🇮🇳India×4

🇨🇳China×4

FIDE (no federation)×3

🇮🇷Iran×3

Top 3

🥇
IMYuval Yaniv
🇮🇱ISR·2410
7.5pts·2614perf+22.1
🥈
GMGiga Quparadze
🇬🇪GEO·2525
7.0pts·2467perf-4.0
🥉
IMArsen Davtyan
🇦🇲ARM·2421
6.5pts·2445perf+5.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Yuval Yaniv led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Yaniv7.5Quparadze7Hakobyan6.5Davtyan6.5Sanikidze6Dong6

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Yuval Yaniv held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Yuval Yaniv 4 wins (R4–R7)GM Giga Quparadze 5 wins (R5–R9)

R5 · LATE SURGE

GM Giga Quparadze was #15 at R5, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMYuval Yaniv	*	—	—	0
2GMGiga Quparadze	—	*	—	1
3FMMenua Hakobyan	—	—	*	—
4IMArsen Davtyan	1	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Yaniv, YuvalIM	2410	ISR	+32N	+33B	=5N	+13B	+23N	+6B	+12N	−3N	+11B	7.5	43.0	47.0	37.50	2614	+22.1
2	Quparadze, GigaGM	2525	GEO	+14B	−9N	+7B	−15B	+43N	+17N	+34B	+5N	+3B	7.0	43.5	47.0	36.00	2467	-4.0
3	Davtyan, ArsenIM	2421	ARM	=7B	+57N	=17B	+35N	+5N	=8B	+23N	+1B	−2N	6.5	46.0	49.0	33.50	2445	+5.0
4	Hakobyan, MenuaFM	2196	ARM	+53B	−6N	+46B	=31N	=28B	+26N	=13N	+23B	+12N	6.5	37.0	40.0	27.50	2438	+106.0
5	Dong, Hongfu	2297	CHN	+58B	+20N	=1B	+11N	−3B	+16N	=8N	−2B	+21N	6.0	47.5	49.5	29.25	2467	+41.2
6	Sanikidze, TornikeGM	2388	GEO	+49N	+4B	+30N	=23B	=8N	−1N	=7B	+16N	=9B	6.0	45.5	48.5	29.75	2381	+0.9
7	Kviriashvili, Andria	2146	GEO	=3N	=34B	−2N	+60B	+20B	+28N	=6N	+13B	=8N	6.0	43.5	44.5	26.25	2460	+141.2
8	Gochelashvili, DavidIM	2307	RUS	+42B	=31N	+44B	+29N	=6B	=3N	=5B	=11N	=7B	6.0	41.5	45.0	28.00	2412	+13.0
9	Prokhorov, AlekseyFM	2278	FID	+45N	+2B	−13N	+38B	=34N	=11N	+31B	=12B	=6N	6.0	41.0	44.5	29.00	2466	+45.0
10	Chanturia, Giorgi Mal	2009	GEO	−18B	+50N	+36B	+59B	−13N	+22N	−11B	+28N	+33B	6.0	35.5	37.5	22.00	2365	+161.6
11	Kopylov, Alexander A.IM	2375	FID	+37N	=21B	+24N	−5B	+14N	=9B	+10N	=8B	−1N	5.5	46.0	50.0	28.00	2270	-9.7
12	Babujian, LevonGM	2352	ARM	+41N	−30B	+49N	+37B	+15N	+13B	−1B	=9N	−4B	5.5	42.0	45.0	24.00	2277	-6.8
13	Benidze, DavitGM	2393	GEO	+26B	+39N	+9B	−1N	+10B	−12N	=4B	−7N	=16B	5.0	47.0	51.0	26.25	2257	-14.1
14	Hakobyan, Hakob V.	2154	ARM	−2N	+45B	+20B	=16N	−11B	=30N	+19B	+15B	F	5.0	41.0	44.5	23.00	2344	+37.2
15	Zhang, LanlinWIM	2252	CHN	=19N	+27B	=31B	+2N	−12B	=25N	=18B	−14N	+32N	5.0	40.5	44.5	24.75	2280	+5.6
16	Pogosyan, StefanIM	2381	ARM	+51B	+46N	−23N	=14B	+19N	−5B	+35N	−6B	=13N	5.0	39.0	42.0	20.50	2267	-11.4
17	Davtyan, Davit M.FM	2156	ARM	=40N	+54B	=3N	−34B	+52N	−2B	+38N	+29B	−18B	5.0	37.5	40.5	19.25	2243	+36.0
