18th Poti Int.Festival (Open-C)
Open SwissStandard
55 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Poti, Georgia. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1776, and top seed was Shota Tchkonia (🇬🇪 GEO, 1796).
Lado Kilasonia (🇬🇪 GEO, 1707) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Irakli Dzodzuashvili (7.0) and Artur Vardevanyan (7.0). Kilasonia shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Hamlet A. Harutyunyan (1493) beat Shota Tchkonia (1796), a +303-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
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇪Georgia×37
🇦🇲Armenia×14
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×2
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsLado Kilasonia led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE14 Aug
Irakli Dzodzuashvili takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Lado Kilasonia 4 wins (R1–R4)Artur Vardevanyan 4 wins (R6–R9)Irakli Dzodzuashvili 3 wins (R4–R6)
R5 · LATE SURGE
Artur Vardevanyan was #13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lado Kilasonia | * | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2Artur Vardevanyan | — | * | — | — |
| 3Irakli Dzodzuashvili | 1 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Hamlet A. Harutyunyan | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kilasonia, Lado | 1707 | GEO | +55N | +5B | +10B | +28N | −2B | +4N | +8B | =6B | +7N | 7.5 | 47.5 | 49.0 | 39.00 | 1951 | +54.0 |
| 2 | Dzodzuashvili, Irakli | 1733 | GEO | +51N | +26B | =4N | +16B | +1N | +20B | =6N | =7B | =5N | 7.0 | 47.0 | 49.5 | 37.00 | 1901 | +37.4 |
| 3 | Vardevanyan, Artur | 1741 | ARM | =17B | −29N | +50B | +32N | =31B | +30N | +4B | +8N | +6B | 7.0 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 33.50 | 1880 | +31.0 |
| 4 | Jakhaia, Andria | 1705 | GEO | +43B | +46N | =2B | +11N | +7N | −1B | −3N | +15B | +16N | 6.5 | 46.5 | 49.0 | 31.00 | 1849 | +61.2 |
| 5 | Harutyunyan, Hamlet A. | 1493 | ARM | +12B | −1N | +53B | +39N | +28B | −6N | +31B | +9N | =2B | 6.5 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 28.50 | 1895 | +185.6 |
| 6 | Giorgadze, Mariam Ere | 1720 | GEO | +49N | +18B | +15N | −7B | +38N | +5B | =2B | =1N | −3N | 6.0 | 47.5 | 50.0 | 29.75 | 1758 | +16.4 |
| 7 | Kiziria, Kakhaber | 1757 | GEO | +34B | =32N | +29B | +6N | −4B | +15B | +11N | =2N | −1B | 6.0 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 30.00 | 1813 | +26.8 |
| 8 | Israfilov, Emil | 1645 | AZE | −28B | +43N | +22N | +21B | +19N | +16B | −1N | −3B | +20N | 6.0 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 28.50 | 1844 | +47.8 |
| 9 | Liponava, Zurab | 1794 | GEO | −18N | +49B | −26N | +27B | +35N | +42B | +20N | −5B | +19N | 6.0 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 24.50 | 1769 | -5.4 |
| 10 | Harutyunyan, Paruyr | 1756 | ARM | +14N | +35B | −1N | =26B | −15N | =18B | +34N | +25B | =12N | 5.5 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 26.00 | 1738 | -8.0 |
| 11 | Tsulaia, Giorgi | 1774 | GEO | =33N | +27B | +40N | −4B | +26N | +41B | −7B | +19N | −13B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 23.00 | 1762 | -5.6 |
| 12 | Tsurtsumia, Luka | 1696 | GEO | −5N | +55B | +47N | =15B | −41N | +29B | =16N | +17B | =10B | 5.5 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 20.75 | 1718 | +11.0 |
| 13 | Mikolaichuki, Shota | 1687 | GEO | +52B | −28N | +44B | −30N | =29B | +39N | F | +22B | +11N | 5.5 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 21.50 | 1779 | +44.8 |
| 14 | Andreasyan, Artur | 1624 | ARM | −10B | =52N | −24B | +48N | +53B | =37N | +32B | +23B | =31N | 5.5 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 18.75 | 1772 | +73.2 |
| 15 | Kachakhidze, Nikoloz | 1651 | GEO | +22N | +23B | −6B | =12N | +10B | −7N | +28B | −4N | =18B | 5.0 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 24.75 | 1774 | +60.8 |
