Georgia at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

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Rank 33 of 206 — 14 match points, 28 game points. Full standings

Players

Board 1: GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili (2550) — 5.5/10
Board 2: GM Nikolozi Kacharava (2525) — 6/10
Board 3: GM Baadur Jobava (2572) — 5/8
Board 3: GM Levan Pantsulaia (2492) — 5/7
Board 4: GM Luka Paichadze (2461) — 6.5/9

Matches

Round 1: Georgia 4 – 0 Ethiopia
1	GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili (2550)	0-1	Miki Abdissa Bekele (2068)	game
2	GM Nikolozi Kacharava (2525)	1-0	Flawer Habtu Moges (1996)	game
3	GM Baadur Jobava (2572)	0-1	Robel Brhane Abrha (2026)	game
4	GM Levan Pantsulaia (2492)	1-0	Petros Olana Bulcha (1934)	game
Round 2: Georgia 2 – 2 Kyrgyzstan
1	GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili (2550)	1/2-1/2	IM Erzhan Zhakshylykov (2352)	game
2	GM Nikolozi Kacharava (2525)	1-0	IM Nikita Khoroshev (2340)	game
3	GM Baadur Jobava (2572)	1-0	IM Eldiyar Orozbaev (2349)	game
4	GM Luka Paichadze (2461)	1/2-1/2	FM Ruslan Sezdbekov (2216)	game
Round 3: Georgia 3 – 1 Finland
1	GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili (2550)	1-0	GM Tomi Nyback (2593)	game
2	GM Baadur Jobava (2572)	1-0	IM Toivo Keinanen (2498)	game
3	GM Levan Pantsulaia (2492)	0-1	FM Henri Lahdelma (2353)	game
4	GM Luka Paichadze (2461)	1-0	FM Oliver Wartiovaara (2340)	game
Round 4: Georgia 3 – 1 Belgium
1	GM Nikolozi Kacharava (2525)	1/2-1/2	IM Sim Maerevoet (2462)	game
2	GM Baadur Jobava (2572)	1/2-1/2	IM Elias Ruzhansky (2427)	game
3	GM Levan Pantsulaia (2492)	0-1	IM Thibaut Vandenbussche (2411)	game
4	GM Luka Paichadze (2461)	1-0	FM Arben Dardha (2229)	game
Round 5: Georgia 1.5 – 2.5 England
1	GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili (2550)	1/2-1/2	GM Nikita Vitiugov (2666)	game
2	GM Nikolozi Kacharava (2525)	1/2-1/2	GM Michael Adams (2598)	game
3	GM Baadur Jobava (2572)	1/2-1/2	GM Gawain C B Maroroa Jones (2630)	game
4	GM Luka Paichadze (2461)	1-0	GM Luke J McShane (2607)	game
Round 6: Georgia 2 – 2 Moldova
1	GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili (2550)	1/2-1/2	GM Jegor Lashkin (2492)	game
2	GM Nikolozi Kacharava (2525)	0-1	GM Ivan Schitco (2508)	game
3	GM Baadur Jobava (2572)	1/2-1/2	FM Dmitrii Gubin (2398)	game
4	GM Levan Pantsulaia (2492)	1-0	GM Vladimir Hamitevici (2462)	game
Round 7: Georgia 3.5 – 0.5 Bangladesh
1	GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili (2550)	0-1	IM Rahman Mohammad Fahad (2431)	game
2	GM Nikolozi Kacharava (2525)	1-0	IM Reja Neer Manon (2420)	game
3	GM Baadur Jobava (2572)	1/2-1/2	GM Niaz Murshed (2342)	game
4	GM Luka Paichadze (2461)	1-0	FM Sajid Sakline Mostafa (2316)	game
Round 8: Georgia 3 – 1 Costa Rica
1	GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili (2550)	1-0	IM Leonardo Valdes Romero (2305)	game
2	GM Nikolozi Kacharava (2525)	1-0	IM Emmanuel Jimenez Garcia (2380)	game
3	GM Levan Pantsulaia (2492)	1-0	IM Sebastian Mihajlov (2372)	game
4	GM Luka Paichadze (2461)	0-1	FM Matias Haziel Lizano Quiros (2169)	game
Round 9: Georgia 1.5 – 2.5 Ukraine
1	GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili (2550)	1/2-1/2	GM Igor Kovalenko (2642)	game
2	GM Nikolozi Kacharava (2525)	1/2-1/2	GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (2628)	game
3	GM Baadur Jobava (2572)	0-1	GM Ihor Samunenkov (2607)	game
4	GM Luka Paichadze (2461)	1/2-1/2	GM Roman Dehtiarov (2508)	game
Round 10: Georgia 3.5 – 0.5 Indonesia
1	GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili (2550)	1/2-1/2	GM Susanto Megaranto (2488)	game
2	GM Nikolozi Kacharava (2525)	1-0	IM Gilbert Elroy Tarigan (2416)	game
3	GM Levan Pantsulaia (2492)	0-1	IM Satria Duta Cahaya (2412)	game
4	GM Luka Paichadze (2461)	1-0	IM Nayaka Budhidharma (2383)	game
Round 11: Georgia 1 – 3 Spain
1	GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili (2550)	1-0	GM David Anton Guijarro (2650)	game
2	GM Nikolozi Kacharava (2525)	1/2-1/2	GM Maksim Chigaev (2621)	game
3	GM Levan Pantsulaia (2492)	1-0	GM Jaime Santos Latasa (2615)	game
4	GM Luka Paichadze (2461)	1/2-1/2	GM Alexei Shirov (2603)	game

