Nesis Cup-2025
SwissBlitz
31 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 30 Jun 2025 in Batumi, Georgia. 21 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2431, and top seed was Farrukh Amonatov (🇹🇯 TJK, GM, 2584).
Davit Jojua (🇬🇪 GEO, GM, 2502) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Nodar Lortkipanidze (7.0) and Davit Maghalashvili (6.5). Jojua shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Tengiz Didmanidze (1891) beat Rahim Gasimov (IM, 2352), a +461-point gap.
Location
🇬🇪Batumi, Georgia
Dates
30 Jun 2025
Time control
Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 21
GM×5
IM×5
FM×4
CM×1
WGM×1
WIM×2
WFM×2
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇬🇪Georgia×13
FIDE (no federation)×5
🇮🇳India×3
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×2
🇪🇬Egypt×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
🇹🇯Tajikistan×1
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsGM Davit Jojua led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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8
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
Jojua7.5Lortkipanidze7Makoveev6.5Amonatov6.5Maghalashvili6.5Shermuhammadov6— ex-leaders:Kovalevled R4, #8
R6 · LEADER CHANGE30 Jun
GM Davit Jojua takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Davit Jojua drew with IM Nodar Lortkipanidze (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
GM Davit Jojua 3 wins (R4–R6)IM Nodar Lortkipanidze 3 wins (R5–R7)FM Ilya Makoveev 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMDavit Jojua | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2IMNodar Lortkipanidze | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3FMIlya Makoveev | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4GMFarrukh Amonatov | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jojua, DavitGM | 2502 | GEO | +18N | +15B | =3N | +9B | +8N | +5B | =4N | =2B | +10N | 7.5 | 47.0 | 51.5 | 41.50 | 2668 | +18.3 |
| 2 | Lortkipanidze, NodarIM | 2376 | GEO | +12N | +31B | =9N | −3B | +19N | +16B | +8B | =1N | +11B | 7.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 30.50 | 2504 | +14.8 |
| 3 | Maghalashvili, DavitGM | 2374 | GEO | +7B | +5N | =1B | +2N | +10B | =8N | +15B | =4B | −6N | 6.5 | 50.0 | 54.5 | 38.75 | 2520 | +19.0 |
| 4 | Makoveev, IlyaFM | 2382 | FID | +13B | +11N | −8N | +18B | +9N | +15B | =1B | =3N | =5B | 6.5 | 46.0 | 50.5 | 34.75 | 2480 | +14.6 |
| 5 | Amonatov, FarrukhGM | 2584 | TJK | +27N | −3B | +24N | +6B | +16N | −1N | +10B | +8B | =4N | 6.5 | 44.5 | 46.5 | 29.25 | 2498 | -5.6 |
| 6 | Shermuhammadov, SamandarFM | 2081 | UZB | +21B | +17N | −10B | −5N | +13B | +11N | +20B | −7N | +3B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 29.00 | 2278 | +43.8 |
| 7 | Didmanidze, Tengiz | 1891 | GEO | −3N | +27B | −16N | +31B | −18N | +19B | +24N | +6B | +17N | 6.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 19.50 | 2236 | +66.0 |
| 8 | Kovalev, VladislavGM | 2563 | FID | +26B | +19N | +4B | +10N | −1B | =3B | −2N | −5N | +15B | 5.5 | 47.5 | 50.0 | 25.75 | 2464 | -9.8 |
| 9 | Kopylov, Alexander A.IM | 2449 | FID | +24B | +20N | =2B | −1N | −4B | −17B | +12N | +23N | +16B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 23.50 | 2304 | -12.8 |
| 10 | Benidze, DavitGM | 2405 | GEO | +14N | +16B | +6N | −8B | −3N | +18B | −5N | +20B | −1B | 5.0 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 24.00 | 2317 | -7.5 |
| 11 | Mgeladze, KesariaWIM | 2056 | GEO | +30N | −4B | +31N | −16B | +12N | −6B | +17N | +14B | −2N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 15.50 | 2119 | +24.0 |
| 12 | Swati GhateWGM | 1940 | IND | −2B | −21N | +29B | +25N | −11B | +13N | −9B | +22N | +20N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 18.00 | 2058 | +23.6 |
