1st Int.Maia Cup (Rapid)

SwissRapid

83 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Dec 2025 to 17 Dec 2025 in Kutaisi, Georgia. 17 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2508, and top seed was Baadur Jobava (🇬🇪 GEO, GM, 2645).

Luka Paichadze (🇬🇪 GEO, GM, 2480) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Baadur Jobava (7.5) and Giga Quparadze (7.0). Paichadze shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Revaz Tsivadze (1690) beat Giorgi Kacheishvili (GM, 2516), a +826-point gap.

Location

🇬🇪Kutaisi, Georgia

Dates

16 Dec 2025 → 17 Dec 2025

Time control

Rapid: 15 minutes for game with 10 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇪GMBaadur Jobava2645

Avg top 10

2,508

Participants

Titled players · 17

GM×11

IM×2

FM×4

Federations · 5 represented

🇬🇪Georgia×74

FIDE (no federation)×4

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇷🇺Russia×1

🇧🇾Belarus×1

Top 3

🥇
GMLuka Paichadze
🇬🇪GEO·2480
7.5pts·2575perf+13.2
🥈
GMBaadur Jobava
🇬🇪GEO·2645
7.5pts·2633perf-0.5
🥉
GMGiga Quparadze
🇬🇪GEO·2558
7.0pts·2561perf+3.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R8; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Paichadze7.5Jobava7.5Kacheishvili7Lortkipanidze7Quparadze7Shanava6.5

R8–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Luka Paichadze held the sole lead from R8 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Paichadze takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Luka Paichadze 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Baadur Jobava 5 wins (R5–R9)GM Giorgi Kacheishvili 5 wins (R2–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMLuka Paichadze	*	—	—	½
2GMBaadur Jobava	—	*	—	—
3GMGiorgi Kacheishvili	—	—	*	—
4IMNodar Lortkipanidze	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Paichadze, LukaGM	2480	GEO	+47B	+30N	+27B	+8N	=3B	=11B	+17N	+19N	=4B	7.5	47.5	51.5	41.50	2575	+13.2
2	Jobava, BaadurGM	2645	GEO	+34B	+41N	=17B	−12N	+39N	+46B	+7N	+3B	+11N	7.5	45.0	49.0	40.25	2633	-0.5
3	Quparadze, GigaGM	2558	GEO	+39N	+26B	+18N	+4B	=1N	=17B	+5B	−2N	+16B	7.0	51.0	55.5	41.50	2561	+3.5
4	Lortkipanidze, NodarIM	2430	GEO	+42N	+31B	+46N	−3N	+27B	=7B	+6N	+13B	=1N	7.0	48.0	52.0	38.00	2454	+7.1
5	Kacheishvili, GiorgiGM	2516	GEO	−35B	+49B	+33N	+29N	+23B	+18B	−3N	+14B	+10N	7.0	44.5	48.5	37.00	2450	-2.5
6	Kopylov, Alexander A.IM	2390	FID	+20B	+45N	+29B	=10N	=19B	=9N	−4B	+21N	+17B	6.5	46.5	51.0	35.00	2335	-0.7
7	Kupatadze, Tornike	1877	GEO	+48N	+81B	−10B	+36N	+8B	=4N	−2B	+20N	+27B	6.5	46.0	47.0	30.00	2154	+45.2
8	Shanava, KonstantineGM	2379	GEO	+63N	+53B	+64N	−1B	−7N	+43B	+21B	=17N	+22N	6.5	42.5	46.0	29.25	2203	-12.1
9	Qalichava, AkakiFM	2164	GEO	+52N	−46B	+50N	+24B	+69N	=6B	−10B	+37N	+19B	6.5	40.0	43.0	29.75	2163	+10.4
10	Benidze, DavitGM	2449	GEO	+25N	+22B	+7N	=6B	−17N	+12B	+9N	=11B	−5B	6.0	49.5	55.0	36.25	2373	-4.1
11	Pantsulaia, LevanGM	2518	GEO	+33N	=38B	+56N	+28B	+12B	=1N	=19B	=10N	−2B	6.0	47.0	51.0	31.75	2481	-1.0
12	Evdokimov, Alexander A.GM	2447	RUS	+36B	=37N	+21B	+2B	−11N	−10N	+38B	=22B	+31N	6.0	44.5	49.0	32.00	2335	-6.6
13	Maghalashvili, DavitGM	2524	GEO	+32B	=21N	+35B	−17N	+37B	=15N	+26B	−4N	+30B	6.0	43.5	48.0	29.75	2283	-19.9
14	Qalagashvili, Pridon	2066	GEO	+54B	−29N	+37B	+35N	+40B	−19N	+15B	−5N	+26B	6.0	42.0	46.0	28.50	2031	-3.8
15	Khvedelidze, Luka	1770	GEO	+79N	−18B	+52N	=42B	+28N	=13B	−14N	+36B	+38N	6.0	40.0	42.0	25.25	2003	+82.8
16	Didmanidze, Tengiz	1893	GEO	+55B	−35N	−47B	+54N	+34B	+32N	+36B	+18B	−3N	6.0	39.5	43.5	28.00	1913	+4.6
17	Tabatadze, ErekleFM	2002	GEO	+69N	+24B	=2N	+13B	+10B	=3N	−1B	=8B	−6N	5.5	52.5	55.5	31.00	2312	+80.6
18	Makoveev, IlyaFM	2366	FID	+60B	+15N	−3B	+34N	+26B	−5N	+30B	−16N	=23B	5.5	46.5	50.5	27.75	2174	-14.8
