GM Merab Gagunashvili Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com Full name Merab Gagunashvili Born Jan 3, 1985 (age 40) Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia Federation Georgia Profiles #408 World Ranking 2535 Classical 2454 Rapid 2526 Blitz Rating Bio Merab Gagunashvili is a Georgian Grandmaster. Most Played Openings White Pieces Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation (22 games) Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical, Keres Defense (18 games) Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical, Noa Variation (18 games) King's Indian Defense (16 games) Slav Defense: Modern, Chameleon Variation (15 games) Black Pieces Pirc Defense (31 games) Queen's Pawn Opening: Wade Defense (26 games) Slav Defense: Modern, Quiet, Schallopp Defense (22 games) Philidor Defense: Hanham, Lion Variation (21 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov Variations (16 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Merab Gagunashvili (2541) Giga Quparadze (2539) 1-0 13 2025 Merab Gagunashvili (2541) Noe Tutisani (2439) 1-0 62 2025 Merab Gagunashvili (2438) Mohnish Balamurugan (1736) 1-0 53 2025 Merab Gagunashvili (2438) Erkin Karaokcu (2212) 1-0 59 2025 Merab Gagunashvili (2438) Arkadij Naiditsch (2595) 1-0 70 2025 Merab Gagunashvili (2535) Antonio Rodriguez Mellado (2010) 1-0 35 2025 Merab Gagunashvili (2535) Hector Luis Gil Alba (2288) 1-0 33 2025 Merab Gagunashvili (2541) Tornike Sanikidse (2442) 0-1 95 2025 Merab Gagunashvili (2541) Nikolozi Kacharava (2526) 0-1 45 2025 Merab Gagunashvili (2535) Guillaume Lamard (2500) ½-½ 19 2025 Show All Games