GEO B-13 Ch 2026

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50 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 28 Feb 2026 in Tbilisi, Georgia. Top 10 Elo average was 1719, and top seed was Alexandre Akopashvili (🇬🇪 GEO, 1842).

Alexandre Ghonghadze (🇬🇪 GEO, 1707) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Revaz Tsivadze (7.0) and Rati Diasamidze (7.0). Ghonghadze won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Davit Shavladze (1410) beat Alexandre Akopashvili (1842), a +432-point gap.

Location

🇬🇪Tbilisi, Georgia

Dates

20 Feb 2026 → 28 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇪Alexandre Akopashvili1842

Avg top 10

1,719

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇬🇪Georgia×37

Top 3

🥇
Alexandre Ghonghadze
🇬🇪GEO·1707
8.0pts·2015perf+108.0
🥈
Revaz Tsivadze
🇬🇪GEO·1724
7.0pts·1898perf+71.6
🥉
Rati Diasamidze
🇬🇪GEO·1834
7.0pts·1872perf+18.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Alexandre Ghonghadze led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Ghonghadze8Diasamidze7Tsivadze7Gogava6.5Kvaratskhelia6.5Berishvili6

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

Alexandre Ghonghadze never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Alexandre Ghonghadze beat Rati Diasamidze (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Alexandre Ghonghadze 7 wins (R1–R7)Rati Diasamidze 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Alexandre Ghonghadze	*	1	1	½
2Rati Diasamidze	0	*	0	1
3Revaz Tsivadze	0	1	*	½
4Luka Gogava	½	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ghonghadze, Alexandre	1707	GEO	+18N	+17B	+5N	+10B	+3B	+15N	+2B	=6N	=4N	8.0	48.5	53.5	47.25	2015	+108.0
2	Tsivadze, Revaz	1724	GEO	+38N	+7B	=12N	=4B	+22N	+6B	−1N	+3N	+11B	7.0	49.0	52.5	38.50	1898	+71.6
3	Diasamidze, Rati	1834	GEO	+31N	+21B	+11N	+6B	−1N	+4B	+10N	−2B	+12N	7.0	48.5	52.5	37.50	1872	+18.0
4	Gogava, Luka	1691	GEO	+34B	+24N	=25B	=2N	+8B	−3N	+23B	+9N	=1B	6.5	47.5	51.5	34.75	1755	+21.1
5	Kvaratskhelia, Giorgi	1629	GEO	+49B	+45N	−1B	+35N	−6N	=7B	+21N	+22B	+10N	6.5	40.5	41.5	24.50	1750	+57.2
6	Berishvili, Alexandre	1716	GEO	+28B	+23N	+15B	−3N	+5B	−2N	+8B	=1B	=7N	6.0	50.0	54.5	33.50	1739	+9.2
7	Zarandia, Andria	1524	GEO	+30B	−2N	+28B	+16N	−11B	=5N	+13B	+25N	=6B	6.0	44.5	48.5	29.75	1626	+32.0
8	Chivadze, Andria	1565	GEO	+44N	=10B	+29N	=12B	−4N	+20B	−6N	+30B	+18N	6.0	41.5	43.5	25.50	1640	+22.0