19	Kovalev, VladislavGM	2515	FID	+50N	+51B	=28N	+38B	=6N	+14B	=11N	−1B	−9N	5.5	46.0	50.0	27.25	2338	-15.5
20	Kikalishvili, Luka	1627	GEO	−6N	+65B	+22N	−26B	=24N	+51B	+49N	−7B	+43N	5.5	41.5	45.0	24.25	1891	+121.2
21	Kviriashvili, Andria	1829	GEO	+71N	=13B	−12N	+58B	+63N	+38B	−8N	−6B	+39N	5.5	41.5	44.5	22.50	1969	+58.4
22	Bechvaia, Grigol	1811	GEO	+77B	−10N	−20B	+67N	+35B	+40N	+27B	=12N	−8B	5.5	41.5	43.5	22.50	1883	+32.8
23	Gabadadze, GabrielFM	1977	GEO	+40B	−64N	+32B	+47N	−5N	=29B	=46N	+24B	=18N	5.5	40.5	44.0	26.25	1939	-14.8
24	Kuntelia, Luka	1758	GEO	+78B	−17N	+55B	−9N	=20B	+66N	+44B	−23N	+41B	5.5	39.5	41.5	21.25	1867	+43.2
25	Tsetskhladze, Shota	1669	GEO	−10B	+73N	−26N	=65B	+70N	−28B	+48N	+49B	+37B	5.5	35.0	38.0	20.25	1805	+50.8
26	Gvasalia, Gaga	1860	GEO	+62B	−3N	+25B	+20N	−18N	+50B	−13N	+56B	−14N	5.0	43.5	47.5	23.00	1939	+26.4
27	Naqopia, Giorgi	1888	GEO	+68N	+61B	−1N	+64B	−4N	+39B	−22N	+46B	−7N	5.0	42.5	46.0	19.50	1879	-3.6
28	Podolchenko, EvgeniyGM	2312	BLR	+66B	+43N	=19B	−11N	−15B	+25N	−37B	+47N	=29B	5.0	41.0	44.5	22.75	2089	-19.2
29	Tatvidze, Davit	1753	GEO	+75N	+14B	−6N	−5B	+74N	=23N	−41B	+63B	=28N	5.0	40.5	42.5	19.25	1907	+62.0
30	Gvenetadze, Davit	1824	GEO	+65N	−1B	−63N	+48B	+33N	+69B	−18N	+32B	−13N	5.0	40.0	43.0	20.50	1838	+0.2
31	Alalidze, Saba	1792	GEO	+59B	−4N	+54B	−40N	+47B	−36N	+35B	+50N	−12B	5.0	38.5	42.5	20.50	1766	-8.8
32	Chaladze, Giorgi	1713	GEO	−13N	+48B	−23N	+71B	+51N	−16B	+57N	−30N	+55B	5.0	38.5	41.5	19.00	1766	+22.8
33	Chankseliani, Davit	1693	GEO	−11B	+62N	−5B	+73N	−30B	+67N	=40B	=44N	+51N	5.0	38.5	41.5	19.00	1777	+32.8
34	Kristesiashvili, Andria	1725	GEO	−2N	+68B	+81N	−18B	−16N	−48B	+74N	+40N	+50B	5.0	37.5	38.5	15.50	1703	-7.2
35	Tsivadze, Revaz	1690	GEO	+5N	+16B	−13N	−14B	−22N	+74B	−31N	+57B	=45N	4.5	44.0	46.5	21.75	1821	+50.8
36	Jojua, Nikoloz	1643	GEO	−12N	+71B	+51N	−7B	+53N	+31B	−16N	−15N	=44B	4.5	42.0	45.0	18.25	1815	+74.4
37	Toidze, Tengiz	1801	GEO	+74N	=12B	−14N	+70B	−13N	+63B	+28N	−9B	−25N	4.5	41.5	44.0	17.00	1894	+24.0
38	Todashvili, Mate	1848	GEO	+82B	=11N	+44B	−19N	+42B	−21N	−12N	+64B	−15B	4.5	41.5	42.5	16.50	1899	+7.8
39	Bendeliani, Giorgi	1713	GEO	−3B	+67N	+83B	+45N	−2B	−27N	+69B	=41N	−21B	4.5	40.5	40.5	13.25	1783	+11.2
40	Berishvili, Davit	1509	GEO	−23N	+76B	+53N	+31B	−14N	−22B	=33N	−34B	+64N	4.5	39.5	41.5	17.00	1745	+92.4
41	Khukhunaishvili, Tariel	1858	GEO	+57N	−2B	−42N	+52B	=64N	=56B	+29N	=39B	−24N	4.5	39.0	42.5	19.00	1713	-26.8
