1st Int.Maia Cup (Blitz)

SwissBlitz

80 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 18 Dec 2025 in Kutaisi, Georgia. 16 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2512, and top seed was Baadur Jobava (🇬🇪 GEO, GM, 2649).

Giga Quparadze (🇬🇪 GEO, GM, 2571) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Levan Pantsulaia (7.5) and Davit Maghalashvili (7.0). Quparadze shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Davit Tatvidze (1856) beat Giga Quparadze (GM, 2571), a +715-point gap.

Location

🇬🇪Kutaisi, Georgia

Dates

18 Dec 2025

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇪GMBaadur Jobava2649

Avg top 10

2,512

Participants

Titled players · 16

GM×10

IM×2

FM×4

Federations · 4 represented

🇬🇪Georgia×73

FIDE (no federation)×4

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇧🇾Belarus×1

Top 3

🥇
GMGiga Quparadze
🇬🇪GEO·2571
7.5pts·2565perf+2.2
🥈
GMLevan Pantsulaia
🇬🇪GEO·2572
7.5pts·2597perf+5.2
🥉
GMDavit Maghalashvili
🇬🇪GEO·2393
7.0pts·2413perf+6.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 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

Quparadze7.5Pantsulaia7.5Makoveev7Maghalashvili7Benidze7Kovalev6.5— ex-leaders:Tatvidzeled R5, #13Kacheishvililed R6, #22

