AIA Open-2026

Open SwissStandard

41 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Kutaisi, Georgia. Top 10 Elo average was 1625, and top seed was Davit Chankseliani (🇬🇪 GEO, 1817).

Davit Chankseliani (🇬🇪 GEO, 1817) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Vano Gabelaia (5.5) and Giorgi Arsenidze (5.0). Chankseliani won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Dachi Pantskhava (1454) beat Anano Kitadze (1663), a +209-point gap.

Location

🇬🇪Kutaisi, Georgia

Dates

11 May 2026 → 17 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇪Davit Chankseliani1817

Avg top 10

1,625

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇬🇪Georgia×38

Top 3

🥇
Davit Chankseliani
🇬🇪GEO·1817
6.0pts·1850perf+7.6
🥈
Vano Gabelaia
🇬🇪GEO·1601
5.5pts·1728perf+40.8
🥉
Giorgi Arsenidze
🇬🇪GEO·1512
5.0pts·1767perf+80.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Davit Chankseliani led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Chankseliani6Gabelaia5.5Bukhaidze5Kirtadze5Arsenidze5Kitadze5

R6–R7 · LEAD HELD

Davit Chankseliani held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Davit Chankseliani 3 wins (R1–R3)Vano Gabelaia 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Davit Chankseliani	*	—	1	½
2Vano Gabelaia	—	*	—	½
3Giorgi Bukhaidze	0	—	*	½
4Mishiko Kirtadze	½	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Chankseliani, Davit	1817	GEO	+18N	+8B	+12N	=3B	+4N	+9B	=5N	6.0	27.5	31.0	26.00	1850	+7.6
2	Gabelaia, Vano	1601	GEO	+23N	+6B	+21N	=5B	−3N	+8B	+13N	5.5	27.0	30.5	23.00	1728	+40.8
3	Arsenidze, Giorgi	1512	GEO	+39N	+9B	+22N	=1N	+2B	=5B	−4N	5.0	29.0	30.0	19.50	1767	+80.4
4	Bukhaidze, Giorgi	1541	GEO	+35N	+11B	=5N	+17B	−1B	=6N	+3B	5.0	28.5	30.5	19.50	1690	+54.4
5	Kirtadze, Mishiko	1604	GEO	+27B	+16N	=4B	=2N	+31B	=3N	=1B	5.0	28.0	31.0	20.25	1709	+39.2
6	Pantskhava, Dachi	1454	GEO	+7B	−2N	+33B	+15N	=26B	=4B	+9N	5.0	26.0	28.0	18.50	1722	+86.0
7	Kitadze, Anano	1663	GEO	−6N	+23B	=10B	+20N	=17N	+31B	+11N	5.0	23.5	26.5	17.75	1574	-25.2
8	Siordia, Nikolozi	1509	GEO	+20B	−1N	+24B	=10N	+19B	−2N	+17B	4.5	26.0	29.5	16.00	1566	+13.2
9	Sakhelashvili, Nano	1608	GEO	+13B	−3N	+27B	+19N	+16B	−1N	−6B	4.0	27.0	30.0	14.00	1568	-14.4
10	Arigovi, Gabriel	1442	GEO	+15B	=26B	=7N	=8B	=22N	=21N	=25B	4.0	23.5	26.5	15.00	1638	+73.2
11	Meparishvili, Giorgi	1418	GEO	+25B	−4N	−16B	+33N	+37B	+15N	−7B	4.0	22.5	24.0	10.50	1560	+44.8
12	Chivadze, Andria	1546	GEO	+32B	+33N	−1B	−16N	=27B	=19N	+30B	4.0	21.5	23.5	10.75	1454	-27.2
13	Liparteliani, Andria	1445	GEO	−9N	+39B	−15B	+35N	+24B	+26N	−2B	4.0	21.5	22.5	9.50	1486	+10.0
14	Beltadze, Mariam	1419	GEO	−26N	−15N	+36B	−34B	+39N	+28B	+29N	4.0	16.5	17.5	9.00	1541	+25.6
15	Gokadze, Maxime	1605	GEO	−10N	+14B	+13N	−6B	+18N	−11B	=19N	3.5	24.5	28.0	13.25	1444	-59.6
16	Sakhelashvili, Gabriel	1498	GEO	+34N	−5B	+11N	+12B	−9N	−18B	=23N	3.5	24.0	26.0	11.75	1455	-15.6