42	Tavberidze, Alexandre	1639	GEO	−4B	+77N	+41B	=15N	−38N	−49B	+58N	−43B	+63N	4.5	38.0	40.0	17.00	1741	+40.0
43	Eradze, Malkhaz	1760	GEO	+76N	−28B	−69N	+57B	+61N	−8N	=47B	+42N	−20B	4.5	36.5	38.5	16.50	1681	-40.4
44	Liponava, Zurab	1907	GEO	+58N	=56B	−38N	−69B	+65N	+64B	−24N	=33B	=36N	4.5	34.5	37.5	17.75	1664	-51.0
45	Chanturia, Giorgi Gio	1779	GEO	+70N	−6B	+61N	−39B	−50N	−52B	+65N	+69N	=35B	4.5	34.0	37.0	15.75	1629	-66.4
46	Arevadze, Lasha	1761	GEO	F	+9N	−4B	=63B	+49N	−2N	=23B	−27N	+48B	4.0	43.0	43.0	19.00	1926	+27.8
47	Todua, Andria	1683	GEO	−1N	+57B	+16N	−23B	−31N	+81B	=43N	−28B	=58N	4.0	41.5	42.5	15.25	1730	+7.6
48	Vashakidze, Vazha	1481	GEO	−7B	−32N	+59B	−30N	+72B	+34N	−25B	+60N	−46N	4.0	39.0	42.0	16.00	1575	+24.4
49	Khvadagiani, Nika	1887	GEO	=67B	−5N	+66B	+56N	−46B	+42N	−20B	−25N	=54B	4.0	38.0	41.5	15.75	1661	-50.0
50	Kamarouski, Mark	1689	FID	−19B	+82N	−9B	+75N	+45B	−26N	+53N	−31B	−34N	4.0	37.5	38.5	11.50	1734	+15.2
51	Bechvaia, Gabriel	1826	GEO	+73B	−19N	−36B	+55N	−32B	−20N	+71B	+52N	−33B	4.0	36.5	39.5	14.00	1603	-48.8
52	Arsenidze, Giorgi	1541	GEO	−9B	+72N	−15B	−41N	+73B	+45N	−56N	−51B	+78N	4.0	35.5	37.5	12.50	1607	+14.4
53	Dolidze, Shota	1776	GEO	+72B	−8N	−40B	+82N	−36B	+61N	−50B	−55N	+66B	4.0	34.0	35.0	11.50	1544	-100.4
54	Antadze, Andria	1537	GEO	−14N	+79B	−31N	−16B	=71N	+59B	−63N	+75B	=49N	4.0	33.5	35.5	11.50	1553	-10.4
55	Qiqishvili, Giorgi	1499	GEO	−16N	+75B	−24N	−51B	−59N	+70B	+80N	+53B	−32N	4.0	33.5	35.0	10.50	1607	+12.2
56	Khukhunaishvili, Adam	1752	GEO	+80B	=44N	−11B	−49B	+81N	=41N	+52B	−26N	−61N	4.0	33.5	34.5	11.00	1664	-18.2
57	Kapanadze, Giorgi	1451	GEO	−41B	−47N	+72B	−43N	+75B	+60N	−32B	−35N	+69B	4.0	32.5	34.5	12.00	1564	+36.4
58	Falalieiev, Danyil	1503	UKR	−44B	+80N	=60B	−21N	−66B	+77N	−42B	+72N	=47B	4.0	31.0	32.5	10.50	1499	-10.0
59	Aghapishvili, Valeri	0	GEO	−31N	−63B	−48N	+76B	+55B	−54N	−60B	+81N	+72B	4.0	29.5	30.5	10.00	1304	0.0
60	Sadovskyi, Hlib	1559	UKR	−18N	=74B	=58N	−81B	+82N	−57B	+59N	−48B	+70N	4.0	28.0	29.0	11.25	1416	-50.8
61	Sakhelashvili, Gabriel	1559	GEO	F	−27N	−45B	+83N	−43B	−53B	+78N	+67N	+56B	4.0	27.5	27.5	9.50	1615	+16.4
62	Gugeshashvili, Ketevan	1456	GEO	−26N	−33B	−70N	=79B	+76N	−65B	=75B	+83N	+80B	4.0	24.0	24.0	5.50	1296	-30.8
63	Kachakhidze, Nikoloz	1594	GEO	−8B	+59N	+30B	=46N	−21B	−37N	+54B	−29N	−42B	3.5	39.0	43.0	15.00	1627	+12.4
64	Goletiani, Aleko	1744	GEO	+83N	+23B	−8B	−27N	=41B	−44N	+66B	−38N	−40B	3.5	38.5	38.5	11.25	1692	-12.8
