GEO U1700 Ch 2025
81 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 Nov 2025 to 14 Nov 2025 in Kutaisi, Georgia. Top 10 Elo average was 1639, and top seed was Revaz Tsivadze (🇬🇪 GEO, 1691).
Revaz Tsivadze (🇬🇪 GEO, 1691) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Nikoloz Tsirkvadze (7.0) and Giorgi Bendeliani (7.0). Tsivadze won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Lazare Kvachakidze (1453) beat Levan Nadirashvili (1636), a +183-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 5 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.
5 players finish on 7.0/9. Tsivadze takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (50.0).
Giorgi Bendeliani 3 wins (R4–R6)Revaz Tsivadze 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Giorgi Bendeliani | * | — | ½ | ½ |
| 2Mishiko Kirtadze | — | * | — | — |
| 3Revaz Tsivadze | ½ | — | * | 0 |
| 4Nikoloz Tsirkvadze | ½ | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsivadze, Revaz | 1691 | GEO | +72N | +21B | +15N | +7B | =9N | −2B | +13N | =3N | +11B | 7.0 | 50.0 | 52.0 | 38.50 | 1776 | +33.6 |
| 2 | Tsirkvadze, Nikoloz | 1642 | GEO | +34B | =20N | +29B | +37N | +8B | +1N | =3B | +10N | −5B | 7.0 | 49.0 | 54.0 | 40.75 | 1747 | +43.6 |
| 3 | Bendeliani, Giorgi | 1658 | GEO | +61N | +33B | =26N | +36B | +6N | +9B | =2N | =1B | =8N | 7.0 | 48.0 | 51.5 | 38.75 | 1779 | +51.2 |
| 4 | Kirtadze, Mishiko | 1533 | GEO | +76N | +38B | =6N | =30B | +16N | =18B | +14N | =11N | +10B | 7.0 | 46.0 | 48.0 | 36.50 | 1746 | +88.8 |
| 5 | Londrishvili, Dimitri | 1566 | GEO | −43N | +55B | +34N | +33B | −10N | +46B | +25N | +18B | +2N | 7.0 | 41.5 | 45.5 | 35.50 | 1760 | +47.6 |
| 6 | Tavberidze, Alexandre | 1680 | GEO | +75B | +27N | =4B | +31N | −3B | +21N | −11B | +15B | +19N | 6.5 | 47.0 | 49.0 | 32.50 | 1674 | -2.4 |
| 7 | Arsenidze, Giorgi | 1556 | GEO | +47B | +25N | +28B | −1N | +29B | +30N | −10B | =19N | +22B | 6.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 32.25 | 1653 | +40.8 |
| 8 | Sakhelashvili, Nano | 1675 | GEO | +71N | =39B | +41N | +26B | −2N | +27B | =18N | +30B | =3B | 6.5 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 30.25 | 1673 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kitadze, Anano | 1666 | GEO | +42B | +24N | +10B | +43N | =1B | −3N | =19B | =22N | =12B | 6.0 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 32.00 | 1599 | -22.4 |
| 10 | Vashakidze, Vazha | 1516 | GEO | +81N | +69B | −9N | +51B | +5B | +22N | +7N | −2B | −4N | 6.0 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 25.50 | 1583 | +22.0 |
| 11 | Qubaneishvili, Andria | 1558 | GEO | +50N | +32B | −43N | +38B | =27N | +26B | +6N | =4B | −1N | 6.0 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 31.50 | 1683 | +46.8 |
| 12 | Kvachakidze, Lazare | 1453 | GEO | +66B | =35N | =22B | =13B | +17N | −19N | +21B | +41B | =9N | 6.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 30.25 | 1653 | +91.2 |
| 13 | Kukhalashvili, Gabriel | 1558 | GEO | +63B | −37N | +48B | =12N | +42B | +32N | −1B | =20N | +31B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 27.75 | 1488 | -22.8 |
| 14 | Chivadze, Andria | 1602 | GEO | +48B | =31N | =20B | −27N | +71B | +33N | −4B | +32N | +38B | 6.0 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 26.25 | 1517 | -30.4 |
| 15 | Khorkheli, Nikoloz | 1531 | GEO | +44B | +79N | −1B | −25N | +45B | +29N | +28B | −6N | +35B | 6.0 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 24.00 | 1539 | +2.0 |
| 16 | Dograshvili, Marta | 1571 | GEO | +64B | −28N | +67B | +20N | −4B | −25N | +71N | +26B | +27N | 6.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 23.00 | 1467 | -34.0 |
| 17 | Nadirashvili, Levan | 1636 | GEO | =45N | −41B | +61N | +67B | −12B | +42N | =31B | +28N | +30N | 6.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 25.00 | 1469 | -41.6 |
| 18 | Gabrichidze, Gega | 1542 | GEO | +49B | −29N | +64B | +28N | +25B | =4N | =8B | −5N | =20B | 5.5 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 26.50 | 1505 | -14.0 |
