GEO G-11 Ch 2026
25 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 28 Feb 2026 in Kutaisi, Georgia. Top 10 Elo average was 1380, and top seed was Mariam Rekhviashvili (π¬πͺ GEO, 1713).
Mariam Rekhviashvili (π¬πͺ GEO, 1713) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Sara Saltkhutsishvili (7.5) and Lile Svanadze (7.0). Rekhviashvili won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Tamari Darbaidze (1423) beat Sara Saltkhutsishvili (1709), a +286-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 9 roundsMariam Rekhviashvili led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Mariam Rekhviashvili held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.
Mariam Rekhviashvili drew with Sara Saltkhutsishvili (White).
Mariam Rekhviashvili 5 wins (R1βR5)Sara Saltkhutsishvili 3+3 wins (R3βR5, R7βR9)Lile Svanadze 4 wins (R1βR4)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mariam Rekhviashvili | * | Β½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Sara Saltkhutsishvili | Β½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Lile Svanadze | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Elene Nozadze | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rekhviashvili, Mariam | 1713 | GEO | +13N | +10B | +7N | +6B | +3N | =2B | +4N | +9B | =5B | 8.0 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 44.50 | 1852 | +39.6 |
| 2 | Saltkhutsishvili, Sara | 1709 | GEO | +19B | β5N | +17B | +13N | +16B | =1N | +3B | +6N | +4B | 7.5 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 37.00 | 1730 | +9.2 |
| 3 | Svanadze, Lile | 1642 | GEO | +12N | +4B | +8N | +5B | β1B | +6N | β2N | +7B | +22N | 7.0 | 48.5 | 51.0 | 35.50 | 1715 | +27.0 |
| 4 | Nozadze, Elene | 0 | GEO | +9B | β3N | +14B | +7B | +8N | +5N | β1B | +10B | β2N | 6.0 | 49.0 | 53.0 | 30.50 | 1611 | +73.6 |
| 5 | Darbaidze, Tamari | 1423 | GEO | +11N | +2B | +10N | β3N | β6B | β4B | +18N | +12B | =1N | 5.5 | 49.0 | 52.5 | 30.00 | 1455 | -11.2 |
| 6 | Kvaratskhelia, Nia | 1547 | GEO | +17B | +14N | +18B | β1N | +5N | β3B | +8N | β2B | =7N | 5.5 | 46.5 | 50.0 | 24.75 | 1521 | -9.2 |
| 7 | Berishvili, Lile | 1459 | GEO | +25B | +16N | β1B | β4N | +18B | +13N | +11B | β3N | =6B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 18.75 | 1397 | -18.0 |
| 8 | Shurgulaia, Nino | 1445 | GEO | +22N | +20B | β3B | +18N | β4B | +16N | β6B | =11N | +13N | 5.5 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 19.50 | 1410 | -12.0 |
| 9 | Gvichiani, Mariami | 1461 | GEO | β4N | +12B | β11N | +15B | β10N | +20B | +13B | β1N | +21N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 19.50 | 1389 | -12.8 |
| 10 | Kacharava, Marta | 0 | GEO | +23B | β1N | β5B | +24N | +9B | =12N | +22B | β4N | =11B | 5.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 15.00 | 1424 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Rukhadze, Tamari | 0 | GEO | β5B | +?N | +9B | β16N | +21B | +17N | β7N | =8B | =10N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 16.75 | 1378 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 13651099 | 0 | β | β3B | β9N | +?B | +14N | +23B | =10B | =16N | β5N | +15B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 14.75 | 732 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Kublashvili, Anastasia | 0 | GEO | β1B | +23N | +24B | β2B | +15N | β7B | β9N | +14N | β8B | 4.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 10.50 | 759 | -64.8 |
| 14 | FIDE 13654551 | 0 | β | +15N | β6B | β4N | β12B | β22N | +?N | +19B | β13B | +23N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 10.00 | 642 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 13647857 | 0 | β | β14B | +19N | +21B | β9N | β13B | =23N | =17B | +20N | β12N | 4.0 | 31.5 | 34.0 | 13.00 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 13653784 | 0 | β | +24N | β7B | +20N | +11B | β2N | β8B | =12B | F | β?N | 3.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 11.00 | 738 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 13654560 | 0 | β | β6N | +?B | β2N | =22B | +19N | β11B | =15N | β21B | =20B | 3.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 8.50 | 1277 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Tqavadze, Taisia | 0 | GEO | +?N | +22B | β6N | β8B | β7N | +24B | β5B | F | =19N | 3.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 4.25 | 1228 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 13652931 | 0 | β | β2N | β15B | β22N | +?B | β17B | +?N | β14N | +23B | =18B | 3.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 4.25 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 13654578 | 0 | β | +?B | β8N | β16B | β21N | +24B | β9N | +?B | β15B | =17N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 1.75 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 13638629 | 0 | β | F | F | β15N | +20B | β11N | F | +23B | +17N | β9B | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 9.50 | 661 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Goguadze, Mariam | 1400 | GEO | β8B | β18N | +19B | =17N | +14B | F | β10N | F | β3B | 2.5 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 9.25 | 746 | -25.2 |
| 23 | Tsuladze, Sara | 0 | GEO | β10N | β13B | +?N | +?B | β12N | =15B | β21N | β19N | β14B | 2.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 2.00 | 615 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 13654586 | 0 | β | β16B | F | β13N | β10B | β20N | β18N | β?B | F | β?N | 0.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.00 | 615 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Qurashvili, Barbare | 0 | GEO | β7N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 658 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nozadze, EleneGEO+73.66.0 pts Β· #4
- 2Rekhviashvili, MariamGEO+39.68.0 pts Β· #1
- 3Svanadze, LileGEO+27.07.0 pts Β· #2
- 1Kublashvili, AnastasiaGEO-64.84.0 pts Β· #16
- 2Goguadze, MariamGEO-25.22.5 pts Β· #20
- 3Berishvili, LileGEO-18.05.5 pts Β· #8
- R2+286 Elo gap