9	Shavladze, Davit	1410	GEO	−10N	+44B	=21N	+27B	+26N	=11N	+15B	−4B	+22N	6.0	40.5	42.5	25.50	1699	+98.8
10	Tsulaia, Giorgi	1726	GEO	+9B	=8N	+13B	−1N	+19B	+25N	−3B	+23N	−5B	5.5	48.5	53.0	28.50	1632	-35.2
11	Tsulaia, Nika	1684	GEO	+43N	+35B	−3B	=24N	+7N	=9B	=14B	+16N	−2N	5.5	45.0	47.5	25.50	1569	-41.6
12	Alshibaia, Nikoloz	1633	GEO	+47B	+32N	=2B	=8N	−15B	+24N	=16B	+14N	−3B	5.5	44.0	46.0	25.00	1656	+10.0
13	Kebadze, Gabriel	1440	GEO	=22N	+20B	−10N	−21B	+39N	+31B	−7N	+27B	+23B	5.5	38.5	42.0	23.75	1589	+50.4
14	Katsia, Gigi	1492	GEO	−33N	+41B	=39N	=31B	+18N	+29B	=11N	−12B	+21N	5.5	36.0	39.0	23.00	1645	+41.2
15	Kiladze, Giorgi	1632	GEO	+50N	+26B	−6N	+17B	+12N	−1B	−9N	−18B	+30N	5.0	44.0	44.0	19.00	1571	-18.0
16	Mindiashvili, Alexandre	0	GEO	+20N	+29B	−22N	−7B	+17N	+33B	=12N	−11B	=26N	5.0	40.0	44.0	23.00	1589	0.0
17	Metreveli, Gabriel	1495	GEO	+46B	−1N	+34B	−15N	−16B	+38B	−18N	+36N	+31B	5.0	38.5	40.5	17.50	1467	-6.4
18	Berulava, Andria	0	GEO	−1B	+46N	−23B	+48N	−14B	+45N	+17B	+15N	−8B	5.0	38.0	39.0	15.00	1453	0.0
19	Lobzhania, Saba	0	GEO	−21N	=38B	+50N	+39B	−10N	−26B	=37N	+33B	+29N	5.0	33.5	33.5	15.25	1414	0.0
20	Tsivtsivadze, Dachi	1506	GEO	−16B	−13N	+42B	+36N	+45B	−8N	−30B	+46N	+32B	5.0	33.0	35.0	14.50	1369	-20.8
21	Gaprindashvili, Andria	1542	GEO	+19B	−3N	=9B	+13N	−24B	+34N	−5B	+28N	−14B	4.5	44.5	48.5	22.00	1355	-58.0
22	Akopashvili, Alexandre	1842	GEO	=13B	+37N	+16B	+25N	−2B	−23N	+24B	−5N	−9B	4.5	43.5	47.5	20.75	1507	-127.6
23	Sebiskveradze, Saba	1514	GEO	+40N	−6B	+18N	=26B	+38N	+22B	−4N	−10B	−13N	4.5	41.0	44.5	18.75	1453	-34.8
24	Makharadze, Demetre	1505	GEO	+27N	−4B	+33N	=11B	+21N	−12B	−22N	+38B	F	4.5	39.5	43.0	19.25	1530	+0.8
25	Jibladze, Nikoloz	1586	GEO	+41N	+33B	=4N	−22B	+31N	−10B	+26N	−7B	F	4.5	39.5	42.5	18.75	1556	-12.8
26	Zakariadze, Ioane	1455	GEO	+48B	−15N	+36B	=23N	−9B	+19N	−25B	=32N	=16B	4.5	38.0	39.0	16.75	1292	-39.2
27	FIDE 13646958	0	—	−24B	+47N	=32B	−9N	=34B	+39N	=28B	−13N	+40B	4.5	35.5	37.5	15.25	1137	0.0
28	Abzhandadze, Demetre Gio	0	GEO	−6N	+30B	−7N	+41B	−29N	+44B	=27N	−21B	+38N	4.5	35.5	37.5	14.75	787	0.0
29	Gogichaishvili, Sandro	1571	GEO	+42B	−16N	−8B	+30N	+28B	−14N	=32B	=31N	−19B	4.0	38.0	40.5	15.00	1300	-57.2
30	Manelidze, Alexandre	0	GEO	−7N	−28N	+47B	−29B	+40N	+35B	+20N	−8N	−15B	4.0	38.0	40.0	14.50	1421	0.0
31	Lipartia, Giorgi	1426	GEO	−3B	+42N	+48B	=14N	−25B	−13N	+33N	=29B	−17N	4.0	38.0	39.0	12.25	1298	-41.2