65	Putkaradze, Nikoloz	1422	GEO	−30B	−20N	+80B	=25N	−44B	+62N	−45B	−66N	+76B	3.5	34.5	36.0	10.25	1457	-16.4
66	Tsurtsumia, Luka	1559	GEO	−28N	=70B	−49N	+68B	+58N	−24B	−64N	+65B	−53N	3.5	33.0	36.0	12.50	1615	+12.4
67	Kakabadze, Davit	1491	GEO	=49N	−39B	=74N	−22B	+80N	−33B	+81N	−61B	=68N	3.5	30.5	31.5	7.50	1420	-27.6
68	Arigovi, Gabriel	1491	GEO	−27B	−34N	=77B	−66N	+83B	=71N	−72B	+79N	=67B	3.5	27.0	27.0	6.25	1394	-35.6
69	Janashia, Andria	1518	GEO	−17B	+78N	+43B	+44N	−9B	−30N	−39N	−45B	−57N	3.0	39.0	41.0	11.00	1591	+14.4
70	Cheishvili, Archil	0	GEO	−45B	=66N	+62B	−37N	−25B	−55N	=77B	+73N	−60B	3.0	33.0	35.0	9.75	1450	0.0
71	Managadze, Mate	1445	GEO	−21B	−36N	+78B	−32N	=54B	=68B	−51N	−76N	+81B	3.0	30.5	31.5	6.75	1403	-15.2
72	Gagoshidze, Giorgi	0	GEO	−53N	−52B	−57N	+78B	−48N	+83B	+68N	−58B	−59N	3.0	29.5	29.5	5.50	1268	0.0
73	Qubaneishvili, Tornike	1435	GEO	−51N	−25B	+76N	−33B	−52N	−80B	+83N	−70B	+82B	3.0	26.0	26.0	3.00	1394	-12.0
74	Vacheishvili, Demiri	1410	GEO	−37B	=60N	=67B	+77N	−29B	−35N	−34B	=80N	−75N	2.5	30.5	32.0	6.50	1416	-4.8
75	Kutateladze, Luka	1430	GEO	−29B	−55N	F	−50B	−57N	=79B	=62N	−54N	+74B	2.0	29.5	29.5	5.50	1313	-40.4
76	Kanashvili, Ramaz	0	GEO	−43B	−40N	−73B	−59N	−62B	F	+82N	+71B	−65N	2.0	27.5	27.5	4.00	1344	0.0
77	Napetvaridze, Mate	1414	GEO	−22N	−42B	=68N	−74B	+79N	−58B	=70N	−78B	F	2.0	27.0	27.0	5.25	1206	-43.6
78	Khardziani, Ilia	0	GEO	−24N	−69B	−71N	−72N	F	+82B	−61B	+77N	−52B	2.0	25.5	25.5	3.00	1367	0.0
79	Gokadze, Maxime	0	GEO	−15B	−54N	−82B	=62N	−77B	=75N	F	−68B	+83B	2.0	22.5	22.5	3.00	1201	0.0
80	Kvaratskhelia, Marika	0	GEO	−56N	−58B	−65N	F	−67B	+73N	−55B	=74B	−62N	1.5	28.5	28.5	4.25	1253	0.0
81	Naniashvili, Giorgi	0	GEO	F	−7N	−34B	+60N	−56B	−47N	−67B	−59B	−71N	1.0	34.0	34.0	4.00	1338	0.0
82	Pailodze, Davit	1447	GEO	−38N	−50B	+79N	−53B	−60B	−78N	−76B	F	−73N	1.0	25.5	25.5	2.00	861	-50.8
83	FIDE 13653806	0	—	−64B	F	−39N	−61B	−68N	−72N	−73B	−62B	−79N	0.0	27.5	27.5	0.00	765	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kikalishvili, LukaGEO
+121.2
5.5 pts · #18
2Berishvili, DavitGEO
+92.4
4.5 pts · #47
3Khvedelidze, LukaGEO
+82.8
6.0 pts · #26

Top rating losers

1Dolidze, ShotaGEO
-100.4
4.0 pts · #52
2Chanturia, Giorgi GioGEO
-66.4
4.5 pts · #45
3Liponava, ZurabGEO
-51.0
4.5 pts · #30

Biggest upsets

R1+826 Elo gap
Tsivadze, Revaz1690 beat GMKacheishvili, Giorgi2516
R5+542 Elo gap
Khvedelidze, Luka1770 beat GMPodolchenko, Evgeniy2312
R4+522 Elo gap
FMTabatadze, Erekle2002 beat GMMaghalashvili, Davit2524