| 19 | Sakhokia, Luka | 1548 | GEO | +54N | −26B | +52N | =32B | +36N | +12B | =9N | =7B | −6B | 5.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 27.75 | 1518 | -5.6 |
| 20 | Kakabadze, Davit | 1472 | GEO | +80N | =2B | =14N | −16B | =40N | +61B | +36N | =13B | =18N | 5.5 | 44.0 | 45.0 | 24.25 | 1557 | +28.4 |
| 21 | Emnadze, Amirani | 1514 | GEO | +53B | −1N | +49B | =42N | +37B | −6B | −12N | +45B | +41N | 5.5 | 41.5 | 45.5 | 23.75 | 1473 | -8.0 |
| 22 | Nemsitsveridze, Luka | 1536 | GEO | +68N | =36B | =12N | +71B | +46N | −10B | +34N | =9B | −7N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 22.00 | 1371 | -43.6 |
| 23 | Licheli, Lazare | 1518 | GEO | −62B | +44N | +47B | −29N | +63B | −28N | =45N | +61B | +34N | 5.5 | 34.0 | 37.5 | 22.00 | 629 | -49.6 |
| 24 | Kakhishvili, Andria | 1479 | GEO | +77N | −9B | −46N | +68B | +76N | −34B | =43N | +50B | +42N | 5.5 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 17.00 | 864 | -10.4 |
| 25 | Putkaradze, Nikoloz | 1431 | GEO | +58N | −7B | +40N | +15B | −18N | +16B | −5B | −35N | +60B | 5.0 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 25.00 | 1431 | +0.8 |
| 26 | Pailodze, Davit | 1432 | GEO | +70B | +19N | =3B | −8N | +31B | −11N | =35B | −16N | +49B | 5.0 | 45.0 | 47.5 | 23.00 | 1525 | +32.8 |
| 27 | Siordia, Nikolozi | 1489 | GEO | +74N | −6B | +54N | +14B | =11B | −8N | =32B | +29N | −16B | 5.0 | 45.0 | 47.0 | 22.50 | 1512 | +6.4 |
| 28 | Meparishvili, Giorgi | 1444 | GEO | +40N | +16B | −7N | −18B | +51N | +23B | −15N | −17B | +43N | 5.0 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 24.50 | 1433 | -3.6 |
| 29 | Ladaria, Akaki | 1419 | GEO | +73N | +18B | −2N | +23B | −7N | −15B | +40N | −27B | +51N | 5.0 | 44.5 | 46.5 | 22.00 | 1422 | +2.4 |
| 30 | Gabelaia, Vano | 1533 | GEO | +46B | +62N | =37B | =4N | +43B | −7B | +44N | −8N | −17B | 5.0 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 21.50 | 1326 | -51.2 |
| 31 | Qubaneishvili, Tornike | 1458 | GEO | +60N | =14B | +39N | −6B | −26N | +52B | =17N | +44B | −13N | 5.0 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 23.00 | 1438 | -7.2 |
| 32 | Goginava, Avtandil | 1436 | GEO | +56B | −11N | +53B | =19N | +35B | −13B | =27N | −14B | +46N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 45.5 | 22.25 | 1427 | -1.2 |
| 33 | Arigovi, Gabriel | 1471 | GEO | +59B | −3N | +62B | −5N | +49B | −14B | +46N | −34B | +52N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 19.50 | 809 | -38.0 |
| 34 | Chqoidze, Gizo | 0 | GEO | −2N | +77B | −5B | +62N | +?B | +24N | −22B | +33N | −23B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 16.00 | 1482 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Bukhaidze, Giorgi | 1572 | GEO | +52N | =12B | −36N | +41B | −32N | +43B | =26N | +25B | −15N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 44.5 | 23.00 | 1403 | -65.2 |
| 36 | Nemsitsveridze, Giorgi | 1429 | GEO | +65B | =22N | +35B | −3N | −19B | +53N | −20B | =48N | +56B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 20.75 | 1404 | -7.2 |
| 37 | Tabatadze, Tamar | 1434 | GEO | +57N | +13B | =30N | −2B | −21N | +50B | −41N | =43B | +44N | 5.0 | 40.0 | 44.0 | 22.50 | 1392 | -12.8 |
| 38 | Khuskivadze, Mariam | 1418 | GEO | +51B | −4N | +65B | −11N | −44B | +62N | +47B | +39B | −14N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 19.50 | 1351 | -13.2 |
| 39 | Antia, Ioane | 1484 | GEO | +78B | =8N | −31B | =45N | +47B | −44N | +49B | −38N | +48B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 19.25 | 1244 | -34.4 |
| 40 | Nozadze, Elene | 0 | GEO | −28B | +63N | −25B | +64N | =20B | =?N | −29B | +47N | +61B | 5.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 16.75 | 1216 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Pantskhava, Dachi | 1478 | GEO | =67B | +17N | −8B | −35N | +54B | +48N | +37B | −12N | −21B | 4.5 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 20.25 | 1416 | -19.6 |