R6 · LEADER CHANGE18 Dec

GM Giorgi Kacheishvili takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Quparadze takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (50.0).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Giga Quparadze drew with GM Levan Pantsulaia (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMGiga Quparadze	*	½	1	—
2GMLevan Pantsulaia	½	*	—	½
3FMIlya Makoveev	0	—	*	—
4GMDavit Maghalashvili	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Quparadze, GigaGM	2571	GEO	+47B	+18N	+11B	+14N	−8B	+26N	+6B	+5N	=2B	7.5	50.0	54.0	44.25	2565	+2.2
2	Pantsulaia, LevanGM	2572	GEO	+22N	+23B	+13N	=3B	=10N	+14B	+19N	+11B	=1N	7.5	49.5	55.0	44.75	2597	+5.2
3	Maghalashvili, DavitGM	2393	GEO	+57B	+21N	+27B	=2N	−6B	=20N	+32B	+24N	+12B	7.0	46.0	49.5	36.50	2413	+6.6
4	Benidze, DavitGM	2400	GEO	+40N	+50B	+25N	=19B	=9N	=39B	+7B	=6N	+8B	7.0	44.5	48.5	37.25	2467	+11.4
5	Makoveev, IlyaFM	2388	FID	+36N	+34B	−8N	+45B	+31N	+24B	+39N	−1B	+9N	7.0	44.0	48.0	34.50	2355	+1.1
6	Kopylov, Alexander A.IM	2429	FID	+72B	+28N	+26B	−8N	+3N	+10B	−1N	=4B	+19N	6.5	49.0	51.5	34.50	2426	+4.1
7	Kovalev, VladislavGM	2553	FID	+41N	+46B	+39N	=10B	−19N	+40B	−4N	+25B	+11N	6.5	43.0	47.0	31.50	2408	-10.1
8	Tatvidze, Davit	1856	GEO	+60B	+15N	+5B	+6B	+1N	−19B	−11N	+10B	−4N	6.0	51.5	55.0	36.50	2268	+170.4
9	Paichadze, LukaGM	2517	GEO	=20B	+32N	+15B	+12N	=4B	−11N	+26B	+13N	−5B	6.0	48.5	53.5	34.25	2410	-7.9
10	Qalichava, AkakiFM	2275	GEO	+49N	+65B	+12B	=7N	=2B	−6N	+27B	−8N	+24B	6.0	46.5	49.5	30.00	2311	+15.0
11	Naqopia, Giorgi	2036	GEO	+74N	+76B	−1N	+53B	+16N	+9B	+8B	−2N	−7B	6.0	46.0	48.0	26.50	2244	+44.0
12	Jobava, BaadurGM	2649	GEO	+38N	+24B	−10N	−9B	+45N	+29B	+30N	+19B	−3N	6.0	44.5	48.5	29.50	2249	-19.8
13	Tabatadze, ErekleFM	2200	GEO	+43B	+33N	−2B	+27N	−26B	+46N	+20B	−9B	+21N	6.0	44.0	48.0	29.50	2133	-5.2
14	Lortkipanidze, NodarIM	2382	GEO	+44N	+45B	+51N	−1B	+25N	−2N	−24B	+28N	+29B	6.0	43.5	47.5	27.50	2238	-9.4
15	Shanava, KonstantineGM	2455	GEO	+35N	−8B	−9N	+44B	+53N	+18B	−25N	+39B	+30N	6.0	42.0	46.0	29.00	2241	-17.1
16	Podolchenko, EvgeniyGM	2387	BLR	+54B	−27N	+20B	+21N	−11B	=28N	=65N	+46B	+26B	6.0	40.0	43.0	28.00	2117	-22.5
17	Sirbiladze, Sulkhan	2185	GEO	+42N	+53B	−19N	+51B	−24N	−21B	+40N	+45B	+25N	6.0	38.0	42.0	26.00	2053	-21.2
18	Chaladze, Giorgi	1941	GEO	+71N	−1B	−40N	+69B	+47N	−15N	+49B	+48B	+32N	6.0	38.0	40.5	22.50	1970	+18.8
19	Kacheishvili, GiorgiGM	2582	GEO	+58B	+29N	+17B	=4N	+7B	+8N	−2B	−12N	−6B	5.5	50.5	54.0	30.50	2450	-10.8
20	Kristesiashvili, Andria	1751	GEO	=9N	+30B	−16N	+49B	+23N	=3B	−13N	=31B	+39N	5.5	45.0	49.0	28.00	2119	+152.8
21	Todashvili, Mate	1859	GEO	+78N	−3B	+44N	−16B	+41B	+17N	=28B	+22N	−13B	5.5	44.5	46.5	25.00	2020	+34.4
22	Kikalishvili, Luka	1780	GEO	−2B	−66N	+60B	=59N	+37B	+42N	+23N	−21B	+41N	5.5	39.5	42.5	24.75	1779	+4.0
23	Gvenetadze, Davit	1928	GEO	+73B	−2N	=57B	+42N	−20B	+52N	−22B	+59N	+43B	5.5	38.5	41.0	20.75	1815	-20.8
24	Khvedelidze, Luka	1969	GEO	+59B	−12N	+35B	+41N	+17B	−5N	+14N	−3B	−10N	5.0	47.5	51.0	25.00	2175	+76.4
25	Gvasalia, Gaga	1977	GEO	+66B	+37N	−4B	+58N	−14B	+33N	+15B	−7N	−17B	5.0	45.0	48.0	22.50	2094	+46.8