| 13 | Kalinichenko, YuryFM | 1995 | FID | −4N | +25B | −15N | +30B | −6N | −12B | +29N | +19B | +21N | 5.0 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 14.00 | 2069 | +13.6 |
| 14 | Naqopia, Giorgi | 1958 | GEO | −10B | +28N | +19B | +17B | −15N | −20N | +21B | −11N | +25B | 5.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 17.50 | 2140 | +36.6 |
| 15 | Loiseau, QuentinIM | 2322 | FRA | +29B | −1N | +13B | +20N | +14B | −4N | −3N | =16B | −8N | 4.5 | 44.5 | 46.5 | 18.25 | 2228 | -17.6 |
| 16 | Sadek, SamehFM | 2216 | EGY | +28B | −10N | +7B | +11N | −5B | −2N | +22B | =15N | −9N | 4.5 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 19.25 | 2197 | -2.0 |
| 17 | Morchiashvili, BachanaIM | 2255 | GEO | =23N | −6B | +21B | −14N | +28B | +9N | −11B | +18N | −7B | 4.5 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 17.75 | 1998 | -25.8 |
| 18 | Klaver, Cornelis | 1981 | RSA | −1B | +29N | +30B | −4N | +7B | −10N | =23N | −17B | +27N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 12.75 | 2087 | +18.2 |
| 19 | Gasimov, RahimIM | 2352 | AZE | +22N | −8B | −14N | +23B | −2B | −7N | +28B | −13N | +30B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 10.50 | 2029 | -31.2 |
| 20 | Jaiswal, PuneetCM | 2139 | IND | +25N | −9B | +23N | −15B | +24N | +14B | −6N | −10N | −12B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 14.50 | 2039 | -22.6 |
| 21 | Khukhunaishvili, Tariel | 1780 | GEO | −6N | +12B | −17N | −24B | +29N | +26B | −14N | +27B | −13B | 4.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 11.50 | 1959 | +38.4 |
| 22 | Lazhevskaya, ZhanniWFM | 1857 | FID | −19B | −24N | −28B | +26N | +30N | +27B | −16N | −12B | +29N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 7.50 | 1941 | +16.8 |
| 23 | Tsetskhladze, MariamWFM | 1844 | GEO | =17B | =26N | −20B | −19N | +31N | F | =18B | −9B | +28N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 7.75 | 1994 | +39.6 |
| 24 | Nikoladze, SopioWIM | 1964 | GEO | −9N | +22B | −5B | +21N | −20B | +28N | −7B | −25N | F | 3.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 10.00 | 1914 | -16.6 |
| 25 | Beridze, TinatinWCM | 1783 | GEO | −20B | −13N | F | −12B | −27N | +31B | +26N | +24B | −14N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 5.50 | 1848 | +8.8 |
| 26 | Vasbutdinov, Ravil | 1995 | UZB | −8N | =23B | −27N | −22B | F | −21N | −25B | +30N | +31B | 2.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 2.75 | 1692 | -109.6 |
| 27 | Kalinin, Oleg | 2053 | RUS | −5B | −7N | +26B | −28N | +25B | −22N | F | −21N | −18B | 2.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 5.50 | 1753 | -63.4 |
| 28 | Kalandadze, Mariam | 1836 | GEO | −16N | −14B | +22N | +27B | −17N | −24B | −19N | F | −23B | 2.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 6.00 | 1852 | -3.6 |
| 29 | Wanjala, Benard | 1851 | KEN | −15N | −18B | −12N | F | −21B | +30N | −13B | +31N | −22B | 2.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 1.00 | 1626 | -36.4 |
| 30 | Ankit, Dalal | 1746 | IND | −11B | F | −18N | −13N | −22B | −29B | +31N | −26B | −19N | 1.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 0.00 | 1183 | -30.4 |
| 31 | FIDE 2670542 | 0 | — | F | −2N | −11B | −7N | −23B | −25N | −30B | −29B | −26N | 0.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 0.00 | 1142 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Didmanidze, TengizGEO+66.06.0 pts · #12
- 2Shermuhammadov, SamandarFMUZB+43.86.0 pts · #6
- 3Tsetskhladze, MariamWFMGEO+39.63.5 pts · #24
Top rating losers
- 1Vasbutdinov, RavilUZB-109.62.5 pts · #28
- 2Kalinin, OlegRUS-63.42.0 pts · #27
- 3Wanjala, BenardKEN-36.42.0 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R6+461 Elo gap
- R3+394 Elo gap
- R9+364 Elo gap