18th Poti Int.Festival (Open-D)

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73 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Poti, Georgia. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1573, and top seed was Adam Khukhunaishvili (🇬🇪 GEO, 1600).

Vanik Basentsyan (🇬🇪 GEO, 1538) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Sergo Gabunia (7.0) and Dimitri Lominadze (6.5). Basentsyan shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Anastasia Kvirkvelia (1400) beat Barbare Shonia (1576), a +176-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

🇬🇪Adam Khukhunaishvili1600

Avg top 10

1,573

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇬🇪Georgia×56

🇦🇲Armenia×13

FIDE (no federation)×1

Top 3

🥇
Vanik Basentsyan
🇬🇪GEO·1538
7.5pts·1828perf+99.6
🥈
Sergo Gabunia
🇬🇪GEO
7.0pts·1635perf0.0
🥉
Dimitri Lominadze
🇬🇪GEO·1472
6.5pts·1712perf+93.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Vanik Basentsyan led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Basentsyan7.5Gabunia7Lobzhania6.5Makharadze6.5Lominadze6.5Khukhunaishvili6.5

R9 · LEADER CHANGE17 Aug

Vanik Basentsyan takes the sole lead (7.5/9).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Vanik Basentsyan 3 wins (R4–R6)Sergo Gabunia 5 wins (R5–R9)

