Imereti Ch 2026
Open SwissStandard
35 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 09 Jan 2026 to 15 Jan 2026 in Kutaisi, Georgia. Top 10 Elo average was 1642, and top seed was Daviti Tskipurishvili (🇬🇪 GEO, 1910).
Daviti Tskipurishvili (🇬🇪 GEO, 1910) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Irakli Dzodzuashvili (6.0) and Gabriel Kukhalashvili (5.0). Tskipurishvili won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Davit Kakabadze (1466) beat Aleksandre Mgeladze (1765), a +299-point gap.
Location
🇬🇪Kutaisi, Georgia
Dates
09 Jan 2026 → 15 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇪Georgia×32
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsDaviti Tskipurishvili led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Daviti Tskipurishvili never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Daviti Tskipurishvili beat Irakli Dzodzuashvili (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Daviti Tskipurishvili 7 wins (R1–R7)Irakli Dzodzuashvili 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Daviti Tskipurishvili | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Irakli Dzodzuashvili | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Gabriel Kukhalashvili | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Luka Sakhokia | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tskipurishvili, Daviti | 1910 | GEO | +31B | +23N | +4B | +2N | +9B | +6N | +12B | 7.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 28.00 | 2369 | +18.2 |
| 2 | Dzodzuashvili, Irakli | 1802 | GEO | +25N | +22B | +3N | −1B | +7N | +5B | +10N | 6.0 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 23.50 | 1951 | +25.8 |
| 3 | Kukhalashvili, Gabriel | 1551 | GEO | +16B | +17N | −2B | +15N | =5B | =11N | +9B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 30.5 | 20.25 | 1702 | +62.0 |
| 4 | Sakhokia, Luka | 1530 | GEO | +33N | +28B | −1N | =20B | +19N | =9N | +11B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 14.75 | 1636 | +25.6 |
| 5 | Gogava, Luka | 1650 | GEO | +8N | +11B | +7N | −9B | =3N | −2N | +18B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 19.00 | 1669 | -10.8 |
| 6 | Gabelaia, Vano | 1541 | GEO | +19N | =15B | =9N | +25B | +10N | −1B | =8N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 16.25 | 1675 | +68.0 |
| 7 | Kirtadze, Mishiko | 1521 | GEO | +35B | +18N | −5B | +14N | −2B | =16N | +20B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 13.50 | 1608 | -2.4 |
| 8 | Kvachakidze, Lazare | 1439 | GEO | −5B | +21N | −10N | +24B | +23B | +18N | =6B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 15.25 | 1650 | +46.0 |
| 9 | Managadze, Mate | 1482 | GEO | +24B | +12N | =6B | +5N | −1N | =4B | −3N | 4.0 | 30.0 | 33.0 | 16.25 | 1643 | +51.2 |
| 10 | Mgeladze, Aleksandre | 1765 | GEO | −18B | +26N | +8B | +17N | −6B | +15N | −2B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 15.00 | 1530 | -33.4 |
| 11 | Bukhaidze, Giorgi | 1485 | GEO | +29N | −5N | +16B | =19B | +13N | =3B | −4N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 14.25 | 1520 | +4.0 |
| 12 | Qubaneishvili, Andria | 1566 | GEO | +20N | −9B | −19N | +21B | +25N | +14B | −1N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 13.50 | 1572 | -13.6 |
| 13 | Nemsitsveridze, Luka | 1535 | GEO | =26B | +14N | =15B | =18N | −11B | +19N | =16B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 14.50 | 1512 | +8.4 |
| 14 | Putkaradze, Nikoloz | 1431 | GEO | +27N | −13B | +22N | −7B | +17B | −12N | +23B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 12.50 | 1590 | +60.0 |
| 15 | Arigovi, Gabriel | 1474 | GEO | +32B | =6N | =13N | −3B | +27N | −10B | +25N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 10.25 | 1552 | +36.4 |
| 16 | Nemsitsveridze, Giorgi | 1428 | GEO | −3N | +29B | −11N | +32B | +22N | =7B | =13N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 10.25 | 1457 | +8.4 |
| 17 | Pantskhava, Dachi | 1477 | GEO | +30N | −3B | +28N | −10B | −14N | +24B | +22N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 10.50 | 1452 | -3.6 |
| 18 | Kakabadze, Davit | 1466 | GEO | +10N | −7B | +27N | =13B | +20N | −8B | −5N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 12.00 | 1593 | +33.6 |
| 19 | Meparishvili, Giorgi | 1422 | GEO | −6B | +32N | +12B | =11N | −4B | −13B | +26N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 9.50 | 1373 | -17.6 |
| 20 | Pailodze, Davit | 1430 | GEO | −12B | +24N | +23B | =4N | −18B | +26B | −7N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 11.00 | 1475 | +1.6 |
| 21 | Kezevadze, Rezo | 0 | GEO | −22N | −8B | +31B | −12N | +32N | =27B | +33B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 4.75 | 1376 | -18.8 |
| 22 | Emnadze, Amirani | 1497 | GEO | +21B | −2N | −14B | +30N | −16B | +29N | −17B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 7.50 | 1268 | -57.2 |
| 23 | Vashakidze, Vazha | 1515 | GEO | +34N | −1B | −20N | +29B | −8N | +30B | −14N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 5.00 | 783 | -74.0 |
| 24 | Makharadze, Mate | 0 | GEO | −9N | −20B | +35B | −8N | +31B | −17N | +32B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 1235 | -39.6 |
| 25 | Tsukhishvili, Mikheil | 1467 | GEO | −2B | +35N | +30B | −6N | −12B | =28N | −15B | 2.5 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 3.75 | 776 | -58.8 |
| 26 | Arsenidze, Tsotne | 0 | GEO | =13N | −10B | +34N | −27B | +28B | −20N | −19B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 5.50 | 1181 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Liparteliani, Andria | 1571 | GEO | −14B | +33N | −18B | +26N | −15B | =21N | −28B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 5.25 | 1130 | -86.4 |
| 28 | Tsinadze, Demetre | 0 | GEO | F | −4N | −17B | +34B | −26N | =25B | +27N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.75 | 1419 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Machitadze, Luka | 0 | GEO | −11B | −16N | +33B | −23N | +35N | −22B | −30N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 1.50 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Manchkhashvili, Luka | 0 | GEO | −17B | F | −25N | −22B | +34N | −23N | +29B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Liparishvili, Giorgi | 1468 | GEO | −1N | −34B | −21N | =33B | −24N | F | +35B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 758 | -43.6 |
| 32 | Sakhamberidze, Sandro | 0 | GEO | −15N | −19B | F | −16N | −21B | +34B | −24N | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1.00 | 628 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 13652737 | 0 | — | −4B | −27B | −29N | =31N | F | =35B | −21N | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 1171 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 13654152 | 0 | — | −23B | +31N | −26B | −28N | −30B | −32N | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 1483 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 13649272 | 0 | — | −7N | −25B | −24N | F | −29B | =33N | −31N | 0.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.50 | 679 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gabelaia, VanoGEO+68.04.5 pts · #5
- 2Kukhalashvili, GabrielGEO+62.05.0 pts · #3
- 3Putkaradze, NikolozGEO+60.04.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Liparteliani, AndriaGEO-86.42.5 pts · #27
- 2Vashakidze, VazhaGEO-74.03.0 pts · #31
- 3Tsukhishvili, MikheilGEO-58.82.5 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R1+299 Elo gap
- R5+224 Elo gap
- R4+168 Elo gap