Kutaisi Open 2026
Open SwissStandard
47 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Mar 2026 to 14 Mar 2026 in Kutaisi, Georgia. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1681, and top seed was Mark Kamarouski ( FID, 1858).
Luka Gogava (🇬🇪 GEO, 1691) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Davit Chankseliani (6.0) and Anastasia Chichinadze (5.5). Gogava shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Andria Qubaneishvili (1601) beat Mark Kamarouski (1858), a +257-point gap.
Location
🇬🇪Kutaisi, Georgia
Dates
08 Mar 2026 → 14 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇬🇪Georgia×40
🇺🇦Ukraine×3
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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9
4
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R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Gogava takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.5).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Davit Chankseliani drew with Luka Gogava (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Davit Chankseliani 3 wins (R1–R3)Luka Gogava 3 wins (R4–R6)Anastasia Chichinadze 5 wins (R1–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Davit Chankseliani | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Luka Gogava | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Anastasia Chichinadze | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Mark Kamarouski | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gogava, Luka | 1691 | GEO | +22B | +7N | =4B | +10N | +11B | +3B | =2N | 6.0 | 30.5 | 34.0 | 28.50 | 1921 | +53.9 |
| 2 | Chankseliani, Davit | 1721 | GEO | +16B | +19N | +5B | =12N | +4B | +6N | =1B | 6.0 | 29.0 | 33.0 | 28.00 | 1905 | +53.6 |
| 3 | Chichinadze, Anastasia | 1653 | GEO | +29B | +24N | +17B | +13N | +12B | −1N | =4B | 5.5 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 21.50 | 1809 | +35.3 |
| 4 | Qubaneishvili, Andria | 1601 | GEO | +41N | +45B | =1N | +9B | −2N | +12B | =3N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 17.25 | 1787 | +49.0 |
| 5 | Kitadze, Anano | 1645 | GEO | +32N | +26B | −2N | +37B | =15N | +13B | =7N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 17.00 | 1693 | +19.2 |
| 6 | Kakabadze, Davit | 1507 | GEO | =35N | +21B | +30N | =11N | +16B | −2B | +13N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 18.00 | 1779 | +76.8 |
| 7 | Chivadze, Andria | 1565 | GEO | +47N | −1B | =27N | +35B | +14N | +19B | =5B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 14.75 | 1654 | +22.8 |
| 8 | Dograshvili, Marta | 1701 | GEO | +25N | =14B | −13N | +21B | +10N | =15B | +18N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 27.5 | 19.50 | 1659 | -11.2 |
| 9 | Kamarouski, Mark | 1858 | FID | +37N | +23B | −12N | −4N | +25B | +17B | +15N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 17.00 | 1697 | -41.2 |
| 10 | Kirtadze, Mishiko | 1618 | GEO | +27N | =31B | +14N | −1B | −8B | +33N | +22B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 15.50 | 1636 | +8.4 |
| 11 | Sakhelashvili, Nano | 1664 | GEO | =21N | +35B | +31N | =6B | −1N | =16B | +23N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 15.25 | 1592 | -23.2 |
| 12 | Svanadze, Lile | 1642 | GEO | +44B | +15N | +9B | =2B | −3N | −4N | =14B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 15.00 | 1647 | +0.4 |
| 13 | Arsenidze, Giorgi | 1592 | GEO | +18B | +40N | +8B | −3B | +17N | −5N | −6B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 15.00 | 1537 | -16.8 |
| 14 | Gabelaia, Vano | 1550 | GEO | +43B | =8N | −10B | +18N | −7B | +27N | =12N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 13.00 | 1562 | +4.4 |
| 15 | Svanidze, Ioane | 1503 | GEO | +28N | −12B | +36N | +38B | =5B | =8N | −9B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 13.00 | 1624 | +34.8 |
| 16 | Vashakidze, Vazha | 1464 | GEO | −2N | +41B | +45N | +23B | −6N | =11N | =24B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 10.00 | 1538 | +18.4 |
| 17 | Bukhaidze, Giorgi | 1474 | GEO | +38N | +30B | −3N | +22B | −13B | −9N | +31B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 11.50 | 1612 | +29.6 |
| 18 | Balavadze, Gabriel | 0 | GEO | −13N | +39B | +26N | −14B | +37N | +24N | −8B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 11.00 | 1552 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Kukhalashvili, Gabriel | 1584 | GEO | +46N | −2B | −22N | +47B | +32N | −7N | +33B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 1448 | -40.0 |
| 20 | Mamuladze, Anastasia | 0 | GEO | −26N | +32B | −21N | −25B | +39N | +37B | +30N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 10.00 | 1483 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Sakhelashvili, Gabriel | 1448 | GEO | =11B | −6N | +20B | −8N | +36B | −25N | +32N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 11.75 | 1496 | +13.2 |