17	Putkaradze, Nikoloz	1507	GEO	=28N	+29B	+37N	−4N	=7B	=22B	−8N	3.5	24.0	25.5	10.25	1561	+17.2
18	Machitadze, Luka	1466	GEO	−1B	=20N	+38B	+25N	−15B	+16N	F	3.5	23.5	25.0	10.25	1619	+29.6
19	Vashakidze, Vazha	1461	GEO	=22N	+28B	+26N	−9B	−8N	=12B	=15B	3.5	22.5	25.5	11.50	1529	+10.0
20	Kamushadze, Nikoloz	0	GEO	−8N	=18B	+28N	−7B	−29N	+37B	+32N	3.5	21.5	23.0	8.75	1446	0.0
21	Managadze, Mate	1533	GEO	+24B	+41N	−2B	−31N	+34N	=10B	F	3.5	21.5	21.5	7.50	1224	-46.0
22	Qubaneishvili, Andria	1683	GEO	=19B	+30N	−3B	+37N	=10B	=17N	F	3.5	20.5	20.5	10.00	1484	-51.2
23	Beltadze, Ana	1427	GEO	−2B	−7N	+39B	−24N	+41B	+33N	=16B	3.5	20.5	20.5	4.75	1314	-14.8
24	Bluashvili, Levani	0	GEO	−21N	+36B	−8N	+23B	−13N	=32B	+35N	3.5	20.0	22.0	8.75	1466	0.0
25	Chanturidze, Giorgi	1557	GEO	−11N	+35B	=32N	−18B	=28N	+34B	=10N	3.5	19.0	21.0	8.75	1358	-27.2
26	Kakabadze, Davit	1563	GEO	+14B	=10N	−19B	+30N	=6N	−13B	−31N	3.0	23.5	26.5	11.50	1320	-78.4
27	Arsenidze, Tsotne	1441	GEO	−5N	+34B	−9N	+32B	=12N	=29B	F	3.0	20.5	20.5	8.00	1456	+3.2
28	Kublashvili, Anastasia	0	GEO	=17B	−19N	−20B	+38N	=25B	−14N	+40B	3.0	19.5	20.5	6.00	1423	0.0
29	Rukhadze, Tamari	1470	GEO	=38B	−17N	−30B	+41N	+20B	=27N	−14B	3.0	18.5	18.5	5.75	1183	-42.4
30	Kuntelia, Elene	0	GEO	=37N	−22B	+29N	−26B	=32N	+38B	−12N	3.0	17.5	19.0	6.50	1404	0.0
31	Javakhishvili, Vako	1448	GEO	F	F	+41B	+21B	−5N	−7N	+26B	3.0	17.5	17.5	6.50	1591	+30.4
32	Sharvadze, Anastasia	1414	GEO	−12N	+40B	=25B	−27N	=30B	=24N	−20B	2.5	20.5	21.5	6.00	1432	+2.8
33	Dvali, Temo	0	GEO	+36N	−12B	−6N	−11B	+40N	−23B	−34N	2.0	20.5	21.5	3.00	1358	0.0
34	Oniani, Shota	0	GEO	−16B	−27N	F	+14N	−21B	−25N	+33B	2.0	19.5	19.5	6.00	1250	0.0
35	Kikvidze, Anastasia	1411	GEO	−4B	−25N	+40N	−13B	−38B	+41N	−24B	2.0	18.5	18.5	1.00	1326	-16.4
36	Zivzivadze, Barbare	1524	GEO	−33B	−24N	−14N	−40B	F	+39N	+37N	2.0	13.0	13.0	2.50	1358	-26.8
37	Arsenidze, Tekla	1498	GEO	=30B	+38N	−17B	−22B	−11N	−20N	−36B	1.5	19.5	21.0	3.00	733	-72.8
38	FIDE 13644882	0	—	=29N	−37B	−18N	−28B	+35N	−30N	F	1.5	16.0	16.0	3.50	1374	0.0
39	FIDE 13654152	0	—	−3B	−13N	−23N	F	−14B	−36B	+41N	1.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	665	0.0
40	Kupreishvili, Data	1531	GEO	F	−32N	−35B	+36N	−33B	F	−28N	1.0	14.5	14.5	2.00	1325	-33.2
41	FIDE 13655540	0	—	F	−21B	−31N	−29B	−23N	−35B	−39B	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	658	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Pantskhava, DachiGEO
+86.0
5.0 pts · #9
2Arsenidze, GiorgiGEO
+80.4
5.0 pts · #6
3Arigovi, GabrielGEO
+73.2
4.0 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Kakabadze, DavitGEO
-78.4
3.0 pts · #20
2Arsenidze, TeklaGEO
-72.8
1.5 pts · #39
3Gokadze, MaximeGEO
-59.6
3.5 pts · #10

Biggest upsets

R1+209 Elo gap
Pantskhava, Dachi1454 beat Kitadze, Anano1663
R6+187 Elo gap
Meparishvili, Giorgi1418 beat Gokadze, Maxime1605
R3+171 Elo gap
Arsenidze, Giorgi1512 beat Qubaneishvili, Andria1683