| 42 | Bulka, Vitali | 0 | GEO | −9N | +74B | +69N | =21B | −13N | −17B | +57N | +54B | −24B | 4.5 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 15.25 | 1199 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Ghvinjilia, Nikoloz | 0 | GEO | +5B | +?N | +11B | −9B | −30N | −35N | =24B | =37N | −28B | 4.0 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 18.25 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Khijakadze, Andria | 0 | GEO | −15N | −23B | +57N | +72B | +38N | +39B | −30B | −31N | −37B | 4.0 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 16.00 | 1324 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Darbaidze, Tamari | 0 | GEO | =17B | −67N | +59B | =39B | −15N | +65N | =23B | −21N | =53B | 4.0 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 17.25 | 1382 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Kezevadze, Rezo | 0 | GEO | −30N | +73B | +24B | +?N | −22B | −5N | −33B | +58N | −32B | 4.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 11.50 | 1346 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Grigalashvili, Gabriel | 0 | GEO | −7N | +57B | −23N | +79B | −39N | +51B | −38N | −40B | +65N | 4.0 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 12.00 | 693 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Dvalishvili, Temuri | 0 | GEO | −14N | +80B | −13N | =53B | +67N | −41B | +55N | =36B | −39N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 12.00 | 1143 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Kanashvili, Ramaz | 0 | GEO | −18N | +58B | −21N | +69B | −33N | +79B | −39N | +57B | −26N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 11.50 | 684 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Gokadze, Maxime | 0 | GEO | −11B | +56N | −?B | =70N | +58B | −37N | +53B | −24N | =54B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 15.25 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Topuria, Mariam | 0 | GEO | −38N | +76B | +75B | −10N | −28B | −47N | +59B | +63N | −29B | 4.0 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 11.50 | 648 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 13652737 | 0 | — | −35B | +66N | −19B | =56N | +70B | −31N | =58B | +79N | −33B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 10.50 | 708 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Kuntelia, Elene | 0 | GEO | −21N | +72B | −32N | =48N | +75B | −36B | −50N | +64B | =45N | 4.0 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 11.00 | 653 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Ildirimi, Mari | 0 | GEO | −19B | +70N | −27B | =58N | −41N | +69B | +?B | −42N | =50N | 4.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 9.00 | 1312 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 13649310 | 0 | — | −?B | −5N | −56B | =59N | +60B | +66N | −48B | +67N | =63B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 13.25 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 13652818 | 0 | — | −32N | −50B | +55N | =52B | −61N | +68B | =64N | +71B | −36N | 4.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 12.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Popkhadze, Omari | 0 | GEO | −37B | −47N | −44B | +77N | +64B | +63N | −42B | −49N | +79B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 9.50 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Rukhadze, Tamari | 0 | GEO | −25B | −49N | +74N | =54B | −50N | +72B | =52N | −46B | +68N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 10.50 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Mikadze, Mariami | 0 | GEO | −33N | =61B | −45N | =55B | −69N | +74B | −51N | +72B | +73B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 9.75 | 670 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 13653326 | 0 | — | −31B | −64N | −68N | +81B | −55N | +78B | +75N | +62B | −25N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 7.50 | 644 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Chaikovski, Andria | 0 | GEO | −3B | =59N | −17B | +65N | +56B | −20N | +70B | −23N | −40N | 3.5 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 11.50 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Kikvidze, Anastasia | 0 | GEO | +23N | −30B | −33N | −34B | +73N | −38B | =69N | −60N | +67B | 3.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 11.25 | 1292 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Giorgadze, Gabriel | 0 | GEO | −13N | −40B | +80N | +73B | −23N | −57B | +65N | −51B | =55N | 3.5 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 8.00 | 738 | 0.0 |
