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 |
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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 |
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