GEO B-20 Ch 2026
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33 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2026 in Tbilisi, Georgia. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2186, and top seed was Luka kiladze (🇬🇪 GEO, FM, 2380).
Luka kiladze (🇬🇪 GEO, FM, 2380) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Andria Kviriashvili (6.5) and Nikolozi Shamatava (6.5). kiladze shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Saba Sajaia (1492) beat Davit Gotsiridze (2184), a +692-point gap.
Location
🇬🇪Tbilisi, Georgia
Dates
23 Mar 2026 → 31 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 4
FM×4
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇪Georgia×33
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 3 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R8 · LEADER CHANGE30 Mar
FM Luka kiladze takes the sole lead (6.5/8).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 6.5/9. kiladze takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.5).
R4–R7 · WIN STREAK
FM Nikolozi Shamatava won 4 in a row (R4–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMNikolozi Shamatava | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Andria Kviriashvili | — | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3FMLuka kiladze | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Tornike Kupatadze | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | kiladze, LukaFM | 2380 | GEO | +5N | +22B | =8N | +10B | =9N | =7B | +4N | +2B | −3N | 6.5 | 46.5 | 50.0 | 35.25 | 2326 | -6.8 |
| 2 | Kviriashvili, Andria | 2189 | GEO | +18N | +6B | −4N | +8B | +24N | =9B | +7N | −1N | +10B | 6.5 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 32.25 | 2276 | +47.5 |
| 3 | Shamatava, NikoloziFM | 2295 | GEO | +28N | −11B | −10N | +13B | +18N | +22B | +5N | =12B | +1B | 6.5 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 30.00 | 2181 | -13.2 |
| 4 | Toidze, Tengiz | 2051 | GEO | +27B | +29N | +2B | −9B | =22N | +12N | −1B | =11N | +7B | 6.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 25.75 | 2147 | +42.0 |
| 5 | Ghonghadze, Alexandre | 1707 | GEO | −1B | −24N | +32B | +29N | +14B | +25N | −3B | +21N | +20B | 6.0 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 20.00 | 1881 | +54.8 |
| 6 | Kupatadze, Tornike | 1827 | GEO | +32B | −2N | −27B | +26N | −21B | +19N | +25B | +16N | +11B | 6.0 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 21.50 | 1825 | +1.4 |
| 7 | Darsadze, Nikoloz | 2118 | GEO | +13N | +17B | −9N | +16B | +12B | =1N | −2B | +10N | −4N | 5.5 | 44.0 | 48.5 | 27.25 | 2122 | +7.2 |
| 8 | Gotsiridze, Davit | 2184 | GEO | +19B | +16N | =1B | −2N | −11B | +27N | +21B | −15N | +17B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 23.25 | 1985 | -32.4 |
| 9 | Safarov, DenielFM | 2277 | GEO | +20B | +25N | +7B | +4N | =1B | =2N | =11B | F | F | 5.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 28.00 | 2283 | +5.2 |
| 10 | Tabatadze, ErekleFM | 2346 | GEO | +21B | =12N | +3B | −1N | +25B | =11N | +16B | −7B | −2N | 5.0 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 23.00 | 2122 | -42.4 |
| 11 | Bekauri, Giorgi | 1868 | GEO | +26B | +3N | =24B | −12N | +8N | =10B | =9N | =4B | −6N | 5.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 24.75 | 2075 | +86.8 |
| 12 | Kristesiashvili, Andria | 1935 | GEO | +23N | =10B | +14N | +11B | −7N | −4B | F | =3N | +15B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 24.25 | 2004 | +34.8 |
| 13 | Kvachakidze, Lazare | 1576 | GEO | −7B | +32N | −25B | −3N | +29B | +26N | +14B | −17N | +21B | 5.0 | 33.5 | 35.0 | 15.50 | 1678 | +27.2 |
| 14 | Chikviladze, Mate | 1510 | GEO | =24B | +21N | −12B | =19N | −5N | +23B | −13N | +31B | +28N | 5.0 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 14.75 | 1678 | +63.2 |
