Gagunashvili, Merab

GEO GEO·Born 1985·FIDE #13601652·1,863 Games

Classical25201,741 Games

Rapid244680 Games

Blitz251168 Games

Statistics

1863

Total

777

Wins

811

Draws

275

Losses

42%44%15%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.2% average

High resilience (59%): Dangerous even when losing

Solid conversion: 88%

Very consistent (91%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.Nf3 ♔ (68% in 63 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 253 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.5%

Middlegame93.8%

Endgame95.5%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+4%

Winning (+2 or more)94%

97 Games

Equal position96%

123 Games

Losing (-2 or more)90%

33 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♕

23%

45 errors

♖

22%

42 errors

♙

19%

36 errors

♗

14%

26 errors

♔

11%

21 errors

♞

11%

22 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 42average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

50% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

e414 err

h48 err

d37 err

d57 err

f57 err

e4/h4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Paichadze, Luka2499

Round 9: Paichadze, Luka ... · 5 Feb 2026

½-½

Shanava, Konstantine2442

Round 8: Gagunashvili, Me... · 4 Feb 2026

0-1

Tutisani, Noe2458

Round 7: Gagunashvili, Me... · 3 Feb 2026

½-½

Quparadze, Giga2492

Georgian Chess Championsh... · 2 Feb 2026

½-½

kiladze, Luka2335

Round 5: Gagunashvili, Me... · 1 Feb 2026

1-0

Akhvlediani, Irakli2440

Round 2: Akhvlediani, Ira... · 1 Feb 2026

0-1

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID

White

King's Indian: Fianchetto

72.7%

11 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3

Black

Slav: Semi-Slav

45.5%

44 Games·Wins

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3

Ruy Lopez: Closed

46.2%

13 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#47Ra6??

Endgame

vs Daneshvar

OTB·2026

▶

#64g5+??

Endgame

vs Naiditsch

Rapid·2025

▶

#44Rxc6??

Endgame

vs Farahat

Rapid·2025

▶

#25f3??

Tactics

vs Macovei

Blitz·2024

▶

#35Bd3??

Tactics

vs Aravindh

Blitz·2024

▶

#48Qe3+??

Endgame

vs Bai

Blitz·2024

▶

#61exf4??

Endgame

vs Sindarov

Blitz·2024

▶

#44g4??

Endgame

vs Grigoryan

Blitz·2024

▶

#28Rd5??

Tactics

vs Calzetta Ruiz

OTB·2024

▶

#33Qd7??

Tactics

vs Olsen

OTB·2024

Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

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Starting Position

931 Games

46%41%13%

Move	Games	%
1.d4	730	66%
1.e4	108	67%
1.Nf3	63	68%
1.c4	30	67%

1.d4

66%

730

1.e4

67%

108

1.Nf3

68%

1.c4

67%

Gagunashvili, Merab

Play against Gagunashvili, Merab's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

King's Indian: Fianchetto

Slav: Semi-Slav

Ruy Lopez: Closed

Critical Blunders