GEO U-1800 Ch 2026

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52 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Mar 2026 to 25 Mar 2026 in Kutaisi, Georgia. Top 10 Elo average was 1735, and top seed was Zurab Liponava (🇬🇪 GEO, 1789).

Luka Gogava (🇬🇪 GEO, 1691) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Aleksandre Mgeladze (7.0) and Lasha Arevadze (7.0).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Andria Janashia (1429) beat Lado Kilasonia (1732), a +303-point gap.

Location

🇬🇪Kutaisi, Georgia

Dates

21 Mar 2026 → 25 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇪Zurab Liponava1789

Avg top 10

1,735

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇬🇪Georgia×47

Top 3

🥇
Luka Gogava
🇬🇪GEO·1691
7.0pts·1856perf+48.1
🥈
Aleksandre Mgeladze
🇬🇪GEO·1730
7.0pts·1852perf+27.2
🥉
Lasha Arevadze
🇬🇪GEO·1740
7.0pts·1863perf+28.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 4 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Arevadze7Mgeladze7Gogava7Kilasonia7Bendeliani6.5Tsurtsumia6.5

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 7.0/9. Gogava takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.0).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Lasha Arevadze beat Aleksandre Mgeladze (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Lasha Arevadze 4 wins (R1–R4)Aleksandre Mgeladze 6 wins (R1–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Lasha Arevadze	*	1	—	—
2Aleksandre Mgeladze	0	*	0	—
3Luka Gogava	—	1	*	—
4Lado Kilasonia	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gogava, Luka	1691	GEO	+46B	+17N	=7B	=9N	+26B	+10N	=5B	+2B	=6N	7.0	47.0	49.0	36.50	1856	+48.1
2	Mgeladze, Aleksandre	1730	GEO	+34B	+28N	+16B	+13N	+7B	+12N	−3B	−1N	+5B	7.0	46.5	50.5	36.50	1852	+27.2
3	Arevadze, Lasha	1740	GEO	+40B	+24N	+32B	+8N	=12B	=6B	+2N	−5N	+7B	7.0	46.0	49.5	37.00	1863	+28.0
4	Kilasonia, Lado	1732	GEO	−15N	−19N	+36B	+43B	+29N	+11B	+10N	+16B	+12N	7.0	40.0	43.0	33.00	1711	-2.2
5	Bendeliani, Giorgi	1713	GEO	+31N	+15B	−13N	+27B	+8B	+25N	=1N	+3B	−2N	6.5	45.5	49.5	33.50	1774	+17.4
6	Tsurtsumia, Luka	1755	GEO	+37N	+20B	−8N	+28B	+13B	=3N	=7B	+15N	=1B	6.5	45.5	49.0	33.00	1771	+13.2
7	Bechvaia, Grigol	1779	GEO	+21N	+11B	=1N	+18B	−2N	+8B	=6N	+12B	−3N	6.0	50.0	55.0	34.25	1786	+5.6
8	Natsauri, Luka	1652	GEO	+30B	+39N	+6B	−3B	−5N	−7N	+38B	+27N	+17B	6.0	42.5	46.0	26.50	1711	+13.2
9	Kikalishvili, Luka	1757	GEO	+23B	+22N	−25N	=1B	=15N	+28B	−12N	+20B	+16N	6.0	41.5	45.5	30.00	1683	-30.0
