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GEO G-11 Ch 2026

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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 (🇬🇪 GEO, 1713).

Mariam Rekhviashvili (🇬🇪 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.

Location
🇬🇪Kutaisi, Georgia
Dates
20 Feb 2026 → 28 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇬🇪Mariam Rekhviashvili1713
Avg top 10
1,380
Participants
25
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇪Georgia×16
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Mariam 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.

Co-leaders
13
7
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
Rekhviashvili8Saltkhutsishvili7.5Svanadze7Nozadze6Kvaratskhelia5.5Shurgulaia5.5
R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

Mariam Rekhviashvili held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Mariam Rekhviashvili drew with Sara Saltkhutsishvili (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Mariam Rekhviashvili 5 wins (R1–R5)Sara Saltkhutsishvili 3+3 wins (R3–R5, R7–R9)Lile Svanadze 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Mariam Rekhviashvili*
½
1
1
2Sara Saltkhutsishvili
½
*
1
1
3Lile Svanadze
0
0
*
1
4Elene Nozadze
0
0
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Rekhviashvili, Mariam1713GEO+13N+10B+7N+6B+3N=2B+4N+9B=5B8.047.051.044.501852+39.6
2Saltkhutsishvili, Sara1709GEO+19B−5N+17B+13N+16B=1N+3B+6N+4B7.543.046.537.001730+9.2
3Svanadze, Lile1642GEO+12N+4B+8N+5B−1B+6N−2N+7B+22N7.048.551.035.501715+27.0
4Nozadze, Elene0GEO+9B−3N+14B+7B+8N+5N−1B+10B−2N6.049.053.030.501611+73.6
5Darbaidze, Tamari1423GEO+11N+2B+10N−3N−6B−4B+18N+12B=1N5.549.052.530.001455-11.2
6Kvaratskhelia, Nia1547GEO+17B+14N+18B−1N+5N−3B+8N−2B=7N5.546.550.024.751521-9.2
7Berishvili, Lile1459GEO+25B+16N−1B−4N+18B+13N+11B−3N=6B5.542.542.518.751397-18.0
8Shurgulaia, Nino1445GEO+22N+20B−3B+18N−4B+16N−6B=11N+13N5.538.040.519.501410-12.0
9Gvichiani, Mariami1461GEO−4N+12B−11N+15B−10N+20B+13B−1N+21N5.040.543.519.501389-12.8
10Kacharava, Marta0GEO+23B−1N−5B+24N+9B=12N+22B−4N=11B5.039.539.515.0014240.0
11Rukhadze, Tamari0GEO−5B+?N+9B−16N+21B+17N−7N=8B=10N5.036.536.516.7513780.0
12FIDE 136510990—−3B−9N+?B+14N+23B=10B=16N−5N+15B5.036.536.514.757320.0
13Kublashvili, Anastasia0GEO−1B+23N+24B−2B+15N−7B−9N+14N−8B4.042.042.010.50759-64.8
14FIDE 136545510—+15N−6B−4N−12B−22N+?N+19B−13B+23N4.033.033.010.006420.0
15FIDE 136478570—−14B+19N+21B−9N−13B=23N=17B+20N−12N4.031.534.013.006380.0
16FIDE 136537840—+24N−7B+20N+11B−2N−8B=12BF−?N3.534.534.511.007380.0
17FIDE 136545600—−6N+?B−2N=22B+19N−11B=15N−21B=20B3.534.534.58.5012770.0
18Tqavadze, Taisia0GEO+?N+22B−6N−8B−7N+24B−5BF=19N3.528.028.04.2512280.0
19FIDE 136529310—−2N−15B−22N+?B−17B+?N−14N+23B=18B3.527.527.54.257540.0
20FIDE 136545780—+?B−8N−16B−21N+24B−9N+?B−15B=17N3.524.524.51.756550.0
21FIDE 136386290—FF−15N+20B−11NF+23B+17N−9B3.026.026.09.506610.0
22Goguadze, Mariam1400GEO−8B−18N+19B=17N+14BF−10NF−3B2.535.538.59.25746-25.2
23Tsuladze, Sara0GEO−10N−13B+?N+?B−12N=15B−21N−19N−14B2.528.528.52.006150.0
24FIDE 136545860—−16BF−13N−10B−20N−18N−?BF−?N0.019.519.50.006150.0
25Qurashvili, Barbare0GEO−7NFFFFFFFF0.08.58.50.006580.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets