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GEO B-18 Ch 2026

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12 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 1914, and top seed was Nikolozi Shamatava (🇬🇪 GEO, FM, 2295).

Nikolozi Shamatava (🇬🇪 GEO, FM, 2295) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Giorgi Bekauri (7.0) and Tengiz Toidze (7.0). Shamatava won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Giorgi Gogiashvili (1671) beat Saba Sepishvili (1914), a +243-point gap.

Location
🇬🇪Batumi, Georgia
Dates
16 Apr 2026 → 22 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇬🇪FMNikolozi Shamatava2295
Avg top 10
1,914
Participants
12
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇪Georgia×11
Top 3
  • 🥇
    FMNikolozi Shamatava
    🇬🇪GEO·2295
    7.5pts·2213perf-9.6
  • 🥈
    Giorgi Bekauri
    🇬🇪GEO·1836
    7.0pts·2140perf+121.2
  • 🥉
    Tengiz Toidze
    🇬🇪GEO·2083
    7.0pts·2104perf+18.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Nikolozi Shamatava led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
5
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
Shamatava7.5Toidze7Bekauri7Tsurtsumia5.5Tatvidze5Sepishvili5
R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Nikolozi Shamatava held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Nikolozi Shamatava beat Tengiz Toidze (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Nikolozi Shamatava 3 wins (R6–R8)Tengiz Toidze 3 wins (R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMNikolozi Shamatava*
1
½
½
2Tengiz Toidze
0
*
½
1
3Giorgi Bekauri
½
½
*
½
4Luka Tsurtsumia
½
0
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Shamatava, NikoloziFM2295GEO+9N+7B=2N+3B=4N+6B+8N+10B=5N7.541.544.535.752213-9.6
2Bekauri, Giorgi1836GEO+12B+6N=1B=7N+5B=3N=4B+9N+8B7.042.042.029.502140+121.2
3Toidze, Tengiz2083GEO=8B+5N+6B−1N+7B=2B+11N+4N+10B7.041.542.529.752104+18.0
4Tsurtsumia, Luka1771GEO−6B+12N=5B+8N=1B+7N=2N−3B+11N5.541.041.019.251962+75.6
5Sepishvili, Saba1914GEO+11N−3B=4N+9B−2N+12B−10N+6B=1B5.039.539.516.001883-13.6
6Tatvidze, Davit2031GEO+4N−2B−3N+11B+10N−1N+9B−5N+12B5.039.539.513.001875-58.0
7Tushishvili, Tamaz1957GEO+10B−1N+8B=2B−3N−4B+12N+11B=9N5.038.038.012.751852-41.6
8Bechvaia, Grigol1787GEO=3N+9B−7N−4B+11N+10B−1BF−2N3.539.539.511.001817+5.6
9Chanturia, Giorgi Gio1798GEO−1B−8N+10B−5N+12N+11B−6N−2B=7B3.537.037.06.501730-33.6
10Gogiashvili, Giorgi1671GEO−7N+11B−9N+12B−6B−8N+5B−1N−3N3.037.537.56.001708+3.2
11Gogiashvili, Goga1577GEO−5B−10N+12B−6N−8B−9N−3B−7N−4B1.037.537.50.001056-57.6
12FIDE 136551670—−2N−4B−11N−10N−9B−5N−7BF−6N0.037.538.50.0010190.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
GEO B-18 Ch 2026 — Batumi, Georgia | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats