Olympic Champion's Cup 2026

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63 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 09 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Tbilisi, Georgia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1766, and top seed was Nikoloz Chkhaidze (🇬🇪 GEO, FM, 2147).

Nikoloz Chkhaidze (🇬🇪 GEO, FM, 2147) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Tengiz Toidze (6.5) and Davit Shavladze (5.5). Chkhaidze shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Ioana Jojua (1454) beat Giorgi Bekauri (1868), a +414-point gap.

Location

🇬🇪Tbilisi, Georgia

Dates

09 Mar 2026 → 15 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇪FMNikoloz Chkhaidze2147

Avg top 10

1,766

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇬🇪Georgia×52

Top 3

🥇
FMNikoloz Chkhaidze
🇬🇪GEO·2147
6.5pts·2201perf+5.6
🥈
Tengiz Toidze
🇬🇪GEO·2051
6.5pts·2195perf+32.0
🥉
Davit Shavladze
🇬🇪GEO·1410
5.5pts·1905perf+120.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Toidze6.5Chkhaidze6.5Shavladze5.5Suarishvili5.5Mindiashvili5Bekauri5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.5/7. Chkhaidze takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.5).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Tengiz Toidze drew with FM Nikoloz Chkhaidze (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Tengiz Toidze 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Nikoloz Chkhaidze 5 wins (R1–R5)Davit Shavladze 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Tengiz Toidze	*	½	—	—
2FMNikoloz Chkhaidze	½	*	1	—
3Davit Shavladze	—	0	*	1
4Nikoloz Suarishvili	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Chkhaidze, NikolozFM	2147	GEO	+21N	+35B	+12N	+5B	+3N	=2B	+17N	6.5	29.5	32.5	29.25	2201	+5.6
2	Toidze, Tengiz	2051	GEO	+14B	+16N	+20B	+23N	+7B	=1N	+5B	6.5	29.0	33.0	29.75	2195	+32.0
3	Shavladze, Davit	1410	GEO	+63B	+10N	+13B	+4N	−1B	+8N	=6B	5.5	31.5	31.5	22.50	1905	+120.8
4	Suarishvili, Nikoloz	1583	GEO	+53N	+26B	=6N	−3B	+14N	+12B	+13B	5.5	28.0	30.0	22.00	1660	+12.4
5	Akhvlediani, Nikoloz	1759	GEO	+34B	+37N	+19B	−1N	+18B	+9N	−2N	5.0	29.5	32.5	19.50	1812	+8.8
6	Mindiashvili, Alexandre	0	GEO	+25B	+36N	=4B	=17N	+16B	=13N	=3N	5.0	27.5	30.5	20.75	1604	0.0
7	Bekauri, Giorgi	1868	GEO	+38N	−12B	+15N	+28B	−2N	+31B	+27N	5.0	27.0	30.0	19.00	1709	-31.6
8	Kvaratskhelia, Giorgi	1629	GEO	+52N	−19B	+21N	+37B	+26N	−3B	+16N	5.0	24.5	26.5	17.00	1521	-20.0
9	Jibladze, Nikoloz	1586	GEO	+41B	=18N	=31B	+20N	+32B	−5B	+22N	5.0	24.0	27.0	18.25	1591	+1.6
10	Asatiani, Natali	1595	GEO	+48N	−3B	+38N	=12B	=24N	+21B	+35N	5.0	24.0	26.5	16.75	1518	-21.2
