GEO 85th Ch
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Jan 2026 to 05 Feb 2026 in Tbilisi, Georgia. 10 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2467, and top seed was Baadur Jobava (🇬🇪 GEO, GM, 2568).
Baadur Jobava (🇬🇪 GEO, GM, 2568) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Tornike Sanikidze (5.5) and Luka kiladze (5.0). Jobava took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Luka kiladze (FM, 2335) beat Noe Tutisani (IM, 2458), a +123-point gap.
Location
🇬🇪Tbilisi, Georgia
Dates
27 Jan 2026 → 05 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 10
GM×7
IM×2
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇪Georgia×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Baadur Jobava led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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Jobava#1Sanikidze#2kiladze#3Shanava#4Gagunashvili#5Kacharava#6Quparadze#7Tutisani#8Paichadze#9Akhvlediani#10
R4 · LEADER CHANGE30 Jan
GM Baadur Jobava takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Baadur Jobava drew with GM Tornike Sanikidze (White).
R1–R9 · UNBEATEN
GM Baadur Jobava went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇪GMJobava, Baadur | 2568 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 26.00 | 39.0 | +1.6 | 2581 |
| 2 | 🇬🇪GMSanikidze, Tornike | 2405 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 24.00 | 39.5 | +18.5 | 2554 |
| 3 | 🇬🇪FMkiladze, Luka | 2335 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 22.00 | 40.0 | +45.2 | 2525 |
| 5 | 🇬🇪GMGagunashvili, Merab | 2537 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 19.75 | 40.5 | -9.3 | 2460 |
| 4 | 🇬🇪GMShanava, Konstantine | 2442 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 18.50 | 40.5 | +3.5 | 2470 |
| 6 | 🇬🇪GMKacharava, Nikolozi | 2499 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.25 | 40.5 | -4.3 | 2464 |
| 9 | 🇬🇪GMPaichadze, Luka | 2499 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 18.75 | 41.0 | -9.3 | 2421 |
| 8 | 🇬🇪IMTutisani, Noe | 2458 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 17.75 | 41.0 | -3.6 | 2425 |
| 7 | 🇬🇪GMQuparadze, Giga | 2492 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 4.0 | 16.75 | 41.0 | -8.4 | 2422 |
| 10 | 🇬🇪IMAkhvlediani, Irakli | 2439 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 3.0 | 14.25 | 42.0 | -11.3 | 2346 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1kiladze, LukaFMGEO+45.25.0 pts · #3
- 2Sanikidze, TornikeGMGEO+18.55.5 pts · #2
- 3Shanava, KonstantineGMGEO+3.54.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Akhvlediani, IrakliIMGEO-11.33.0 pts · #10
- 2Gagunashvili, MerabGMGEO-9.34.5 pts · #5
- 3Paichadze, LukaGMGEO-9.34.0 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R3+123 Elo gap
- R6+107 Elo gap