| 16 | Dolenjashvili, Giorgi | 1794 | GEO | =40B | +25N | +30B | −2N | +24B | −8N | =12B | +26N | −4B | 5.0 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 23.00 | 1714 | -19.4 |
| 17 | Petrosyan, Hakob H. | 1607 | ARM | =3N | +41B | =21N | −19B | −23N | +35B | +37B | −12N | +33B | 5.0 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 21.50 | 1753 | +68.8 |
| 18 | Tsetskhladze, Shota | 1653 | GEO | +9B | −6N | −31B | +45N | =37B | =10N | +30B | =21B | =15N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 22.75 | 1732 | +36.1 |
| 19 | Todua, Andria | 1709 | GEO | +48B | −30N | +34B | +17N | −8B | +28N | +21N | −11B | −9B | 5.0 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 20.50 | 1719 | +6.8 |
| 20 | Gvarjaladze, Nugzar | 1711 | GEO | +44N | +47B | −28B | +33N | +30B | −2N | −9B | +36N | −8B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 17.50 | 1696 | -3.8 |
| 21 | Mkrtumyan, Robert | 1737 | ARM | =29B | +50N | =17B | −8N | +33B | +38N | −19B | =18N | =26B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 19.25 | 1638 | -21.6 |
| 22 | Sartania, Giorgi | 1785 | GEO | −15B | +36N | −8B | +34N | =39B | =32N | +33B | −13N | +29B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 19.75 | 1671 | -27.2 |
| 23 | Mushkambaryan, Vahe | 1727 | ARM | +36B | −15N | −33B | +44N | +17B | =31N | =26B | −14N | +30B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 20.25 | 1674 | -13.6 |
| 24 | Dvalishvili, Akaki | 1751 | GEO | =27N | −38B | +14N | +40B | −16N | −26B | =29N | +39N | +36B | 5.0 | 34.5 | 38.0 | 20.75 | 1729 | -4.8 |
| 25 | Kitadze, Anano | 1633 | GEO | =53N | −16B | −27N | +47B | =40N | +44B | +38B | −10N | +35B | 5.0 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 15.75 | 1676 | +18.4 |
| 26 | Hovakimyan, Khachik | 1658 | ARM | +31B | −2N | +9B | =10N | −11B | +24N | =23N | −16B | =21N | 4.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 22.75 | 1762 | +52.4 |
| 27 | Vardevanyan, Aram | 1615 | ARM | =24B | −11N | +25B | −9N | −32B | +45N | −35B | +51N | +43B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 16.50 | 1652 | +18.0 |
| 28 | Khalatyan, Samvel | 1778 | ARM | +8N | +13B | +20N | −1B | −5N | −19B | −15N | =34B | =45N | 4.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 20.00 | 1586 | -87.6 |
| 29 | Alshibaia, Nikoloz | 1588 | GEO | =21N | +3B | −7N | =42B | =13N | −12N | =24B | +40B | −22N | 4.0 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 20.00 | 1679 | +44.0 |
| 30 | Ersoy, Emre | 1572 | TUR | +42N | +19B | −16N | +13B | −20N | −3B | −18N | +48B | −23N | 4.0 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 16.50 | 1652 | +19.6 |
| 31 | Tchkonia, Shota | 1796 | GEO | −26N | +51B | +18N | =38B | =3N | =23B | −5N | F | =14B | 4.0 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 18.00 | 1639 | -54.4 |
| 32 | Lomidze, Robert | 1686 | GEO | +45N | =7B | −38N | −3B | +27N | =22B | −14N | =46B | =42N | 4.0 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 16.00 | 1669 | -2.8 |
| 33 | Gunia, Nino | 1629 | GEO | =11B | =39N | +23N | −20B | −21N | +47B | −22N | +42B | −17N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 15.50 | 1647 | +10.8 |
| 34 | Dolidze, Shota | 1627 | GEO | −7N | +45B | −19N | −22B | +43N | +46B | −10B | =28N | =37B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 13.00 | 1597 | -16.0 |
| 35 | Tsivadze, Revaz | 1678 | GEO | +54B | −10N | −46B | +36N | −9B | −17N | +27N | +38B | −25N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 14.00 | 1580 | -38.0 |
| 36 | Kharshiladze, Davit | 1586 | GEO | −23N | −22B | +55N | −35B | +54N | +40B | +42N | −20B | −24N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 10.50 | 1618 | +16.4 |