11	Ghvinjilia, Saba	1603	GEO	+50B	−20N	+30B	+19N	−17B	+18N	+29B	5.0	24.0	26.0	18.00	1559	-6.4
12	Jojua, Ioana	1454	GEO	+51B	+7N	−1B	=10N	+30B	−4N	+25B	4.5	30.0	32.0	17.50	1685	+50.4
13	Kilasonia, Lado	1732	GEO	+43N	+15B	−3N	+31B	+35N	=6B	−4N	4.5	27.0	30.0	16.50	1553	-20.4
14	Skhiladze, Otar	0	GEO	−2N	=29B	+62N	+45B	−4B	+40N	+?B	4.5	22.5	22.5	8.50	1584	0.0
15	Kobakhidze, Barbare	1441	GEO	+59B	−13N	−7B	+46N	=40B	+45N	+33B	4.5	22.0	23.0	12.00	988	-9.6
16	Chikviladze, Mate	1510	GEO	+29N	−2B	+48N	+39B	−6N	+24B	−8B	4.0	27.5	30.0	13.50	1526	-2.0
17	Masurashvili, Aleko	0	GEO	=22N	+47B	+?N	=6B	+11N	F	−1B	4.0	27.0	27.0	12.00	1690	0.0
18	Amkoladze, Otar	1429	GEO	+39N	=9B	+33N	=22B	−5N	−11B	+36B	4.0	25.5	28.5	14.00	1520	+21.2
19	Zaridze, Barbare	1433	GEO	+49B	+8N	−5N	−11B	−27N	+47B	+39N	4.0	24.5	27.0	13.00	1532	+22.8
20	Kebadze, Gabriel	1440	GEO	+54N	+11B	−2N	−9B	−39N	+53B	+44N	4.0	24.5	26.5	12.00	1551	+13.2
21	Modebadze, Nikoloz	1406	GEO	−1B	+58N	−8B	+51N	+36B	−10N	+37B	4.0	24.5	26.0	9.50	1529	+24.8
22	Liparteliani, Mariam	1495	GEO	=17B	+56N	+45B	=18N	−23B	+32N	−9B	4.0	23.5	25.5	12.50	1295	-28.8
23	Eminashvili, Otar	1687	GEO	+61B	+24N	+32B	−2B	+22N	F	F	4.0	23.0	23.0	12.50	1789	+7.0
24	Tsetskhladze, Dachi	1444	GEO	+55N	−23B	=42N	+33B	=10B	−16N	+41B	4.0	22.5	24.5	12.50	1388	-11.6
25	Chighvaria, Ana	1508	GEO	−6N	+53B	−26N	+44B	+43N	+39B	−12N	4.0	22.5	24.5	11.00	663	-22.8
26	Manelidze, Alexandre	0	GEO	+?B	−4N	+25B	+36N	−8B	=?N	=30B	4.0	21.5	21.5	9.00	1558	0.0
27	Sebiskveradze, Saba	1514	GEO	+58B	−32N	−40B	+48N	+19B	+38N	−7B	4.0	21.0	22.5	11.00	1652	+7.6
28	Sikharulidze, Elisabed	1479	GEO	−32B	+41N	+60B	−7N	−34B	+54N	+38B	4.0	20.0	21.0	9.00	1657	+14.4
29	Khaduri, Nikoloz	0	GEO	−16B	=14N	=47N	+?B	+37N	+?B	−11N	4.0	19.0	19.0	6.50	1534	0.0
30	Gogilashvili, Giorgi	0	GEO	=42N	+?B	−11N	+?B	−12N	+?B	=26N	4.0	16.5	16.5	3.50	1530	0.0
31	Kavtiashvili, Lazare	1474	GEO	=33N	+57B	=9N	−13N	+41B	−7N	=34B	3.5	24.5	26.5	11.00	1457	-4.0
32	Miqautadze, Dea	0	GEO	+28N	+27B	−23N	+42B	−9N	−22B	=?N	3.5	24.0	24.0	11.00	1547	0.0
33	Pakelyan, Ilia	0	GEO	=31B	+?N	−18B	−24N	+?N	+42B	−15N	3.5	19.0	19.0	4.75	1470	0.0
34	Bedoshvili, Andria	0	GEO	−5N	=62B	+57N	=?B	+28N	−35B	=31N	3.5	18.0	18.0	8.00	1472	0.0
35	Tsivtsivadze, Dachi	1506	GEO	F	−1N	+49B	+40N	−13B	+34N	−10B	3.0	25.0	25.0	9.00	945	-26.0
36	Jikia, Nikoloz	1519	GEO	+44N	−6B	+43N	−26B	−21N	+52B	−18N	3.0	23.0	25.0	8.00	622	-50.4
37	Petriashvili, Natali	1473	GEO	+62N	−5B	+54N	−8N	−29B	+43B	−21N	3.0	23.0	23.5	5.50	791	-42.8
38	Varsimashvili, Luka	0	GEO	−7B	+51N	−10B	+49N	+?N	−27B	−28N	3.0	22.5	22.5	4.50	1365	0.0
39	Tqebuchava, Tsotne	0	GEO	−18B	+50N	+?B	−16N	+20B	−25N	−19B	3.0	22.0	22.0	6.00	1351	0.0