26	Gabadadze, GabrielFM	1980	GEO	+77N	+48B	−6N	+38B	+13N	−1B	−9N	+47B	−16N	5.0	45.0	47.0	21.00	2091	+44.0
27	Alalidze, Saba	1844	GEO	+75N	+16B	−3N	−13B	+35N	+31B	−10N	−30B	+47N	5.0	44.0	46.5	22.50	2038	+39.6
28	Arevadze, Lasha	1898	GEO	+61N	−6B	+36N	=40B	=34N	=16B	=21N	−14B	+65N	5.0	42.0	45.0	22.00	1967	+9.0
29	Didmanidze, Tengiz	1972	GEO	+55N	−19B	−41N	+48B	+38N	−12N	+76B	+35B	−14N	5.0	40.0	42.0	20.00	1949	-3.4
30	Kuntelia, Luka	2008	GEO	−37B	−20N	+62B	+67N	+58B	+50N	−12B	+27N	−15B	5.0	38.5	41.5	19.00	1900	-23.4
31	Qalagashvili, Pridon	2042	GEO	+69B	−51N	+47B	+52N	−5B	−27N	+58B	=20N	=33B	5.0	38.0	41.0	19.75	1888	-33.2
32	Kviriashvili, Andria	2126	GEO	−48N	−9B	+73N	+76B	+51N	+34B	−3N	+65B	−18B	5.0	37.5	39.5	16.50	1983	-50.9
33	Kupatadze, Tornike	1836	GEO	+70N	−13B	−49N	+55B	+54N	−25B	=41N	+40B	=31N	5.0	37.0	40.0	20.25	1816	-3.0
34	Tsurtsumia, Luka	1826	GEO	+68B	−5N	=42B	+43N	=28B	−32N	−48B	+76N	+49N	5.0	37.0	39.0	18.25	1789	-24.8
35	Chanturia, Giorgi Gio	1741	GEO	−15B	+73N	−24N	+71B	−27B	+55N	+52B	−29N	+50B	5.0	35.5	38.0	17.00	1827	+27.8
36	Tsivadze, Revaz	1701	GEO	−5B	+60N	−28B	+63N	−50B	+56N	−45B	+66N	+52B	5.0	35.0	38.0	18.00	1738	+13.2
37	Sakhelashvili, Gabriel	1529	GEO	+30N	−25B	+65N	−46B	−22N	−47B	+70N	+51B	+45N	5.0	34.5	37.5	19.00	1829	+126.0
38	Tsetskhladze, Shota	1782	GEO	−12B	+77N	+63B	−26N	−29B	−48N	+71B	+56N	+46N	5.0	34.0	36.0	16.00	1751	-4.6
39	Toidze, Tengiz	2142	GEO	+67B	+52N	−7B	+50N	+46B	=4N	−5B	−15N	−20B	4.5	44.0	47.0	18.50	2088	-19.2
40	Kachakhidze, Nikoloz	1715	GEO	−4B	+62N	+18B	=28N	+57B	−7N	−17B	−33N	+59B	4.5	42.5	46.0	19.00	1858	+51.6
41	Kamarouski, Mark	1759	FID	−7B	+59N	+29B	−24B	−21N	+66N	=33B	+57N	−22B	4.5	39.5	42.5	17.50	1810	+21.2
42	Todua, Andria	1588	GEO	−17B	+79N	=34N	−23B	+61N	−22B	−43N	+64B	+48N	4.5	37.5	39.5	15.50	1641	+9.2
43	Aghapishvili, Valeri	1596	GEO	−13N	=70B	+61N	−34B	−65N	+72N	+42B	+53B	−23N	4.5	34.5	37.0	16.00	1729	+27.8
44	Jojua, Nikoloz	1666	GEO	−14B	+64N	−21B	−15N	−71B	=60N	+72B	+73N	+57B	4.5	33.0	35.5	13.75	1685	-2.0
45	Tskhadadze, Giorgi	1812	GEO	+79B	−14N	+69B	−5N	−12B	+59B	+36N	−17N	−37B	4.0	41.5	43.5	13.50	1789	-9.0
46	Bechvaia, Grigol	1864	GEO	+62B	−7N	+54B	+37N	−39N	−13B	+51N	−16N	−38B	4.0	41.0	44.5	16.50	1861	-8.0
47	Gogava, Luka	1768	GEO	−1N	+71B	−31N	+75B	−18B	+37N	+50B	−26N	−27B	4.0	40.0	42.5	14.00	1768	-2.0
48	Eradze, Malkhaz	1570	GEO	+32B	−26N	−52B	−29N	+68B	+38B	+34N	−18N	−42B	4.0	39.5	42.5	18.00	1777	+58.4
49	Qiqishvili, Giorgi	1623	GEO	−10B	+68N	+33B	−20N	−52B	+53B	−18N	+58N	−34B	4.0	39.0	42.0	15.50	1762	+24.0
50	Bechvaia, Gabriel	1836	GEO	+64B	−4N	+76N	−39B	+36N	−30B	−47N	+54B	−35N	4.0	38.0	40.0	14.50	1780	-16.6
51	Tavberidze, Alexandre	1787	GEO	+80N	+31B	−14B	−17N	−32B	+67N	−46B	−37N	+60B	4.0	37.5	37.5	11.50	1783	-13.2
52	Liponava, Zurab	1815	GEO	+56N	−39B	+48N	−31B	+49N	−23B	−35N	+62B	−36N	4.0	37.0	40.5	15.50	1693	-27.2
53	Arsenidze, Giorgi	1789	GEO	+63B	−17N	+66B	−11N	−15B	−49N	+55B	−43N	+68B	4.0	37.0	40.0	13.50	1682	-56.4
54	Chankseliani, Davit	1695	GEO	−16N	+75B	−46N	+56B	−33B	+71N	−57B	−50N	+66B	4.0	32.0	34.5	12.00	1639	-29.6
55	Kapanadze, Giorgi	1504	GEO	−29B	−58N	+68B	−33N	+63B	−35B	−53N	+79N	+67B	4.0	32.0	34.0	11.50	1575	+10.9
