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GEO Senior Ch 2026

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9 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Apr 2026 to 08 Apr 2026 in Tbilisi, Georgia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1740, and top seed was Giorgi Bagaturov (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ GEO, GM, 2301).

Pridon Qalagashvili (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ GEO, 2053) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Zaza Khoperia (5.5) and Giorgi Bagaturov (5.5). Qalagashvili won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Ruzvelt Martsvalashvili (1786) beat Giorgi Khomeriki (2162), a +376-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺTbilisi, Georgia
Dates
02 Apr 2026 β†’ 08 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺGMGiorgi Bagaturov2301
Avg top 10
1,740
Participants
9
Titled players Β· 1
GMΓ—1
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺGeorgiaΓ—9
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 3 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
5
2
2
1
1
1
3
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Khoperia takes lead
Bagaturov5.5Qalagashvili5.5Khoperia5.5Bondarenko3Martsvalashvili2.5Khomeriki2.5
R5 Β· LEADER CHANGE06 Apr

Zaza Khoperia takes the sole lead (4.0/5).

R7 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 5.5/7. Qalagashvili takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).

R2 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

GM Giorgi Bagaturov lost to Pridon Qalagashvili (White).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMGiorgi Bagaturov*
0
Β½
1
2Pridon Qalagashvili
1
*
Β½
0
3Zaza Khoperia
Β½
Β½
*
1
4Genadi Bondarenko
0
1
0
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Qalagashvili, Pridon2053GEO+7B+3N=2B+6Nβˆ’4B+8N+5N5.521.022.516.752179+24.2
2Khoperia, Zaza2136GEO+8N+5B=1N=3B+7B+4N=6B5.521.022.515.752179+11.8
3Bagaturov, GiorgiGM2301GEO+4Nβˆ’1B+5N=2N+6B+7B+8N5.521.022.514.252224-4.0
4Bondarenko, Genadi1854GEOβˆ’3B=7N+9B=5N+1Nβˆ’2BF3.021.021.07.751897+2.6
5Martsvalashvili, Ruzvelt1786GEO+6Nβˆ’2Nβˆ’3B=4B+9NFβˆ’1B2.522.022.04.001929+12.6
6Khomeriki, Giorgi2162GEOβˆ’5BF+8Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’3N+9B=2N2.520.520.54.251859-36.6
7Khantadze, Maqvala1616GEOβˆ’1N=4BF=8Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’3N+9B2.021.021.02.251690+9.6
8Imnadze, Nino1749GEOβˆ’2B+9Nβˆ’6B=7NFβˆ’1Bβˆ’3B1.521.021.01.001655-11.4
9Chikhradze, Nodar0GEOβˆ’?Bβˆ’8Bβˆ’4NFβˆ’5Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’7N0.011.511.50.009970.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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