40	Khechoyan, Michael	0	GEO	=?N	=42B	+27N	−35B	=15N	−14B	=47N	3.0	21.5	21.5	9.00	1506	0.0
41	Chubinidze, Sandro	0	GEO	−9N	−28B	+55N	+47B	−31N	+?B	−24N	3.0	21.0	21.0	4.50	1368	0.0
42	Svanidze, Dachi	1525	GEO	=30B	=40N	=24B	−32N	+50B	−33N	=56B	3.0	20.0	22.0	8.50	1444	-4.4
43	Bedoshvili, Toma	0	GEO	−13B	+59N	−36B	+60N	−25B	−37N	+51B	3.0	17.5	18.5	4.00	1296	0.0
44	Kanashvili, Ramaz	0	GEO	−36B	=?N	=?B	−25N	+48B	+50N	−20B	3.0	15.5	15.5	4.50	1258	0.0
45	Rekhviashvili, Giorgi Dav	0	GEO	=?N	+?B	−22N	−14N	+61B	−15B	=?N	3.0	14.0	14.0	1.00	1414	0.0
46	Khidesheli, Mikheil	0	GEO	=?N	−?B	=?N	−15B	−47N	+59B	+52N	3.0	10.0	10.0	3.00	1242	0.0
47	Zambakhidze, Elene	1492	GEO	=56B	−17N	=29B	−41N	+46B	−19N	=40B	2.5	21.0	23.0	7.50	634	-23.6
48	FIDE 13654721	0	—	−10B	+63N	−16B	−27B	−44N	=49N	+62B	2.5	19.0	19.0	1.75	758	0.0
49	FIDE 13654756	0	—	−19N	+52B	−35N	−38B	−53N	=48B	+59N	2.5	16.5	17.5	4.25	667	0.0
50	FIDE 13654713	0	—	−11N	−39B	+59N	=58B	−42N	−44B	=57B	2.0	17.5	18.5	2.75	764	0.0
51	FIDE 13647733	0	—	−12N	−38B	+52N	−21B	−?N	+60B	−43N	2.0	17.5	17.5	3.00	1257	0.0
52	Beridze, Andria	0	GEO	−8B	−49N	−51B	+63N	+55B	−36N	−46B	2.0	17.5	17.5	2.00	757	0.0
53	Gelenidze, Alexandre	0	GEO	−4B	−25N	+63B	−?N	+49B	−20N	−?N	2.0	16.0	16.0	2.50	708	0.0
54	FIDE 13654748	0	—	−20B	+61N	−37B	+57N	−?B	−28B	−?N	2.0	14.0	14.0	3.00	673	0.0
55	Zamtaradze, Vakho	0	GEO	−24B	−60N	−41B	F	−52N	+61N	+58B	2.0	12.5	12.5	2.50	644	0.0
56	Mgaloblishvili, Giorgi	0	GEO	=47N	−22B	−?N	F	+60B	F	=42N	2.0	12.0	12.0	3.75	1418	0.0
57	FIDE 13650572	0	—	=?B	−31N	−34B	−54B	F	+63N	=50N	2.0	11.5	11.5	1.00	1289	0.0
58	FIDE 13654047	0	—	−27N	−21B	+61B	=50N	−?B	F	−55N	1.5	15.0	15.0	2.00	701	0.0
59	FIDE 13654780	0	—	−15N	−43B	−50B	−61N	+63B	−46N	−49B	1.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	643	0.0
60	Nikolishvili, Ioana	1453	GEO	F	+55B	−28N	−43B	−56N	−51N	F	1.0	14.0	14.0	2.00	683	-18.0
61	FIDE 13650742	0	—	−23N	−54B	−58N	+59B	−45N	−55B	F	1.0	13.5	14.5	1.00	887	0.0
62	FIDE 13651382	0	—	−37B	=34N	−14B	−?N	F	−?B	−48N	0.5	15.5	15.5	1.75	696	0.0
63	FIDE 13654764	0	—	−3N	−48B	−53N	−52B	−59N	−57B	F	0.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	610	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Shavladze, DavitGEO
+120.8
5.5 pts · #5
2Jojua, IoanaGEO
+50.4
4.5 pts · #18
3Toidze, TengizGEO
+32.0
6.5 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Jikia, NikolozGEO
-50.4
3.0 pts · #48
2Petriashvili, NataliGEO
-42.8
3.0 pts · #57
3Bekauri, GiorgiGEO
-31.6
5.0 pts · #4

Biggest upsets

R2+414 Elo gap
Jojua, Ioana1454 beat Bekauri, Giorgi1868
R3+322 Elo gap
Shavladze, Davit1410 beat Kilasonia, Lado1732
R6+219 Elo gap
Shavladze, Davit1410 beat Kvaratskhelia, Giorgi1629