GM Merab Gagunashvili Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com Full name Merab Gagunashvili Born Jan 3, 1985 (age 41) Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia Federation Georgia Profiles # World Ranking 2520 Classical 2446 Rapid 2511 Blitz 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 (2537) Luka kiladze (2335) 1-0 47 2026 Merab Gagunashvili (2537) Nikolozi Kacharava (2499) 0-1 77 2026 Merab Gagunashvili (2537) Konstantine Shanava (2442) 0-1 69 2026 Merab Gagunashvili (2537) Bardiya Daneshvar (2598) ½-½ 56 2026 Merab Gagunashvili (2537) Adham Fawzy (2462) ½-½ 15 2026 Merab Gagunashvili (2537) Sedrani Ammar (2197) ½-½ 39 2026 mohamad seder (2148) Merab Gagunashvili (2537) 0-1 54 2026 Hamood Al Busaidi (1975) Merab Gagunashvili (2537) 0-1 51 2026 Irakli Akhvlediani (2439) Merab Gagunashvili (2537) 0-1 35 2026 Imed Abdelnabbi (2363) Merab Gagunashvili (2537) ½-½ 53 2026 Show All Games