Women

Rank 9 of 189 — 16 match points, 28.5 game points. Full standings

Players

Board 1: GM Nana Dzagnidze (2478) — 5/10
Board 2: GM Nino Batsiashvili (2459) — 6/9
Board 3: GM Bella Khotenashvili (2435) — 7/9
Board 3: IM Lela Javakhishvili (2415) — 5/8
Board 4: IM Meri Arabidze (2370) — 5.5/8

Matches

Round 1: Georgia 4 – 0 Tunisia
1	GM Nana Dzagnidze (2478)	0-1	WCM Nadine Rjeb (1853)	game
2	GM Nino Batsiashvili (2459)	1-0	WCM Meriem Ben Amor (1847)	game
3	GM Bella Khotenashvili (2435)	0-1	WCM Yasmine Gamha (1814)	game
4	IM Meri Arabidze (2370)	1-0	Chahd Bousselmi (1747)	game
Round 2: Georgia 2 – 2 Montenegro
1	GM Nana Dzagnidze (2478)	1-0	FM Alexandra Zherebtsova (2258)	game
2	GM Bella Khotenashvili (2435)	1-0	WFM Alena Skvortsova (2143)	game
3	IM Lela Javakhishvili (2415)	0-1	WIM Aleksandra Milovic (2068)	game
4	IM Meri Arabidze (2370)	0-1	Mateja Popovic (1949)	game
Round 3: Georgia 4 – 0 United Arab Emirates
1	GM Nino Batsiashvili (2459)	0-1	WGM Alserkal Rouda Essa (2036)	game
2	GM Bella Khotenashvili (2435)	1-0	WIM Wafia Darwish Al Maamari (2011)	game
3	IM Lela Javakhishvili (2415)	0-1	WIM Ahlam Rashed (1850)	game
4	IM Meri Arabidze (2370)	1-0	WCM Essa Mariam (1758)	game
Round 4: Georgia 2 – 2 Austria
1	GM Nana Dzagnidze (2478)	1/2-1/2	IM Olga Badelka (2408)	game
2	GM Nino Batsiashvili (2459)	1/2-1/2	WIM Jasmin-Denise Schloffer (2236)	game
3	IM Lela Javakhishvili (2415)	1/2-1/2	WFM Chiara Polterauer (2083)	game
4	IM Meri Arabidze (2370)	1/2-1/2	WFM Emilia Deak-Sala (2120)	game
Round 5: Georgia 2.5 – 1.5 Indonesia
1	GM Nana Dzagnidze (2478)	1-0	WIM Diajeng Theresa Singgih (2280)	game
2	GM Nino Batsiashvili (2459)	1/2-1/2	WIM Laysa Latifah (2213)	game
3	GM Bella Khotenashvili (2435)	0-1	WIM Shafira Devi Herfesa (2130)	game
4	IM Meri Arabidze (2370)	1-0	WIM Ummi Fisabilillah (2126)	game
Round 6: Georgia 3.5 – 0.5 Uzbekistan
1	GM Nana Dzagnidze (2478)	1/2-1/2	WGM Afruza Khamdamova (2443)	game
2	GM Nino Batsiashvili (2459)	0-1	IM Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova (2357)	game
3	GM Bella Khotenashvili (2435)	1-0	WGM Umida Omonova (2297)	game
4	IM Lela Javakhishvili (2415)	0-1	WIM Guldona Karimova (2242)	game
Round 7: Georgia 2.5 – 1.5 Poland
1	GM Nana Dzagnidze (2478)	1-0	IM Oliwia Kiolbasa (2386)	game
2	GM Nino Batsiashvili (2459)	1-0	IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (2382)	game
3	IM Lela Javakhishvili (2415)	0-1	IM Klaudia Kulon (2378)	game
4	IM Meri Arabidze (2370)	1/2-1/2	GM Monika Socko (2350)	game
Round 8: Georgia 1.5 – 2.5 China
1	GM Nana Dzagnidze (2478)	1/2-1/2	GM Jiner Zhu (2444)	game
2	GM Nino Batsiashvili (2459)	1/2-1/2	IM Yuxin Song (2457)	game
3	GM Bella Khotenashvili (2435)	1/2-1/2	IM Miaoyi Lu (2400)	game
4	IM Lela Javakhishvili (2415)	1-0	WGM Mo Zhai (2336)	game
Round 9: Georgia 2 – 2 Greece
1	GM Nana Dzagnidze (2478)	1-0	IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (2451)	game
2	GM Nino Batsiashvili (2459)	1-0	FM Anastasia Avramidou (2330)	game
3	GM Bella Khotenashvili (2435)	1-0	WIM Ekaterini Pavlidou (2123)	game
4	IM Meri Arabidze (2370)	1-0	WFM Antonia Christodoulaki (2101)	game
Round 10: Georgia 2.5 – 1.5 England
1	GM Nana Dzagnidze (2478)	1/2-1/2	FM Bodhana Sivanandan (2382)	game
2	GM Nino Batsiashvili (2459)	1/2-1/2	WGM Lan Yao (2270)	game
3	GM Bella Khotenashvili (2435)	1/2-1/2	IM Jovanka Houska (2297)	game
4	IM Lela Javakhishvili (2415)	1-0	IM Harriet V Hunt (2287)	game
Round 11: Georgia 2 – 2 India
1	GM Nana Dzagnidze (2478)	1-0	GM Humpy Koneru (2518)	game
2	GM Bella Khotenashvili (2435)	1-0	GM Divya Deshmukh (2490)	game
3	IM Lela Javakhishvili (2415)	1/2-1/2	IM Vantika Agrawal (2402)	game
4	IM Meri Arabidze (2370)	1/2-1/2	IM Savitha Shri B (2382)	game