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Imereti Ch 2026

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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 (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ GEO, 1910).

Daviti Tskipurishvili (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ 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
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺKutaisi, Georgia
Dates
09 Jan 2026 β†’ 15 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺDaviti Tskipurishvili1910
Avg top 10
1,642
Participants
35
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺGeorgiaΓ—32
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Daviti Tskipurishvili led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
16
7
3
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Tskipurishvili7Dzodzuashvili6Kukhalashvili5Sakhokia5Kvachakidze4.5Gabelaia4.5
R4–R7 Β· LEAD HELD

Daviti Tskipurishvili never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Daviti Tskipurishvili beat Irakli Dzodzuashvili (Black).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

Daviti Tskipurishvili 7 wins (R1–R7)Irakli Dzodzuashvili 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
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1Daviti Tskipurishvili*
1
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1
2Irakli Dzodzuashvili
0
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1
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3Gabriel Kukhalashviliβ€”
0
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4Luka Sakhokia
0
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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Tskipurishvili, Daviti1910GEO+31B+23N+4B+2N+9B+6N+12B7.026.528.028.002369+18.2
2Dzodzuashvili, Irakli1802GEO+25N+22B+3Nβˆ’1B+7N+5B+10N6.028.030.523.501951+25.8
3Kukhalashvili, Gabriel1551GEO+16B+17Nβˆ’2B+15N=5B=11N+9B5.026.530.520.251702+62.0
4Sakhokia, Luka1530GEO+33N+28Bβˆ’1N=20B+19N=9N+11B5.024.525.514.751636+25.6
5Gogava, Luka1650GEO+8N+11B+7Nβˆ’9B=3Nβˆ’2N+18B4.528.031.519.001669-10.8
6Gabelaia, Vano1541GEO+19N=15B=9N+25B+10Nβˆ’1B=8N4.527.029.516.251675+68.0
7Kirtadze, Mishiko1521GEO+35B+18Nβˆ’5B+14Nβˆ’2B=16N+20B4.525.526.013.501608-2.4
8Kvachakidze, Lazare1439GEOβˆ’5B+21Nβˆ’10N+24B+23B+18N=6B4.523.026.015.251650+46.0
9Managadze, Mate1482GEO+24B+12N=6B+5Nβˆ’1N=4Bβˆ’3N4.030.033.016.251643+51.2
10Mgeladze, Aleksandre1765GEOβˆ’18B+26N+8B+17Nβˆ’6B+15Nβˆ’2B4.026.529.015.001530-33.4
11Bukhaidze, Giorgi1485GEO+29Nβˆ’5N+16B=19B+13N=3Bβˆ’4N4.026.028.014.251520+4.0
12Qubaneishvili, Andria1566GEO+20Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’19N+21B+25N+14Bβˆ’1N4.025.528.013.501572-13.6
13Nemsitsveridze, Luka1535GEO=26B+14N=15B=18Nβˆ’11B+19N=16B4.023.025.514.501512+8.4
14Putkaradze, Nikoloz1431GEO+27Nβˆ’13B+22Nβˆ’7B+17Bβˆ’12N+23B4.022.525.012.501590+60.0
15Arigovi, Gabriel1474GEO+32B=6N=13Nβˆ’3B+27Nβˆ’10B+25N4.022.523.510.251552+36.4
16Nemsitsveridze, Giorgi1428GEOβˆ’3N+29Bβˆ’11N+32B+22N=7B=13N4.022.523.510.251457+8.4
17Pantskhava, Dachi1477GEO+30Nβˆ’3B+28Nβˆ’10Bβˆ’14N+24B+22N4.021.523.510.501452-3.6
18Kakabadze, Davit1466GEO+10Nβˆ’7B+27N=13B+20Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’5N3.525.027.512.001593+33.6
19Meparishvili, Giorgi1422GEOβˆ’6B+32N+12B=11Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’13B+26N3.524.025.09.501373-17.6
20Pailodze, Davit1430GEOβˆ’12B+24N+23B=4Nβˆ’18B+26Bβˆ’7N3.523.025.511.001475+1.6
21Kezevadze, Rezo0GEOβˆ’22Nβˆ’8B+31Bβˆ’12N+32N=27B+33B3.516.517.54.751376-18.8
22Emnadze, Amirani1497GEO+21Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’14B+30Nβˆ’16B+29Nβˆ’17B3.023.525.57.501268-57.2
23Vashakidze, Vazha1515GEO+34Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’20N+29Bβˆ’8N+30Bβˆ’14N3.023.024.05.00783-74.0
24Makharadze, Mate0GEOβˆ’9Nβˆ’20B+35Bβˆ’8N+31Bβˆ’17N+32B3.018.519.03.001235-39.6
25Tsukhishvili, Mikheil1467GEOβˆ’2B+35N+30Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’12B=28Nβˆ’15B2.523.023.53.75776-58.8
26Arsenidze, Tsotne0GEO=13Nβˆ’10B+34Nβˆ’27B+28Bβˆ’20Nβˆ’19B2.520.021.05.5011810.0
27Liparteliani, Andria1571GEOβˆ’14B+33Nβˆ’18B+26Nβˆ’15B=21Nβˆ’28B2.520.021.05.251130-86.4
28Tsinadze, Demetre0GEOFβˆ’4Nβˆ’17B+34Bβˆ’26N=25B+27N2.517.517.54.7514190.0
29Machitadze, Luka0GEOβˆ’11Bβˆ’16N+33Bβˆ’23N+35Nβˆ’22Bβˆ’30N2.017.017.51.506890.0
30Manchkhashvili, Luka0GEOβˆ’17BFβˆ’25Nβˆ’22B+34Nβˆ’23N+29B2.015.515.53.006880.0
31Liparishvili, Giorgi1468GEOβˆ’1Nβˆ’34Bβˆ’21N=33Bβˆ’24NF+35B1.516.016.01.00758-43.6
32Sakhamberidze, Sandro0GEOβˆ’15Nβˆ’19BFβˆ’16Nβˆ’21B+34Bβˆ’24N1.019.019.01.006280.0
33FIDE 136527370β€”βˆ’4Bβˆ’27Bβˆ’29N=31NF=35Bβˆ’21N1.015.015.01.0011710.0
34FIDE 136541520β€”βˆ’23B+31Nβˆ’26Bβˆ’28Nβˆ’30Bβˆ’32NF1.012.512.51.5014830.0
35FIDE 136492720β€”βˆ’7Nβˆ’25Bβˆ’24NFβˆ’29B=33Nβˆ’31N0.514.514.50.506790.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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