18	Zhirkov, VladislavCM	2217	RUS	+10N	−23B	−38N	F	=39B	+32B	=15N	+25B	+17N	5.0	37.0	41.0	24.00	2259	+13.5
19	Khantuev, AdamFM	2028	RUS	=15B	−29N	+42B	+22N	−16B	=21B	−14N	+50N	+35B	5.0	36.5	39.5	20.50	2249	+100.4
20	Cao, QingfengIM	2421	CHN	+43N	−5B	−14N	+51B	−7N	=24B	=32N	+37B	+49N	5.0	36.0	39.0	17.75	2177	-25.1
21	Strokin, Danil	2183	RUS	+61B	=11N	−29B	+44N	−31B	=19N	+42B	+30N	−5B	5.0	35.5	36.0	16.75	2218	+14.4
22	Shapovalovi, Vasiko	2200	GEO	=54N	−24B	+27N	−19B	+48N	−10B	+44N	=49B	+41N	5.0	34.0	37.0	18.50	2096	-47.1
23	Pantsulaia, LevanGM	2493	GEO	+50B	+18N	+16B	=6N	−1B	+29N	−3B	−4N	F	4.5	45.5	48.5	20.00	2351	-13.2
24	Xu, Chang(CQ)	1976	CHN	=36B	+22N	−11B	−28N	+50B	=20N	=49B	=35N	=25N	4.5	35.0	38.0	18.25	2208	+96.1
25	Gabadadze, GabrielFM	2150	GEO	−31B	=42N	+56B	=39N	+40B	=15B	=29N	−18N	=24B	4.5	34.0	37.0	17.50	2140	-7.6
26	Akbas, Kaan	2134	TUR	−13N	+60B	−34N	+54B	+59N	−4B	−30B	=40N	+42B	4.5	32.0	33.0	11.50	2133	-1.0
27	Kartlelishvili, Alexandre	2053	GEO	=29B	−15N	−22B	+47N	=58B	−49N	=57N	+55B	+43N	4.5	30.0	32.0	14.50	2166	+26.6
28	Shahinyan, VladimirCM	2182	ARM	−30N	+41B	=40N	+24B	=4N	−7B	+37N	−10B	F	4.0	39.0	39.0	17.75	2051	-54.4
29	Aliyev, RavanIM	2304	AZE	=27N	+19B	+21N	−8B	+30N	−23B	=25B	−17N	F	4.0	38.5	38.5	18.50	2167	-26.8
30	Toidze, Tengiz	1962	GEO	+28B	+12N	−6B	=33N	−29B	=14B	+26N	−21B	F	4.0	38.0	42.0	18.50	2235	+102.4
31	Paichadze, LukaGM	2520	GEO	+25N	=8B	=15N	=4B	+21N	=34B	−9N	F	F	4.0	37.0	37.0	20.25	2298	-17.5
32	Khurtsilava, IngaWGM	2134	GEO	−1B	=53N	=52B	+56N	=33B	−18N	=20B	+39N	−15B	4.0	36.5	39.5	14.50	2111	-6.2
33	Chumaevskiy, Arseniy	2212	RUS	+60N	−1N	=39B	=30B	=32N	=37B	+51B	F	−10N	4.0	36.5	37.5	12.00	2093	-25.0
34	Nigalidze, GaiozIM	2371	GEO	=38B	=7N	+26B	+17N	=9B	=31N	−2N	F	F	4.0	36.5	36.5	19.50	2315	-4.0
35	Postnikov, AlbertCM	2156	RUS	=52B	=56N	+57B	−3B	=38N	+39N	−16B	=24B	−19N	4.0	35.0	38.0	14.25	2046	-39.9
36	Maruflu, Enes Yusuf	2183	TUR	=24N	=40B	−10N	+46B	=37N	=38B	−41B	+51N	F	4.0	34.0	37.0	14.75	2038	-30.4
37	Cevizci, Yusuf BaranCM	2095	TUR	−11B	+62B	+55N	−12N	=36B	=33N	−28B	−20N	+52B	4.0	34.0	34.0	10.00	2188	+20.6
38	Kulnev, AleksandrCM	2094	FID	=34N	=59B	+18B	−9N	=35B	=36N	−17B	+48N	F	4.0	33.5	33.5	15.50	2225	+54.8
39	Gotsiridze, Davit	2022	GEO	+55N	−13B	=33N	=25B	=18N	−35B	=50N	−32B	+51B	4.0	32.5	35.5	14.25	2150	+54.3
40	Gamilova, ReginaWCM	1940	RUS	=17B	=36N	=28B	=43B	−25N	−51N	+45B	=26B	=53N	4.0	32.0	35.0	15.50	2078	+63.6
41	Ganzhurov, RomanFM	2082	RUS	−12B	−28N	+61B	F	+60N	+52B	+36N	F	−22B	4.0	31.5	32.0	8.50	2167	+16.0
42	Lomaia, DianaWFM	2079	GEO	−8N	=25B	−19N	=45B	+61N	+55B	−21N	=43B	−26N	3.5	35.0	35.5	9.25	2051	-7.6