| 37 | Chichinadze, Anastasia | 1737 | GEO | −47N | −44B | +49N | +54B | =18N | =14B | −17N | =45B | =34N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 13.25 | 1524 | -93.6 |
| 38 | Gogoli, Alik | 0 | FID | =39B | +24N | +32B | =31N | −6B | −21B | −25N | −35N | =47B | 3.5 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 14.00 | 1603 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Londrishvili, Dimitri | 1667 | GEO | =38N | =33B | +54N | −5B | =22N | −13B | +48N | −24B | F | 3.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 10.75 | 1562 | -5.2 |
| 40 | Simonyan, Aramo | 1654 | ARM | =16N | +53B | −11B | −24N | =25B | −36N | +44B | −29N | =52N | 3.5 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 11.25 | 1579 | -32.0 |
| 41 | Arevadze, Lasha | 1754 | GEO | =50B | −17N | +48B | +46N | +12B | −11N | F | F | F | 3.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 11.75 | 1649 | -13.8 |
| 42 | Khukhunaishvili, Tariel | 1714 | GEO | −30B | =48N | +52B | =29N | +46B | −9N | −36B | −33N | =32B | 3.5 | 31.0 | 33.5 | 10.25 | 1468 | -52.2 |
| 43 | Tadevosyan, Oganes | 1518 | ARM | −4N | −8B | =51N | +50N | −34B | −48B | +55N | +54B | −27N | 3.5 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 7.25 | 1506 | -4.8 |
| 44 | Nemsitsveridze, Luka | 1562 | GEO | −20B | +37N | −13N | −23B | +50B | −25N | −40N | =55B | =54N | 3.0 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 8.25 | 1505 | -27.2 |
| 45 | Khachatryan, Vahan | 1448 | ARM | −32B | −34N | F | −18B | +49N | −27B | +47N | =37N | =28B | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 9.00 | 1569 | +42.4 |
| 46 | Akhvlediani, Merab | 0 | GEO | F | −4B | +35N | −41B | −42N | −34N | +49B | =32N | F | 2.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 8.50 | 1576 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Lipartia, Nino | 1592 | GEO | +37B | −20N | −12B | −25N | +55B | −33N | −45B | F | =38N | 2.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 7.25 | 1466 | -44.8 |
| 48 | Maziashvili, Nikoloz | 1542 | GEO | −19N | =42B | −41N | −14B | F | +43N | −39B | −30N | +49B | 2.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 7.75 | 1488 | -23.6 |
| 49 | Arsenidze, Giorgi | 1575 | GEO | −6B | −9N | −37B | +52N | −45B | +53N | −46N | =50B | −48N | 2.5 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 5.75 | 1497 | -34.8 |
| 50 | Qiqishvili, Giorgi | 1615 | GEO | =41N | −21B | −3N | −43B | −44N | F | =53B | =49N | +51B | 2.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 6.50 | 1514 | -22.2 |
| 51 | Kukhalashvili, Gabriel | 1588 | GEO | −2B | −31N | =43B | −53N | =52B | +55N | =54N | −27B | −50N | 2.5 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 5.50 | 1440 | -71.6 |
| 52 | Hayrapetyan, Ashot | 1473 | ARM | −13N | =14B | −42N | −49B | =51N | −54B | F | +53N | =40B | 2.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 7.75 | 1485 | +1.6 |
| 53 | Hasanov, Ramin | 1774 | AZE | =25B | −40N | −5N | +51B | −14N | −49B | =50N | −52B | −55B | 2.0 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 6.25 | 1354 | -181.6 |
| 54 | Nemsitsveridze, Giorgi | 1415 | GEO | −35N | F | −39B | −37N | −36B | +52N | =51B | −43N | =44B | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 5.25 | 1395 | -9.6 |
| 55 | Chighvaria, Ana | 1521 | GEO | −1B | −12N | −36B | F | −47N | −51B | −43B | =44N | +53N | 1.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 3.50 | 1375 | -56.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Harutyunyan, Hamlet A.ARM+185.66.5 pts · #4
- 2Andreasyan, ArturARM+73.25.5 pts · #13
- 3Petrosyan, Hakob H.ARM+68.85.0 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Hasanov, RaminAZE-181.62.0 pts · #53
- 2Chichinadze, AnastasiaGEO-93.64.0 pts · #27
- 3Khalatyan, SamvelARM-87.64.0 pts · #31
Biggest upsets
- R7+303 Elo gap
- R8+301 Elo gap
- R8+301 Elo gap