GEO B-15 Ch 2026

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33 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 28 Feb 2026 in Tbilisi, Georgia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1865, and top seed was Davit Tatvidze (🇬🇪 GEO, 2119).

Luka Kuntelia (🇬🇪 GEO, 2002) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Andria Kristesiashvili (6.5) and Gabriel Gabadadze (6.5). Kuntelia won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Nikoloz Suarishvili (1583) beat Nikoloz Jojua (1865), a +282-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

🇬🇪Davit Tatvidze2119

Avg top 10

1,865

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇬🇪Georgia×25

Top 3

🥇
Luka Kuntelia
🇬🇪GEO·2002
7.5pts·2116perf+46.0
🥈
Andria Kristesiashvili
🇬🇪GEO·1935
6.5pts·1987perf+30.8
🥉
FMGabriel Gabadadze
🇬🇪GEO·2033
6.5pts·1938perf-22.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Luka Kuntelia led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Kuntelia7.5Tatvidze6.5Gabadadze6.5Gvasalia6.5Kristesiashvili6.5Suarishvili6

R3–R9 · LEAD HELD

Luka Kuntelia never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Luka Kuntelia beat Davit Tatvidze (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Luka Kuntelia 6 wins (R1–R6)Davit Tatvidze 3 wins (R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Luka Kuntelia	*	1	1	½
2Davit Tatvidze	0	*	—	—
3FMGabriel Gabadadze	0	—	*	½
4Gaga Gvasalia	½	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kuntelia, Luka	2002	GEO	+23N	+9B	+25N	+5B	+2N	+3B	=6N	=4B	=7N	7.5	47.0	50.0	40.75	2116	+46.0
2	Kristesiashvili, Andria	1935	GEO	+17B	+14N	=5N	+4B	−1B	+8N	+11B	−3N	+10B	6.5	47.5	52.0	34.75	1987	+30.8
3	Gabadadze, GabrielFM	2033	GEO	+19B	=6N	+13B	=7N	+12B	−1N	+18B	+2B	=4N	6.5	46.5	50.5	33.75	1938	-22.4
4	Gvasalia, Gaga	2044	GEO	+16N	=8B	+10N	−2N	+13B	+14B	+12N	=1N	=3B	6.5	46.0	50.5	34.25	1929	-30.0
5	Tatvidze, Davit	2119	GEO	+18B	+12N	=2B	−1N	=10B	=7N	+22B	+6B	+11N	6.5	45.0	48.5	32.25	1961	-46.0
6	Suarishvili, Nikoloz	1583	GEO	+32N	=3B	+8N	=10B	+7B	=11N	=1B	−5N	+14B	6.0	47.0	48.5	30.00	1893	+116.8
7	Jojua, Nikoloz	1865	GEO	+29N	=13B	+22N	=3B	−6N	=5B	+9N	+16B	=1B	6.0	45.0	47.5	28.75	1816	-9.2
8	Dolidze, Shota	1637	GEO	+21B	=4N	−6B	+20N	+15N	−2B	−16N	+22B	+12N	5.5	41.5	45.0	24.75	1735	+26.8
9	Lobzhania, Ilia	1605	GEO	+26B	−1N	=20B	−23N	+28B	+13N	−7B	+30N	+16B	5.5	36.5	38.5	19.50	1682	+6.8
10	Kikalishvili, Luka	1757	GEO	+31B	+15N	−4B	=6N	=5N	=16B	+24N	=11B	−2N	5.0	43.5	45.5	21.50	1737	-11.2
11	Berishvili, Davit	1642	GEO	+33N	−25B	+17N	+15B	+14N	=6B	−2N	=10N	−5B	5.0	41.5	41.5	20.00	1716	+17.6