R5 · LATE SURGE

Sergo Gabunia was #20 at R5, climbed to #1 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Vanik Basentsyan	*	—	—	½
2Sergo Gabunia	—	*	—	1
3Ilia Lobzhania	—	—	*	0
4Demetre Makharadze	½	0	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Basentsyan, Vanik	1538	GEO	+40N	=33B	=14N	+35B	+34N	+18B	=6N	+7B	+3N	7.5	44.0	48.5	40.25	1828	+99.6
2	Gabunia, Sergo	0	GEO	+38N	=26B	=8N	−34B	+45N	+36B	+23N	+18B	+6N	7.0	42.0	46.5	36.25	1635	0.0
3	Lominadze, Dimitri	1472	GEO	+55N	+20B	−22N	=14B	+36N	+26B	+8N	+6B	−1B	6.5	46.0	49.5	34.25	1712	+93.2
4	Gogichaishvili, Sandro	1488	GEO	+71B	=17N	+13B	−5B	−8N	+29N	+19B	+15N	+16B	6.5	46.0	47.5	31.75	1656	+55.2
5	Lobzhania, Ilia	1544	GEO	+37B	+35N	=23B	+4N	+10B	−6N	+15B	=16N	=11B	6.5	45.5	50.0	35.25	1674	+62.4
6	Makharadze, Demetre	1537	GEO	+49N	+52B	+64B	+15N	+22N	+5B	=1B	−3N	−2B	6.5	45.5	48.0	30.75	1733	+52.1
7	Kakulia, Demetre	1524	GEO	+44N	+58B	−15B	+25N	+24B	=10N	+22B	−1N	+17B	6.5	44.0	47.0	31.00	1639	+46.0
8	Khukhunaishvili, Adam	1600	GEO	−47B	+59N	=2B	+53N	+4B	+27N	−3B	+25B	+14N	6.5	43.0	46.0	32.00	1628	+5.2
9	Pirtskhalaishvili, Lile	1456	GEO	−36N	+67B	+20N	=31B	+12N	+24B	=16N	=14B	=18N	6.0	42.5	44.5	29.25	1651	+75.2
10	Zarandia, Andria	1509	GEO	+67N	+50B	=16N	+36B	−5N	=7B	−25N	+34B	+27N	6.0	41.5	43.5	26.00	1572	+31.6
11	Jikurishvili, Andria	1503	GEO	−14N	+48B	+49N	+28B	−16N	=33B	+51N	+22B	=5N	6.0	40.0	43.5	27.00	1643	+54.0
12	Chiokadze, Barbare	1529	GEO	+48N	+39B	−24B	=30N	−9B	+52N	=27B	+35N	+32B	6.0	39.0	42.5	26.50	1567	+14.8
13	Gogia, Nikoloz	1511	GEO	+60N	=14B	−4N	−51B	+40N	=48B	+50N	+33B	+25N	6.0	37.5	40.5	25.75	1540	+8.0
14	Lukava, Lado	0	GEO	+11B	=13N	=1B	=3N	+19B	+31N	=17B	=9N	−8B	5.5	49.5	54.5	32.25	1559	0.0
15	Meliksetyan, Yervand	1580	ARM	+28N	+34B	+7N	−6B	=23N	+51B	−5N	−4B	+37N	5.5	45.0	48.5	26.50	1574	-2.4
16	Malania, Zurab	1558	GEO	+53B	+69N	=10B	=23N	+11B	=22N	=9B	=5B	−4N	5.5	44.5	46.5	25.75	1576	+12.8
17	Malania, Amiran	1555	GEO	+51N	=4B	−33N	=64B	+49N	+35B	=14N	+26B	−7N	5.5	40.0	42.5	24.25	1581	+10.8
18	Ghazaryan, Arame	1524	ARM	+73B	−64N	+52B	+47N	+33B	−1N	+30B	−2N	=9B	5.5	40.0	40.0	20.00	1663	+42.4
19	Chanturia, Tamar	1543	GEO	−39N	+32B	=51N	+43B	−14N	+37B	−4N	+48B	+33N	5.5	39.0	42.5	24.25	1549	+1.8
20	Tsuleiskiri, Merab	1550	GEO	+43B	−3N	−9B	+66N	−42B	+57N	=28B	+53N	+30B	5.5	38.5	40.5	21.00	1451	-18.8
21	Babayan, Armenuhi	1547	ARM	−52N	=40B	+65N	−54B	−37N	+58B	+44N	+51B	+38N	5.5	31.5	33.5	19.75	1412	-54.8
22	Yeghoyan, Tsovinar	1538	ARM	+32B	+66N	+3B	+24N	−6B	=16B	−7N	−11N	=31B	5.0	46.0	48.0	23.75	1513	-10.4
23	Bazerashvili, Alexandre	1506	GEO	+65N	+41B	=5N	=16B	=15B	=30N	−2B	−32N	+47B	5.0	43.0	45.0	21.75	1567	+33.2
24	Dvalishvili, Gocha	1597	GEO	+25N	+31B	+12N	−22B	−7N	−9N	−35B	+60B	+48N	5.0	42.0	45.0	23.00	1448	-28.6