43	Albin Sajan	2146	IND	−20B	=58N	+53B	=40N	−2B	=44N	=47B	=42N	−27B	3.5	34.0	36.0	11.25	2066	-45.6
44	Vakhania, AleksandraWIM	2049	GEO	=59N	+48B	−8N	−21B	=55N	=43B	−22B	+46N	F	3.5	33.0	35.0	11.25	2144	+18.6
45	Movagharhasani, Farhan	2051	IRI	−9B	−14N	=50B	=42N	−47B	+54N	−40N	+60B	=48B	3.5	31.5	32.5	9.00	2031	-12.0
46	Ekinci, Berkay	2004	TUR	+47N	−16B	−4N	−36N	=56B	=57B	=55N	−44B	+60N	3.5	31.5	32.5	9.00	2053	+8.2
47	Metin, Enis	2214	TUR	−46B	−51N	=54N	−27B	+45N	+56B	=43N	=53B	F	3.5	27.5	30.5	11.25	1992	-46.8
48	Khachatryan, AnnaWFM	2180	ARM	=56B	−44N	=58B	=57N	−22B	=53N	+60B	−38B	=45N	3.5	27.0	28.0	8.25	1962	-52.4
49	Kakavand, RamtinFM	2106	IRI	−6B	+61N	−12B	−52N	F	+27B	=24N	=22N	−20B	3.0	36.5	37.0	9.75	2074	-21.2
50	Abel Sajan	2148	IND	−23N	−10B	=45N	+53B	−24N	+58N	=39B	−19B	−54N	3.0	33.5	35.5	8.75	1943	-101.6
51	Altun, ArdaFM	2104	TUR	−16N	+47B	−59N	−20N	+54B	+40B	−33N	−36B	−39N	3.0	32.5	34.5	10.50	2056	-13.2
52	Kristesiashvili, Andria	1931	GEO	=35N	−55B	=32N	+49B	−17B	−41N	=56N	=57B	−37N	3.0	30.0	33.0	10.00	1975	+16.7
53	Maghakyan, Hayk	1978	ARM	−4N	=32B	−43N	−50N	F	=48B	+58B	=47N	=40B	3.0	30.0	30.0	9.50	2040	+21.2
54	Demirkan, MustafaCM	1999	TUR	=22B	−17N	=47B	−26N	−51N	−45B	+61N	F	+50B	3.0	29.5	30.0	7.75	2035	+11.6
55	Chkhaidze, NikolozFM	2219	GEO	−39B	+52N	−37B	=58N	=44B	−42N	=46B	−27N	=56B	3.0	29.0	31.0	9.00	1901	-74.2
56	Kuntelia, Luka	1947	GEO	=48N	=35B	−25N	−32B	=46N	−47N	=52B	=61B	=55N	3.0	29.0	29.5	8.75	1981	+11.8
57	Khelghatdoust, Amirali	2003	IRI	+62N	−3B	−35N	=48B	F	=46N	=27B	=52N	F	3.0	28.0	28.0	7.25	2083	+23.2
58	Vasilieva, ArinaWFM	2053	RUS	−5N	=43B	=48N	=55B	=27N	−50B	−53N	F	F	2.0	29.5	30.0	7.25	1988	-26.0
59	Ghvamberia, Nika	2254	GEO	=44B	=38N	+51B	−10N	−26B	F	F	F	F	2.0	21.0	21.0	6.75	2006	-32.6
60	Johan Jobsy	2003	IND	−33B	−26N	F	−7N	−41B	+61B	−48N	−45N	−46B	1.0	29.5	29.5	0.50	1775	-80.4
61	Bibilov, Alan	1964	RUS	−21N	−49B	−41N	F	−42B	−60N	−54B	=56N	F	0.5	24.5	24.5	1.50	1635	-85.2
62	Phatak Aanjaneya	2206	IND	−57B	−37N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1249	-28.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Chanturia, Giorgi MalGEO
+161.6
6.0 pts · #10
2Kviriashvili, AndriaGEO
+141.2
6.0 pts · #7
3Hakobyan, MenuaFMARM
+106.0
6.5 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Abel SajanIND
-101.6
3.0 pts · #54
2Bibilov, AlanRUS
-85.2
0.5 pts · #61
3Johan JobsyIND
-80.4
1.0 pts · #60

Biggest upsets

R2+390 Elo gap
Toidze, Tengiz1962 beat GMBabujian, Levon2352
R8+297 Elo gap
FMHakobyan, Menua2196 beat GMPantsulaia, Levan2493
R5+275 Elo gap
Kviriashvili, Andria2146 beat IMCao, Qingfeng2421