GEO Senior Ch 2026
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 (🇬🇪 GEO, GM, 2301).
Pridon Qalagashvili (🇬🇪 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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Zaza Khoperia takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
3 players finish on 5.5/7. Qalagashvili takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).
GM Giorgi Bagaturov lost to Pridon Qalagashvili (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
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| 1 | Qalagashvili, Pridon | 2053 | GEO | +7B | +3N | =2B | +6N | −4B | +8N | +5N | 5.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 16.75 | 2179 | +24.2 |
| 2 | Khoperia, Zaza | 2136 | GEO | +8N | +5B | =1N | =3B | +7B | +4N | =6B | 5.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 15.75 | 2179 | +11.8 |
| 3 | Bagaturov, GiorgiGM | 2301 | GEO | +4N | −1B | +5N | =2N | +6B | +7B | +8N | 5.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 14.25 | 2224 | -4.0 |
| 4 | Bondarenko, Genadi | 1854 | GEO | −3B | =7N | +9B | =5N | +1N | −2B | F | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.75 | 1897 | +2.6 |
| 5 | Martsvalashvili, Ruzvelt | 1786 | GEO | +6N | −2N | −3B | =4B | +9N | F | −1B | 2.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 4.00 | 1929 | +12.6 |
| 6 | Khomeriki, Giorgi | 2162 | GEO | −5B | F | +8N | −1B | −3N | +9B | =2N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.25 | 1859 | -36.6 |
| 7 | Khantadze, Maqvala | 1616 | GEO | −1N | =4B | F | =8B | −2N | −3N | +9B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 2.25 | 1690 | +9.6 |
| 8 | Imnadze, Nino | 1749 | GEO | −2B | +9N | −6B | =7N | F | −1B | −3B | 1.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 1.00 | 1655 | -11.4 |
| 9 | Chikhradze, Nodar | 0 | GEO | −?B | −8B | −4N | F | −5B | −6N | −7N | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 997 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Qalagashvili, PridonGEO+24.25.5 pts · #2
- 2Martsvalashvili, RuzveltGEO+12.62.5 pts · #5
- 3Khoperia, ZazaGEO+11.85.5 pts · #3
- 1Khomeriki, GiorgiGEO-36.62.5 pts · #6
- 2Imnadze, NinoGEO-11.41.5 pts · #8
- 3Bagaturov, GiorgiGMGEO-4.05.5 pts · #1
- R1+376 Elo gap
- R2+248 Elo gap
- R5+199 Elo gap