10	Kirtadze, Mishiko	1618	GEO	−14N	+50B	+37N	+29B	+39N	−1B	−4B	+26N	+15B	6.0	39.5	41.0	21.50	1665	+14.8
11	Sakhokia, Luka	1559	GEO	+52B	−7N	=14B	+38N	+24B	−4N	+30B	=17N	+25B	6.0	39.5	40.0	21.75	1674	+40.0
12	Qubaneishvili, Andria	1601	GEO	+36B	+49N	+19B	+25N	=3N	−2B	+9B	−7N	−4B	5.5	45.5	47.0	23.50	1723	+46.7
13	Svanadze, Lile	1642	GEO	+33B	+38N	+5B	−2B	−6N	+26N	−16B	=23N	+21B	5.5	43.0	46.5	25.50	1550	-27.3
14	Gokadze, Nikoloz	0	GEO	+10B	F	=11N	−24N	+19B	−17N	+34B	+30N	+32B	5.5	38.5	42.5	26.00	1605	0.0
15	Janashia, Andria	1429	GEO	+4B	−5N	=22B	+19N	=9B	+24N	+25B	−6B	−10N	5.0	46.5	50.5	26.00	1710	+125.2
16	Kakulia, Demetre	1567	GEO	+48B	+18B	−2N	−26N	+17B	+21B	+13N	−4N	−9B	5.0	44.5	46.5	22.50	1742	+73.6
17	Kakabadze, Davit	1507	GEO	+44N	−1B	=30N	+41B	−16N	+14B	+33N	=11B	−8N	5.0	41.0	44.0	21.00	1342	-46.8
18	Liponava, Zurab	1789	GEO	+29B	−16N	+23B	−7N	+40B	=20N	+22B	−25N	=19B	5.0	39.0	42.5	22.50	1609	-38.0
19	Kitadze, Anano	1645	GEO	=50N	+4B	−12N	−15B	−14N	+41B	+37N	+31B	=18N	5.0	39.0	40.5	21.25	1626	-3.6
20	Alania, Lilu	1531	GEO	+26B	−6N	−38B	+30N	+23B	=18B	=27N	−9N	+29B	5.0	38.5	42.0	21.50	1642	+39.6
21	Sakhelashvili, Gabriel	1448	GEO	−7B	+36N	+49B	+32N	−25B	−16N	+29B	+22N	−13N	5.0	37.0	38.5	18.00	1563	+39.6
22	Chivadze, Andria	1565	GEO	+42N	−9B	=15N	=31B	+46N	+37B	−18N	−21B	+43N	5.0	35.0	37.0	16.50	1423	-48.4
23	Emnadze, Amirani	1438	GEO	−9N	+42B	−18N	+52B	−20N	+45B	+43N	=13B	=33N	5.0	34.5	35.0	14.25	1359	-13.2
24	Salukvadze, Giorgi	1533	GEO	+47N	−3B	=31N	+14B	−11N	−15B	+49N	−33B	+36N	4.5	37.0	38.5	14.50	1212	-61.2
25	Sakhelashvili, Nano	1664	GEO	+35N	F	+9B	−12B	+21N	−5B	−15N	+18B	−11N	4.0	44.5	48.5	20.00	1560	-41.2
26	Kvaratskhelia, Marika	0	GEO	−20N	+35B	+44N	+16B	−1N	−13B	+28N	−10B	−39N	4.0	40.0	43.0	16.00	1421	0.0
27	Nemsitsveridze, Luka	1493	GEO	−38B	F	+47N	−5N	=33B	+34N	=20B	−8B	+28N	4.0	37.0	39.0	14.50	1570	+18.8
28	Gabrichidze, Gega	1520	GEO	+45B	−2B	+46N	−6N	+38B	−9N	−26B	+36N	−27B	4.0	37.0	39.0	11.50	886	-48.0
29	Vashakidze, Vazha	1464	GEO	−18N	+43B	+45N	−10N	−4B	+47B	−21N	+37B	−20N	4.0	37.0	39.0	11.00	1322	-21.0
30	Gogelia, Barbare	0	GEO	−8N	+51N	=17B	−20B	+50N	+39B	−11N	−14B	=31N	4.0	36.5	38.0	11.00	1400	-14.8
31	Janashia, Konstantine	1417	GEO	−5B	+52N	=24B	=22N	−34B	=36N	+40B	−19N	=30B	4.0	36.0	36.5	12.50	1437	+3.6
32	Arsenidze, Giorgi	1592	GEO	+43N	+41B	−3N	−21B	−37N	−33N	+42B	+46B	−14N	4.0	35.0	37.0	12.00	746	-68.0
33	Gokadze, Maxime	0	GEO	−13N	F	F	+47B	=27N	+32B	−17B	+24N	=23B	4.0	34.0	34.0	15.00	1540	0.0