12	Londrishvili, Dimitri	1617	GEO	+30N	−5B	+21N	+19B	−3N	+25B	−4B	+15N	−8B	5.0	41.0	43.0	18.00	1585	-17.2
13	Jikurishvili, Andria	1540	GEO	+20B	=7N	−3N	+22B	−4N	−9B	=17N	+24B	+19N	5.0	40.5	44.0	20.25	1617	+5.2
14	Khorkheli, Nikoloz	1527	GEO	+24N	−2B	+27N	+25B	−11B	−4N	+19N	+18B	−6N	5.0	38.5	41.5	17.50	1464	-23.2
15	Tsetskhladze, Dachi	1444	GEO	+28N	−10B	+24N	−11N	−8B	+27B	+25N	−12B	+23N	5.0	33.5	36.5	16.00	863	-36.4
16	Apriashvili, Davit	0	GEO	−4B	−21N	+26B	+32N	+23B	=10N	+8B	−7N	−9N	4.5	39.0	40.5	16.00	1633	0.0
17	Chitadze, Nikoloz	0	GEO	−2N	+32B	−11B	−24N	+29N	=23B	=13B	=20N	+22N	4.5	33.5	35.0	13.75	1559	0.0
18	Kajaia, Tsotne	1427	GEO	−5N	=22B	=23N	+21B	+27N	+19B	−3N	−14N	−25B	4.0	36.0	39.0	14.50	1339	-19.6
19	FIDE 13654438	0	—	−3N	+30B	+28B	−12N	+24B	−18N	−14B	+26N	−13B	4.0	35.0	37.0	11.50	833	0.0
20	Metreveli, Ioseb	0	GEO	−13N	+29B	=9N	−8B	−22N	+28B	=23N	=17B	=27B	4.0	33.5	36.0	13.75	1240	0.0
21	FIDE 13654462	0	—	−8N	+16B	−12B	−18N	+31B	−22N	=32B	=28N	+30B	4.0	29.5	31.0	10.75	733	0.0
22	Goguadze, Sandro	1451	GEO	+27B	=18N	−7B	−13N	+20B	+21B	−5N	−8N	−17B	3.5	39.5	42.5	13.00	1299	-32.4
23	Bedoshvili, Andria	0	GEO	−1B	=26N	=18B	+9B	−16N	=17N	=20B	=27N	−15B	3.5	38.0	41.0	14.75	1533	0.0
24	Okropiridze, Tato	0	GEO	−14B	+31N	−15B	+17B	−19N	+32N	−10B	−13N	=29B	3.5	33.0	34.5	9.25	773	0.0
25	Tqebuchava, Tsotne	0	GEO	F	+11N	−1B	−14N	+26B	−12N	−15B	F	+18N	3.0	36.0	36.0	12.00	1486	0.0
26	FIDE 13654489	0	—	−9N	=23B	−16N	+30B	−25N	=29B	+31N	−19B	F	3.0	27.0	27.0	7.00	804	0.0
27	FIDE 13654500	0	—	−22N	+33B	−14B	+31N	−18B	−15N	F	=23B	=20N	3.0	27.0	27.0	5.75	665	0.0
28	Sanikidze, Giorgi Mam	0	GEO	−15B	F	−19N	=29B	−9N	−20N	+33B	=21B	+31N	3.0	27.0	27.0	5.25	724	0.0
29	FIDE 13654446	0	—	−7B	−20N	+33B	=28N	−17B	=26N	−30B	F	=24N	2.5	26.0	26.0	4.75	1065	0.0
30	FIDE 13654470	0	—	−12B	−19N	−31B	−26N	F	+33B	+29N	−9B	−21N	2.0	26.0	26.0	2.50	809	0.0
31	Grdzelidze, Andria	0	GEO	−10N	−24B	+30N	−27B	−21N	F	−26B	+33N	−28B	2.0	23.5	23.5	2.00	958	0.0
32	FIDE 13654497	0	—	−6B	−17N	F	−16B	+33N	−24B	=21N	F	F	1.5	25.5	25.5	2.00	783	0.0
33	FIDE 13654454	0	—	−11B	−27N	−29N	F	−32B	−30N	−28N	−31B	F	0.0	22.0	22.0	0.00	842	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Suarishvili, NikolozGEO
+116.8
6.0 pts · #6
2Kuntelia, LukaGEO
+46.0
7.5 pts · #2
3Kristesiashvili, AndriaGEO
+30.8
6.5 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Tatvidze, DavitGEO
-46.0
6.5 pts · #1
2Tsetskhladze, DachiGEO
-36.4
5.0 pts · #30
3Goguadze, SandroGEO
-32.4
3.5 pts · #19

Biggest upsets

R5+282 Elo gap
Suarishvili, Nikoloz1583 beat Jojua, Nikoloz1865
R4+117 Elo gap
Kuntelia, Luka2002 beat Tatvidze, Davit2119
R4+109 Elo gap
Kristesiashvili, Andria1935 beat Gvasalia, Gaga2044