| 64 | FIDE 13649221 | 0 | — | −16N | +60B | −18N | −40B | −57N | +73B | =56B | −53N | =66N | 3.0 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 9.50 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 65 | FIDE 13644882 | 0 | — | −36N | +68B | −38N | −61B | +72N | −45B | −63B | +78N | −47B | 3.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 6.50 | 624 | 0.0 |
| 66 | FIDE 13652796 | 0 | — | −12N | −52B | −76N | +74B | =68N | −55B | −67N | +80N | =64B | 3.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 5.75 | 637 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Meshveliani, Gegi | 0 | GEO | =41N | +45B | −16N | −17N | −48B | −70N | +66B | −55B | −62N | 2.5 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 9.25 | 1285 | 0.0 |
| 68 | FIDE 13653261 | 0 | — | −22B | −65N | +60B | −24N | =66B | −56N | −74B | +77N | −58B | 2.5 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 7.50 | 706 | 0.0 |
| 69 | FIDE 13650670 | 0 | — | F | −10N | −42B | −49N | +59B | −54N | =62B | −?N | +78B | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 7.75 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 70 | FIDE 13653229 | 0 | — | −26N | −54B | +81N | =50B | −52N | +67B | −61N | F | −?B | 2.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 4.50 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 71 | FIDE 13649191 | 0 | — | −8B | +78N | +79B | −22N | −14N | F | −16B | −56N | F | 2.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 3.00 | 796 | 0.0 |
| 72 | FIDE 13643339 | 0 | — | −1B | −53N | +77B | −44N | −65B | −58N | +80B | −59N | F | 2.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 3.00 | 892 | 0.0 |
| 73 | FIDE 13653237 | 0 | — | −29B | −46N | +78B | −63N | −62B | −64N | +81B | F | −59N | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 2.00 | 613 | 0.0 |
| 74 | Kupreishvili, Data | 0 | GEO | −27B | −42N | −58B | −66N | +80B | −59N | +68N | F | F | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 3.50 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 75 | FIDE 13653210 | 0 | — | −6N | +81B | −51N | −76B | −53N | +77N | −60B | F | F | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 2.00 | 880 | 0.0 |
| 76 | Khardziani, Ilia | 0 | GEO | −4B | −51N | +66B | +75N | −24B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 5.00 | 706 | 0.0 |
| 77 | FIDE 13653300 | 0 | — | −24B | −34N | −72N | −57B | +81N | −75B | −78N | −68B | +80N | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 1.00 | 678 | 0.0 |
| 78 | FIDE 13653296 | 0 | — | −39N | −71B | −73N | +80B | −79N | −60N | +77B | −65B | −69N | 2.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 3.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 79 | FIDE 13653245 | 0 | — | F | −15B | −71N | −47N | +78B | −49N | F | −52B | −57N | 1.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 2.00 | 732 | 0.0 |
| 80 | FIDE 13653318 | 0 | — | −20B | −48N | −63B | −78N | −74N | +81B | −72N | −66B | −77B | 1.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 0.00 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 81 | FIDE 13653288 | 0 | — | −10B | −75N | −70B | −60N | −77B | −80N | −73N | F | F | 0.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 0.00 | 716 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kvachakidze, LazareGEO+91.26.0 pts · #8
- 2Kirtadze, MishikoGEO+88.87.0 pts · #2
- 3Bendeliani, GiorgiGEO+51.27.0 pts · #1
- 1Bukhaidze, GiorgiGEO-65.25.0 pts · #24
- 2Gabelaia, VanoGEO-51.25.0 pts · #42
- 3Licheli, LazareGEO-49.65.5 pts · #64
- R5+183 Elo gap
- R2+158 Elo gap
- R3+143 Elo gap