| 22 | Sadovskyi, Hlib | 1448 | UKR | −1N | +46B | +19B | −17N | +30N | =23B | −10N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 9.25 | 1545 | +28.8 |
| 23 | Kvachakidze, Lazare | 1576 | GEO | +34B | −9N | +29B | −16N | +28B | =22N | −11B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 11.75 | 1496 | -28.4 |
| 24 | Managadze, Mate | 1538 | GEO | +36N | −3B | =28N | =27B | +38N | −18B | =16N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 10.00 | 1488 | -16.4 |
| 25 | Putkaradze, Nikoloz | 1458 | GEO | −8B | +43N | −38B | +20N | −9N | +21B | =28N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 10.25 | 1565 | +14.8 |
| 26 | Pailodze, Davit | 1503 | GEO | +20B | −5N | −18B | +40N | −33B | +34N | =29B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 10.75 | 1241 | -32.8 |
| 27 | Meparishvili, Giorgi | 1408 | GEO | −10B | +42N | =7B | =24N | =31B | −14B | +35N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 10.25 | 1409 | -3.6 |
| 28 | Nozadze, Elene | 0 | GEO | −15B | +33N | =24B | +31B | −23N | =29N | =25B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 11.25 | 1502 | +36.0 |
| 29 | Arigovi, Gabriel | 1443 | GEO | −3N | +47B | −23N | =36B | +35N | =28B | =26N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.25 | 1370 | -26.4 |
| 30 | Lemeshenko, Mark | 1613 | UKR | +33B | −17N | −6B | +34N | −22B | +44N | −20B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 7.00 | 1287 | -68.4 |
| 31 | Napetvaridze, Mate | 1498 | GEO | +42B | =10N | −11B | −28N | =27N | +40B | −17N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 8.00 | 1286 | -53.2 |
| 32 | Emnadze, Amirani | 1438 | GEO | −5B | −20N | +43B | +42N | −19B | +38N | −21B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 5.00 | 1333 | -20.8 |
| 33 | Tabatadze, Tamar | 1404 | GEO | −30N | −28B | +46N | +45B | +26N | −10B | −19N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 4.50 | 1300 | -30.4 |
| 34 | FIDE 13649272 | 0 | — | −23N | −37B | +39N | −30B | +45N | −26B | +46B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 726 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Machitadze, Luka | 0 | GEO | =6B | −11N | +44B | −7N | −29B | +36N | −27B | 2.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 6.00 | 1333 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Liparteliani, Andria | 0 | GEO | −24B | +44N | −15B | =29N | −21N | −35B | +43N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 3.75 | 1327 | -43.6 |
| 37 | Pailodze, Linda | 1472 | GEO | −9B | +34N | +40B | −5N | −18B | −20N | −38B | 2.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 5.00 | 949 | -13.2 |
| 38 | Sakhamberidze, Sandro | 0 | GEO | −17B | F | +25N | −15N | −24B | −32B | +37N | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.50 | 1365 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Kikvidze, Anastasia | 1521 | GEO | −40B | −18N | −34B | +43N | −20B | +42N | −41B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 1435 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Lozovych, Milanika | 0 | UKR | +39N | −13B | −37N | −26B | +46B | −31N | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Arsenidze, Tsotne | 0 | GEO | −4B | −16N | −42B | −44N | F | +43B | +39N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1366 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 13643606 | 0 | — | −31N | −27B | +41N | −32B | −43N | −39B | +45N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 2.50 | 642 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Kublashvili, Anastasia | 0 | GEO | −14N | −25B | −32N | −39B | +42B | −41N | −36B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 2.00 | 691 | -63.2 |
| 44 | Liparishvili, Giorgi | 1412 | GEO | −12N | −36B | −35N | +41B | F | −30B | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 782 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Tsinadze, Demetre | 0 | GEO | F | −4N | −16B | −33N | −34B | =46N | −42B | 0.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.25 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 13644491 | 0 | — | −19B | −22N | −33B | F | −40N | =45B | −34N | 0.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.25 | 690 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Khorkhomelidze, Gaga | 0 | GEO | −7B | −29N | F | −19N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 745 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kakabadze, DavitGEO+76.85.0 pts · #7
- 2Gogava, LukaGEO+53.96.0 pts · #2
- 3Chankseliani, DavitGEO+53.66.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Lemeshenko, MarkUKR-68.43.0 pts · #32
- 2Kublashvili, AnastasiaGEO-63.21.0 pts · #46
- 3Napetvaridze, MateGEO-53.23.0 pts · #36
Biggest upsets
- R4+257 Elo gap
- R3+216 Elo gap
- R5+165 Elo gap