| 15 | Sajaia, Saba | 1492 | GEO | −22N | +28B | +17N | −25N | +31B | −16N | +24B | +8B | −12N | 5.0 | 31.0 | 32.5 | 16.50 | 1816 | +57.6 |
| 16 | Berishvili, Alexandre | 1754 | GEO | +31N | −8B | +33N | −7N | +27B | +15B | −10N | −6B | =18N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 12.25 | 1738 | -15.5 |
| 17 | Berishvili, Davit | 1733 | GEO | +33B | −7N | −15B | =31N | −20B | +30N | +19B | +13B | −8N | 4.5 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 13.25 | 1625 | -42.4 |
| 18 | Jangisherashvili, Nikoloz | 1598 | GEO | −2B | +26N | +29B | −24N | −3B | =20N | =28B | +25N | =16B | 4.5 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 13.50 | 1739 | +43.2 |
| 19 | Suarishvili, Nikoloz | 1583 | GEO | −8N | +30B | −22N | =14B | +28N | −6B | −17N | +33N | +23B | 4.5 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 11.00 | 1632 | +6.4 |
| 20 | Kvaratskhelia, Giorgi | 1629 | GEO | −9N | =23B | −28N | =30B | +17N | =18B | +31B | +24N | −5N | 4.5 | 31.0 | 32.5 | 14.00 | 1684 | +21.6 |
| 21 | Paikidze, Saba | 1634 | GEO | −10N | −14B | +30N | +33B | +6N | +24B | −8N | −5B | −13N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 12.00 | 1658 | -6.4 |
| 22 | Kuntelia, Luka | 2002 | GEO | +15B | −1N | +19B | +27N | =4B | −3N | F | F | F | 3.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 15.00 | 1979 | +2.8 |
| 23 | Kavtiashvili, Lazare | 1474 | GEO | −12B | =20N | −26B | =28B | +32N | −14N | =27B | +29N | −19N | 3.5 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 8.00 | 1364 | -36.9 |
| 24 | Chanturia, Giorgi Mal | 2018 | GEO | =14N | +5B | =11N | +18B | −2B | −21N | −15N | −20B | F | 3.0 | 40.5 | 42.0 | 15.50 | 1647 | -137.2 |
| 25 | Jakhaia, Andria | 1840 | GEO | +30N | −9B | +13N | +15B | −10N | −5B | −6N | −18B | F | 3.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 12.00 | 1654 | -74.8 |
| 26 | Amkoladze, Otar | 1429 | GEO | −11N | −18B | +23N | −6B | +33N | −13B | F | F | +27N | 3.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 7.00 | 1515 | +18.8 |
| 27 | Gaprindashvili, Andria | 1542 | GEO | −4N | +31B | +6N | −22B | −16N | −8B | =23N | F | −26B | 2.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 9.25 | 1526 | -14.4 |
| 28 | Kiladze, Giorgi | 1632 | GEO | −3B | −15N | +20B | =23N | −19B | F | =18N | F | −14B | 2.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 8.50 | 1454 | -72.0 |
| 29 | Lomidze, Erekle | 0 | GEO | F | −4B | −18N | −5B | −13N | +33B | =30N | −23B | =32B | 2.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 2.75 | 881 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Bedoshvili, Andria | 1602 | GEO | −25B | −19N | −21B | =20N | F | −17B | =29B | −32N | +33N | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 4.25 | 1313 | -47.2 |
| 31 | Gharibashvili, Luka | 0 | GEO | −16B | −27N | F | =17B | −15N | +32B | −20N | −14N | F | 1.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 3.75 | 1203 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Chagelishvili, Andria | 0 | GEO | −6N | −13B | −5N | F | −23B | −31N | −33B | +30B | =29N | 1.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 3.00 | 845 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Kanashvili, Ramaz | 0 | GEO | −17N | F | −16B | −21N | −26B | −29N | +32N | −19B | −30B | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.50 | 827 | -51.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bekauri, GiorgiGEO+86.85.0 pts · #9
- 2Chikviladze, MateGEO+63.25.0 pts · #14
- 3Sajaia, SabaGEO+57.65.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Chanturia, Giorgi MalGEO-137.23.0 pts · #18
- 2Jakhaia, AndriaGEO-74.83.0 pts · #23
- 3Kiladze, GiorgiGEO-72.02.0 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R8+692 Elo gap
- R7+526 Elo gap
- R2+427 Elo gap