The Georgian Open & Women Rapid Chess Championships 2023 kicked off today in Tbilisi and will be played from 26-28 January 2023. The events are played separately, in 9 rounds, swiss system, with time control of 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment.
The top seeded players of the Open event are GM Giga Quparadze, GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili and GM Levan Pantsulaia, while IM Lela Javakhishvili, IM Meri Arabidze and IM Sopiko Khukhashvili headline the Women’s Championship. Scroll down for starting list of players of both events
Georgian Open & Women Rapid Chess Championships – LIVE games
Starting rank list – Georgian Open Rapid Championship 2023:
No.
Name
FED
Rtg
1
GM
Quparadze, Giga
GEO
2562
2
GM
Mchedlishvili, Mikheil
GEO
2548
3
GM
Pantsulaia, Levan
GEO
2529
4
GM
Jojua, Davit
GEO
2519
5
GM
Sturua, Zurab
GEO
2498
6
GM
Dzagnidze, Nana
GEO
2473
7
GM
Paichadze, Luka
GEO
2447
8
IM
Nigalidze, Gaioz
GEO
2440
9
IM
Kacharava, Nikolozi
GEO
2412
10
GM
Shanava, Konstantine
GEO
2398
11
FM
Akhvlediani, Irakli
GEO
2332
12
IM
Petriashvili, Nikoloz
GEO
2328
13
GM
Lomsadze, Davit
GEO
2278
14
IM
Chighladze, Iveri
GEO
2243
15
IM
Morchiashvili, Bachana
GEO
2238
16
FM
Chkhaidze, Nikoloz
GEO
2166
17
Qalichava, Akaki
GEO
2080
18
Safarov, Deniel
GEO
1932
19
Nemsadze, Daviti
GEO
1912
20
Tsanatsqenishvili, Giorgi
GEO
1807
21
Gabadadze, Gabriel
GEO
1469
.
Starting rank list – Georgian Women’s Rapid Championship 2023:
No.
Name
FED
Rtg
1
IM
Javakhishvili, Lela
GEO
2339
2
IM
Arabidze, Meri
GEO
2317
3
IM
Khukhashvili, Sopiko
GEO
2309
4
WGM
Charkhalashvili, Inga
GEO
2270
5
IM
Purtseladze, Maka
GEO
2229
6
IM
Gvetadze, Sofio
GEO
2171
7
WGM
Mikadze, Miranda
GEO
2169
8
WGM
Khurtsilava, Inga
GEO
2122
9
WIM
Nikoladze, Sopio
GEO
2099
10
WIM
Vakhania, Alexandra
GEO
2088
11
WFM
Koridze, Lile
GEO
2034
12
WFM
Lomaia, Diana
GEO
1957
13
Esadze, Tamari
GEO
1937
14
Donghvani, Nia
GEO
1851
15
WFM
Tsotsonava, Elene
GEO
1789
16
WFM
Kirtadze, Anastasia
GEO
1714
17
Tsetskhladze, Mariam
GEO
1592
.