25	Lemonjava, Salome	1464	GEO	−24B	+72N	+41N	−7B	+58N	+38B	+10B	−8N	−13B	5.0	42.0	43.0	19.00	1493	+11.2
26	Alania, Lilu	1537	GEO	+56B	=2N	+54B	=33N	=27B	−3N	+42B	−17N	=29B	5.0	41.5	45.0	22.25	1523	-3.2
27	Kakhishvili, Andria	1491	GEO	−50N	+44B	+68N	+58B	=26N	−8B	=12N	+41B	−10B	5.0	39.5	41.5	19.50	1475	-4.8
28	Sakhokia, Luka	1454	GEO	−15B	+70N	+46B	−11N	=29B	=64N	=20N	+40B	=41N	5.0	38.0	40.0	19.75	1542	+28.4
29	Lagvilava, Mariam	0	GEO	−34N	=53N	+37B	=38B	=28N	−4B	+54N	+49B	=26N	5.0	37.5	41.0	21.00	1501	0.0
30	Hovhannisyan, Samson	1469	ARM	−61N	+60B	+50N	=12B	+54N	=23B	−18N	+45B	−20N	5.0	37.0	40.0	20.50	1523	+17.6
31	Janashia, Andria	1508	GEO	+72B	−24N	+56B	=9N	+64N	−14B	−33N	+43B	=22N	5.0	36.5	37.5	17.00	1479	-9.6
32	Manucharyan, Manvel	1425	ARM	−22N	−19N	=70B	+65B	+63N	+54B	=34N	+23B	−12N	5.0	34.5	36.5	16.75	1518	+35.6
33	Bechvaia, Kristine	1448	GEO	+46B	=1N	+17B	=26B	−18N	=11N	+31B	−13N	−19B	4.5	46.0	50.5	24.25	1531	+42.8
34	Goguadze, Sandro	1502	GEO	+29B	−15N	+66B	+2N	−1B	=42N	=32B	−10N	=46B	4.5	45.0	47.0	21.00	1314	-59.2
35	Lipartia, Izolda	1472	GEO	+68B	−5B	+61N	−1N	+39B	−17N	+24N	−12B	=45N	4.5	42.5	44.5	16.75	1430	-16.8
36	Ghuiumchyan, Iurik	1584	GEO	+9B	=54N	+47B	−10N	−3B	−2N	=39B	=64N	+52B	4.5	41.0	43.5	18.75	1515	-12.2
37	Janashia, Konstantine	1443	GEO	−5N	=55B	−29N	+50B	+21B	−19N	+65B	+42N	−15B	4.5	40.0	42.0	17.75	1463	+5.6
38	Nadaraia, Ketevan	1511	GEO	−2B	+73N	=39B	=29N	+59B	−25N	=43B	+52N	−21B	4.5	38.0	38.0	13.50	1461	-14.8
39	Dzaptashvili, Demetre	1442	GEO	+19B	−12N	=38N	=45B	−35N	=44B	=36N	=63B	+54N	4.5	37.5	40.5	19.50	1526	+45.2
40	Gasparyan, Jivan	1427	ARM	−1B	=21N	=42B	=68N	−13B	+67N	+62B	−28N	+53B	4.5	37.0	39.0	14.50	1445	-9.2
41	Antadze, Andria	1578	GEO	+42B	−23N	−25B	+56N	=52B	=43N	+47B	−27N	=28B	4.5	36.5	40.0	18.50	1452	-61.6
42	Putkaradze, Nikoloz	1450	GEO	−41N	=65B	=40N	+44B	+20N	=34B	−26N	−37B	+55N	4.5	36.5	38.5	19.00	1388	-13.6
43	Davitavyan, Ashot	1445	ARM	−20N	+57B	=45N	−19N	+67B	=41B	=38N	−31N	+64B	4.5	35.5	37.5	14.75	1345	-25.6
44	Chikovani, Giorgi	0	GEO	−7B	−27N	+62B	−42N	+68B	=39N	−21B	+59N	+51N	4.5	35.5	37.5	13.75	1436	0.0
45	Katsia, Gigi	1541	GEO	+59B	−47N	=43B	=39N	−2B	+66N	+64B	−30N	=35B	4.5	35.0	37.0	14.25	1393	-50.4
46	Shonia, Barbare	1576	GEO	−33N	+61B	−28N	−49B	+72N	+55B	−48N	+58B	=34N	4.5	31.5	32.5	12.75	1132	-85.6
47	Lipartia, Giorgi	1466	GEO	+8N	+45B	−36N	−18B	−51N	+49B	−41N	+50B	−23N	4.0	38.5	42.0	19.00	1434	-16.8
48	Kvirkvelia, Anastasia	1400	GEO	−12B	−11N	+71B	=69N	+53B	=13N	+46B	−19N	−24B	4.0	38.5	40.0	13.50	1437	0.0
49	Pailodze, Davit	1413	GEO	−6B	+62N	−11B	+46N	−17B	−47N	+57B	−29N	+58B	4.0	38.0	41.0	14.00	1399	-4.0
50	Margaryan, Nare	0	ARM	+27B	−10N	−30B	−37N	+56B	+59N	−13B	−47N	+62B	4.0	37.0	40.0	14.50	1426	0.0
51	Khorkheli, Nikoloz	1448	GEO	−17B	+71N	=19B	+13N	+47B	−15N	−11B	−21N	−44B	3.5	42.5	44.0	14.25	1431	-7.2