56	Kanashvili, Ramaz	0	GEO	−52B	+67N	−58B	−54N	+69N	−36B	+77N	−38B	+76B	4.0	29.5	31.5	10.00	1630	0.0
57	Dolidze, Shota	1703	GEO	−3N	+78B	=23N	+70B	−40N	−65B	+54N	−41B	−44N	3.5	36.0	38.0	11.75	1644	-19.8
58	Goletiani, Aleko	1780	GEO	−19N	+55B	+56N	−25B	−30N	+77B	−31N	−49B	=62N	3.5	36.0	38.0	11.75	1650	-28.8
59	Vashakidze, Vazha	1494	GEO	−24N	−41B	+80N	=22B	+72B	−45N	+61N	−23B	−40N	3.5	35.0	35.0	8.75	1617	+18.2
60	Antadze, Andria	1427	GEO	−8N	−36B	−22N	−77B	+80N	=44B	+74N	+61B	−51N	3.5	33.0	33.0	8.25	1521	+22.4
61	Pailodze, Davit	1477	GEO	−28B	=72N	−43B	+64N	−42B	+69N	−59B	−60N	+71B	3.5	30.0	32.5	10.25	1452	-15.2
62	Janashia, Andria	1473	GEO	−46N	−40B	−30N	+80B	−76N	+68B	+67B	−52N	=58B	3.5	29.0	29.0	7.75	1526	+10.8
63	Kutateladze, Luka	1519	GEO	−53N	+74B	−38N	−36B	−55N	+78B	−66B	=71N	+73B	3.5	28.5	30.5	8.25	1503	+2.4
64	Vacheishvili, Demiri	1410	GEO	−50N	−44B	=74N	−61B	−78N	+80B	+75N	−42N	+72B	3.5	26.0	26.0	6.25	1448	0.0
65	Khvadagiani, Nika	1803	GEO	F	−10N	−37B	=66N	+43B	+57N	=16B	−32N	−28B	3.0	38.0	38.0	12.50	1760	-14.8
66	Chivadze, Andria	1506	GEO	−25N	+22B	−53N	=65B	=70N	−41B	+63N	−36B	−54N	3.0	34.5	37.5	12.00	1580	+19.2
67	Chanturidze, Giorgi	1585	GEO	−39N	−56B	+78N	−30B	+75N	−51B	−62N	+70B	−55N	3.0	30.5	32.5	7.50	1542	-15.4
68	Cheishvili, Archil	0	GEO	−34N	−49B	−55N	+73B	−48N	−62N	+69B	+77B	−53N	3.0	30.0	32.0	7.50	1472	0.0
69	Kvaratskhelia, Marika	1539	GEO	−31N	+80B	−45N	−18N	−56B	−61B	−68N	+74B	+78N	3.0	30.0	30.0	4.50	1563	-1.6
70	Putkaradze, Nikoloz	1405	GEO	−33B	=43N	+72B	−57N	=66B	−76N	−37B	−67N	+79B	3.0	28.5	30.5	8.25	1445	+10.0
71	Falalieiev, Danyil	1493	UKR	−18B	−47N	+79B	−35N	+44N	−54B	−38N	=63B	−61N	2.5	35.5	37.5	8.25	1437	-25.6
72	Khukhunaishvili, Adam	1719	GEO	−6N	=61B	−70N	+74B	−59N	−43B	−44N	+75B	−64N	2.5	31.5	34.0	6.75	1453	-56.2
73	Arigovi, Gabriel	1484	GEO	−23N	−35B	−32B	−68N	+74N	=75B	+78N	−44B	−63N	2.5	31.5	33.5	5.75	1495	-6.0
74	Skhiladze, Otar	1533	GEO	−11B	−63N	=64B	−72N	−73B	+79N	−60B	−69N	+77N	2.5	26.5	28.5	5.75	1279	-42.4
75	Napetvaridze, Mate	1414	GEO	−27B	−54N	+77B	−47N	−67B	=73N	−64B	−72N	+80B	2.5	26.5	26.5	3.25	1429	-14.8
76	Berishvili, Davit	1645	GEO	F	−11N	−50B	−32N	+62B	+70B	−29N	−34B	−56N	2.0	35.5	35.5	6.50	1643	-10.9
77	Managadze, Mate	1520	GEO	−26B	−38B	−75N	+60N	+79B	−58N	−56B	−68N	−74B	2.0	29.0	31.0	5.50	1379	-44.0
78	Gugeshashvili, Ketevan	1429	GEO	−21B	−57N	−67B	−79N	+64B	−63N	−73B	+80N	−69B	2.0	26.5	26.5	3.50	804	-34.6
79	Khardziani, Ilia	0	GEO	−45N	−42B	−71N	+78B	−77N	−74B	+80N	−55B	−70N	2.0	24.5	24.5	2.00	1213	0.0
80	FIDE 13653750	0	—	−51B	−69N	−59B	−62N	−60B	−64N	−79B	−78B	−75N	0.0	25.5	27.5	0.00	718	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tatvidze, DavitGEO
+170.4
6.0 pts · #13
2Kristesiashvili, AndriaGEO
+152.8
5.5 pts · #20
3Sakhelashvili, GabrielGEO
+126.0
5.0 pts · #23

Top rating losers

1Arsenidze, GiorgiGEO
-56.4
4.0 pts · #54
2Khukhunaishvili, AdamGEO
-56.2
2.5 pts · #67
3Kviriashvili, AndriaGEO
-50.9
5.0 pts · #27

Biggest upsets

R5+715 Elo gap
Tatvidze, Davit1856 beat GMQuparadze, Giga2571
R2+599 Elo gap
Tatvidze, Davit1856 beat GMShanava, Konstantine2455
R4+573 Elo gap
Tatvidze, Davit1856 beat IMKopylov, Alexander A.2429