34	Nemsitsveridze, Giorgi	1424	GEO	−2N	=44B	+50N	−39B	+31N	−27B	−14N	+45B	=37N	4.0	33.0	34.5	11.25	1365	-20.0
35	FIDE 13652893	0	—	−25B	−26N	−48B	−36N	+51B	+52N	−45N	+49B	+46N	4.0	21.0	21.5	5.50	807	0.0
36	Grigalashvili, Gabriel	0	GEO	−12N	−21B	−4N	+35B	+41N	=31B	+39N	−28B	−24B	3.5	37.5	41.0	13.00	1302	0.0
37	Pantskhava, Dachi	1436	GEO	−6B	+48N	−10B	+49N	+32B	−22N	−19B	−29N	=34B	3.5	36.5	38.0	9.50	1438	-8.4
38	Sanikidze, Giorgi Mam	0	GEO	+27N	−13B	+20N	−11B	−28N	+46B	−8N	−43B	=45N	3.5	36.0	38.0	12.25	1442	0.0
39	Kakhishvili, Andria	1465	GEO	F	−8B	=41N	+34N	−10B	−30N	−36B	+40N	+26B	3.5	34.5	34.5	13.25	1443	-8.0
40	Khijakadze, Andria	1433	GEO	−3N	−47B	+42N	+45B	−18N	=49B	−31N	−39B	+51N	3.5	29.0	30.5	8.25	804	-48.0
41	Meshveliani, Gegi	0	GEO	+51B	−32N	=39B	−17N	−36B	−19N	=48B	=42N	+49N	3.5	28.0	29.5	7.50	1317	0.0
42	Kobaidze, Luka Kob	0	GEO	−22B	−23N	−40B	+51N	−49B	+48N	−32N	=41B	+44N	3.5	27.5	29.0	8.25	1274	0.0
43	Kacharava, Marta	0	GEO	−32B	−29N	+51B	−4N	+52N	F	−23B	+38N	−22B	3.0	31.5	32.0	5.50	760	0.0
44	FIDE 13652923	0	—	−17B	=34N	−26B	−50B	−45N	=51N	+52B	+47N	−42B	3.0	24.0	24.5	5.25	1289	0.0
45	Qurashvili, Barbare	0	GEO	−28N	F	−29B	−40N	+44B	−23N	+35B	−34N	=38B	2.5	31.0	31.0	8.75	657	0.0
46	Chaikovski, Andria	0	GEO	−1N	F	−28B	+48N	−22B	−38N	+47B	−32N	−35B	2.0	31.5	31.5	4.00	1347	0.0
47	Kupreishvili, Data	0	GEO	−24B	+40N	−27B	−33N	+48B	−29N	−46N	−44B	F	2.0	27.0	27.0	5.50	1422	0.0
48	Khvedelidze, Giorgi	1435	GEO	−16N	−37B	+35N	−46B	−47N	−42B	=41N	F	=52B	2.0	24.0	24.0	6.00	710	-43.6
49	FIDE 13652621	0	—	F	−12B	−21N	−37B	+42N	=40N	−24B	−35N	−41B	1.5	33.0	33.0	5.25	1125	0.0
50	FIDE 13654888	0	—	=19B	−10N	−34B	+44N	−30B	F	F	F	F	1.5	25.0	25.0	5.50	1214	0.0
51	Kikvidze, Anastasia	1521	GEO	−41N	−30B	−43N	−42B	−35N	=44B	F	+52N	−40B	1.5	25.0	25.0	2.00	637	0.0
52	FIDE 13652931	0	—	−11N	−31B	F	−23N	−43B	−35B	−44N	−51B	=48N	0.5	28.5	28.5	1.00	1164	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Janashia, AndriaGEO
+125.2
5.0 pts · #12
2Kakulia, DemetreGEO
+73.6
5.0 pts · #11
3Gogava, LukaGEO
+48.1
7.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Arsenidze, GiorgiGEO
-68.0
4.0 pts · #45
2Salukvadze, GiorgiGEO
-61.2
4.5 pts · #39
3Chivadze, AndriaGEO
-48.4
5.0 pts · #29

Biggest upsets

R1+303 Elo gap
Janashia, Andria1429 beat Kilasonia, Lado1732
R7+235 Elo gap
Janashia, Andria1429 beat Sakhelashvili, Nano1664
R2+222 Elo gap
Kakulia, Demetre1567 beat Liponava, Zurab1789