52	Chitanava, Saba	1444	GEO	+21B	−6N	−18N	+57B	=41N	−12B	+55N	−38B	−36N	3.5	40.5	44.0	14.75	1318	-40.0
53	Hakobyan, Lina	1448	ARM	−16N	=29B	+55N	−8B	−48N	+61B	+68N	−20B	−40N	3.5	37.5	39.5	11.00	743	-59.6
54	Apresyan, Tigran	1507	ARM	+70B	=36B	−26N	+21N	−30B	−32N	−29B	+68N	−39B	3.5	36.5	38.5	11.75	1309	-63.2
55	Petrosyan, Tigran Sh.	0	ARM	−3B	=37N	−53B	+70N	+69B	−46N	−52B	+65N	−42B	3.5	31.0	33.0	8.25	1241	0.0
56	Deisadze, Demetre	1408	GEO	−26N	+63B	−31N	−41B	−50N	=71B	=61N	+72B	=57N	3.5	29.5	30.5	8.00	1343	-12.0
57	Makharadze, Mariam	0	GEO	F	−43N	+73B	−52N	+62B	−20B	−49N	+66N	=56B	3.5	28.0	28.0	6.75	1266	0.0
58	Karapetyan, Artur H.	0	ARM	+62B	−7N	+69B	−27N	−25B	−21N	+59B	−46N	−49N	3.0	36.5	38.5	8.00	1372	0.0
59	Chitanava, Nia	1436	GEO	−45N	−8B	+60N	+61B	−38N	−50B	−58N	−44B	+72N	3.0	33.0	34.0	7.00	750	-41.2
60	Chumburidze, Aleksandre	0	GEO	−13B	−30N	−59B	−62N	F	+70N	+66B	−24N	+63B	3.0	29.0	29.0	7.00	1234	0.0
61	Sisvelashvili, Nia	0	GEO	+30B	−46N	−35B	−59N	=70B	−53N	=56B	=67N	=65B	3.0	28.0	30.0	9.75	1275	0.0
62	Kamarouski, Andrei	1508	FID	−58N	−49B	−44N	+60B	−57N	+72B	−40N	+71B	−50N	3.0	28.0	29.0	5.50	640	-47.6
63	Mshvidobadze, Tekla	1521	GEO	−66B	−56N	+72B	=67N	−32B	−65N	+69B	=39N	−60N	3.0	24.0	25.0	6.25	1350	-38.8
64	Zakariadze, Ioane	0	GEO	F	+18B	−6N	=17N	−31B	=28B	−45N	=36B	−43N	2.5	41.0	41.0	13.00	1376	0.0
65	Kvaratskhelia, Marika	0	GEO	−23B	=42N	−21B	−32N	F	+63B	−37N	−55B	=61N	2.0	34.0	34.0	6.75	1287	0.0
66	Chkhartishvili, Tiniko	0	GEO	+63N	−22B	−34N	−20B	+71N	−45B	−60N	−57B	−69N	2.0	31.0	32.5	4.50	1252	0.0
67	FIDE 13317822	0	—	−10B	−9N	F	=63B	−43N	−40B	=71N	=61B	=68B	2.0	30.5	30.5	4.75	1108	0.0
68	Qubaneishvili, Tornike	0	GEO	−35N	F	−27B	=40B	−44N	+69N	−53B	−54B	=67N	2.0	29.5	29.5	5.25	1287	0.0
69	Tabatadze, Tamar	1494	GEO	F	−16B	−58N	=48B	−55N	−68B	−63N	=70N	+66B	2.0	26.5	28.5	5.00	738	-35.2
70	Kartozia, Lazare	0	GEO	−54N	−28B	=32N	−55B	=61N	−60B	−72N	=69B	=71N	2.0	26.5	27.5	5.75	1278	0.0
71	FIDE 13648527	0	—	−4N	−51B	−48N	F	−66B	=56N	=67B	−62N	=70B	1.5	26.5	26.5	3.75	1148	0.0
72	Kanashvili, Ramaz	0	GEO	−31N	−25B	−63N	F	−46B	−62N	+70B	−56N	−59B	1.0	29.0	29.0	2.00	688	0.0
73	FIDE 13652338	0	—	−18N	−38B	−57N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	715	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Basentsyan, VanikGEO
+99.6
7.5 pts · #2
2Lominadze, DimitriGEO
+93.2
6.5 pts · #8
3Pirtskhalaishvili, LileGEO
+75.2
6.0 pts · #20

Top rating losers

1Shonia, BarbareGEO
-85.6
4.5 pts · #66
2Apresyan, TigranARM
-63.2
3.5 pts · #54
3Antadze, AndriaGEO
-61.6
4.5 pts · #15

Biggest upsets

R7+176 Elo gap
Kvirkvelia, Anastasia1400 beat Shonia, Barbare1576
R4+163 Elo gap
Pailodze, Davit1413 beat Shonia, Barbare1576
R6+141 Elo gap
Pirtskhalaishvili, Lile1456 beat Dvalishvili, Gocha1597