32	Kavtiashvili, Lazare	1474	GEO	+39N	−12B	=27N	−38B	=37N	+41B	=29N	=26B	−20N	4.0	34.5	37.5	15.00	1387	-22.0
33	Nozadze, Sandro	0	GEO	+14B	−25N	−24B	+47N	+35B	−16N	−31B	−19N	+45B	4.0	34.5	36.5	13.50	1431	0.0
34	Gakhokidze, Otar	0	GEO	−4N	+40B	−17N	+44B	=27N	−21B	−38N	+41B	=37N	4.0	34.5	36.5	12.75	1244	0.0
35	Bekauri, Daviti	1482	GEO	+36B	−11N	+45B	−5B	−33N	−30N	F	+44B	+41N	4.0	31.0	33.0	11.00	843	-23.2
36	FIDE 13653032	0	—	−35N	+43B	−26N	−20B	−41N	+42B	+44N	−17B	+46B	4.0	28.5	30.5	9.00	685	0.0
37	Svanidze, Dachi	1525	GEO	−45N	−22B	−44N	+42B	=32B	+43N	=19B	=40N	=34B	4.0	28.0	30.0	13.25	1464	-8.4
38	Abuladze, Ilia	0	GEO	−2B	=19N	+43B	+32N	−23B	−17N	+34B	−24N	−28B	3.5	38.5	41.0	13.00	1316	0.0
39	FIDE 13653059	0	—	−32B	+49N	=14B	−19N	−13B	−27B	−40N	+50N	+42B	3.5	31.5	31.5	6.25	1195	0.0
40	Mikadze, Alexandre	0	GEO	−23B	−34N	−49B	+43N	−30B	+48N	+39B	=37B	−27N	3.5	28.0	29.0	9.00	1351	0.0
41	FIDE 13649876	0	—	−25B	−14N	+46B	−28N	+36B	−32N	+45B	−34N	−35B	3.0	32.5	34.5	8.00	708	0.0
42	FIDE 13649663	0	—	−29N	−31B	−20N	−37N	+48B	−36N	+50B	=43B	−39N	2.5	28.0	28.0	2.25	708	0.0
43	FIDE 13638378	0	—	−11B	−36N	−38N	−40B	+50N	−37B	F	=42N	+48B	2.5	24.0	24.0	2.25	806	0.0
44	FIDE 13639900	0	—	−8B	−9N	+37B	−34N	+46B	−28N	−36B	−35N	F	2.0	34.5	34.5	6.00	1304	0.0
45	FIDE 13650297	0	—	+37B	−5B	−35N	F	−20N	−18B	−41N	+47B	−33N	2.0	33.5	34.5	6.00	1333	0.0
46	FIDE 13649108	0	—	−17N	−18B	−41N	+50B	−44N	+47B	F	−20B	−36N	2.0	30.0	30.0	2.00	702	0.0
47	FIDE 13654527	0	—	−12N	−27B	−30N	−33B	F	−46N	+48B	−45N	+50B	2.0	23.0	23.0	1.00	833	0.0
48	FIDE 13654543	0	—	−26N	+50B	−31N	−18B	−42N	−40B	−47N	F	−43N	1.0	24.0	24.0	0.00	646	0.0
49	FIDE 13650513	0	—	−5N	−39B	+40N	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	15.5	15.5	3.50	799	0.0
50	FIDE 13654535	0	—	−15B	−48N	−19B	−46N	−43B	F	−42N	−39B	−47N	0.0	23.5	23.5	0.00	831	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ghonghadze, AlexandreGEO
+108.0
8.0 pts · #1
2Shavladze, DavitGEO
+98.8
6.0 pts · #8
3Tsivadze, RevazGEO
+71.6
7.0 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Akopashvili, AlexandreGEO
-127.6
4.5 pts · #12
2Gaprindashvili, AndriaGEO
-58.0
4.5 pts · #26
3Gogichaishvili, SandroGEO
-57.2
4.0 pts · #30

Biggest upsets

R9+432 Elo gap
Shavladze, Davit1410 beat Akopashvili, Alexandre1842
R6+328 Elo gap
Sebiskveradze, Saba1514 beat Akopashvili, Alexandre1842
R7+222 Elo gap
Shavladze, Davit1410 beat Kiladze, Giorgi1632