GMZurab Sturua
GEO · FIDE ID 13600095 · 95 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2488
#8 in GEO (active)
Rapid
2480
#8 in GEO (active)
Blitz
2419
#10 in GEO (active)
Score
71%
48 W · 38 D · 9 L
Opp. avg
2232
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-06-07
European Senior Chess Championship 2026 | 65+
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 31% of games (scores 73%), otherwise 1.c4 (31%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 15 of 24 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 40%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 9 of 13 games (Indian Defense), scoring 72%.
- Drawish: 40% of games end in a draw.
Based on 95 over-the-board games (19 classical). 48 with White (75%), 47 with Black (66%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 15 | 73% |
| 1.c4 | 15 | 77% |
| 1.Nf3 | 10 | 70% |
| 1.e4 | 8 | 81% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bernstein Defense | 2 | 75% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation | 2 | 50% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Gusev Countergambit | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense, Vienna Variation | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (24 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 15 | 40% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 4 | 75% |
| 1...g6 Modern Defense | 3 | 83% |
Against 1.d4 (13 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 9 | 72% |
| 1...g6 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 100% |
| 1...c5 Benoni Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Defense: Standard Defense | 2 | 100% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense | 2 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted | 2 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-07 | Keith C Arkell (2402) European Senior Chess Championship 2026 | 65+ | ½ |
| 2026-06-02 | Rainer, Dr. Goldt (1933) European Senior Chess Championship 2026 | 65+ | W |
| 2026-06-01 | Rainer Knaak (2390) European Senior Chess Championship 2026 | 65+ | W |
| 2026-06-01 | Margeir Petursson (2393) European Senior Chess Championship 2026 | 65+ | ½ |
| 2026-06-01 | Joan Pomes Marcet (2178) European Senior Chess Championship 2026 | 65+ | W |
| 2026-06-01 | Victor Manuel Vehi Bach (2179) European Senior Chess Championship 2026 | 65+ | ½ |
| 2026-06-01 | Eric Boulard (2224) European Senior Chess Championship 2026 | 65+ | W |
| 2026-06-01 | Luc Zimmermann (2139) European Senior Chess Championship 2026 | 65+ | W |
| 2026-06-01 | Peter Erismann (2029) European Senior Chess Championship 2026 | 65+ | W |
| 2025-10-31 | Nils-Gustaf Renman (2308) FIDE World Senior Championship 2025 | Open 65+ | W |
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