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GEO B-16 Ch 2026

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20 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Apr 2026 to 22 Apr 2026 in Batumi, Georgia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1952, and top seed was Erekle Tabatadze (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ GEO, FM, 2346).

Andria Kviriashvili (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ GEO, 2188) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Erekle Tabatadze (8.0) and Luka Kikalishvili (6.5). Kviriashvili broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Akaki Salukvadze (1408) beat Nikoloz Jojua (1829), a +421-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺBatumi, Georgia
Dates
16 Apr 2026 β†’ 22 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 9 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺFMErekle Tabatadze2346
Avg top 10
1,952
Participants
20
Titled players Β· 1
FMΓ—1
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺGeorgiaΓ—19
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 9 rounds

Andria Kviriashvili led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders
9
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
Kviriashvili8.5Tabatadze8Kikalishvili6.5Chaladze5Gvasalia5Jojua5
R9–R9 Β· LEAD HELD

Andria Kviriashvili held the sole lead from R9 through R9 without losing it.

R3 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Andria Kviriashvili drew with FM Erekle Tabatadze (White).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Andria Kviriashvili 6 wins (R4–R9)FM Erekle Tabatadze 5 wins (R4–R8)Luka Kikalishvili 3 wins (R7–R9)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Andria Kviriashvili*
Β½
1
1
2FMErekle Tabatadze
Β½
*
1
1
3Luka Kikalishvili
0
0
*
1
4Giorgi Chaladze
0
0
0
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Kviriashvili, Andria2188GEO+16B+4N=2B+8N+5B+3N+6B+9N+13B8.542.546.042.002381+56.2
2Tabatadze, ErekleFM2346GEO+12N+7B=1N+3B+4N+8B+5N+10B=6N8.044.048.041.252344+1.0
3Kikalishvili, Luka1718GEO+20B=8N+10Bβˆ’2N+17Bβˆ’1B+12N+4B+9N6.542.543.524.751985+102.0
4Chaladze, Giorgi1952GEO+18Nβˆ’1B+12N+7Bβˆ’2Bβˆ’5N+13Bβˆ’3N+16B5.044.547.519.501863-36.4
5Jojua, Nikoloz1829GEOβˆ’14N+9B+18N+6Bβˆ’1N+4Bβˆ’2Bβˆ’8N+12B5.043.546.521.501919+42.0
6Gvasalia, Gaga1979GEO+11B+13Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’5N=12B+10Nβˆ’1N+14B=2B5.043.047.023.001886-32.0
7Tsetskhladze, Shota1786GEO+19Bβˆ’2N+11Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’13B=15N+16B=12N+8B5.037.539.518.501788-3.6
8Khvedelidze, Luka2086GEO+17N=3B+6Nβˆ’1B+15Nβˆ’2Nβˆ’9B+5Bβˆ’7N4.546.550.020.751899-74.4
9Chankseliani, Davit1883GEO=10Bβˆ’5N+20B=13N=11B+17N+8Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’3B4.541.042.015.501716-62.4
10Khorkheli, Nikoloz1433GEO=9N+14Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’17B+18Nβˆ’6B+15Bβˆ’2N+20B4.538.539.514.251614+60.0
11Davlasheridze, Giorgi1518GEOβˆ’6N+15Bβˆ’7N=18B=9Nβˆ’16N=19B+20N+17B4.530.531.513.251625+29.6
12Gogiashvili, Demetre1660GEOβˆ’2B+19Nβˆ’4B+14B=6N+13Nβˆ’3B=7Bβˆ’5N4.042.544.515.001723+16.8
13Kachakhidze, Nikoloz1749GEO+15Nβˆ’6B=14N=9B+7Nβˆ’12Bβˆ’4N+18Bβˆ’1N4.040.043.016.251727-10.8
14Salukvadze, Akaki1408GEO+5Bβˆ’10N=13Bβˆ’12Nβˆ’16B+20N+17Bβˆ’6N=19N4.031.532.512.501538+33.6
15Basentsyan, Vanik1637GEOβˆ’13Bβˆ’11N+19B+20Nβˆ’8B=7Bβˆ’10N=16N+18B4.031.032.010.251488-61.2
16Bazerashvili, Alexandre1530GEOβˆ’1Nβˆ’18Bβˆ’17N+19B+14N+11Bβˆ’7N=15Bβˆ’4N3.537.539.512.501505-13.6
17Bebia, Davit1523GEOβˆ’8B=20N+16B+10Nβˆ’3Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’14N+19Bβˆ’11N3.534.035.010.501467-25.2
18Totochava, Sergi1449GEOβˆ’4B+16Nβˆ’5B=11Nβˆ’10B=19N+20Bβˆ’13Nβˆ’15N3.032.533.57.751422-25.6
19Arziani, Giorgi0GEOβˆ’7Nβˆ’12Bβˆ’15Nβˆ’16N=20B=18B=11Nβˆ’17N=14B2.031.532.56.2513130.0
20FIDE 136499730β€”βˆ’3N=17Bβˆ’9Nβˆ’15B=19Nβˆ’14Bβˆ’18Nβˆ’11Bβˆ’10N1.034.536.52.7511290.0

Key insights

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

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GEO B-16 Ch 2026 β€” Batumi, Georgia | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats