Scouting report: Tornike Sanikidze (GM, GEO)

1,470 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,414 classical, 23 rapid, 33 blitz): 43% wins, 34% draws, 23% losses. FIDE rating 2403 standard, 2510 rapid, 2374 blitz. 327 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.09 blunders per game.

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Tornike Sanikidze

GM

Georgiaborn 1989FIDE ID 13602608

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2350
2450
2550
2508 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2510
2403
2374
2616peak, May 2012
1,470games
631wins, 43%
503draws, 34%
336losses, 23%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.1% average
Solid conversion: 86%
Very consistent (88%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (70% in 106 games)

Play against Sanikidze's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,470 games

Openings

1,470 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
King's Indian: Classical1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g6 3.♞c3 ♝g7 4.e4 d6 5.♞f3 O-O 6.♝e2 e511 games, last played 9 years ago72.7%wins
Sicilian: e6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 e611 games, last played 2 months ago72.7%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 327 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.4%
Middlegame
93.6%
Endgame
95.7%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
22%
63 err
20%
56 err
18%
51 err
15%
42 err
15%
43 err
11%
32 err
Critical moment
Move 41 avg
7%
1-15
14%
16-25
25%
26-35
21%
36-45
32%
46+
32% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
9
8
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
8
Few
Many
d3
10
f3
10
h4
10
d5
9
f4
9
d3/f3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#49
♜xf3+?? vs Azimi
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#18
d3?? vs Gurbanov
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#18
♛c7?? vs John Veny Akkarakaran
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#32
♛d2?? vs Romanov
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#40
♞c6?? vs Kovalenko
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#70
e5?? vs Kviriashvili
Endgame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

Torosyan, Volodya(2196)

19th Poti Open 2026 · 20 Jul 2026

0–1
Samimi, Armin(2157)

19th Poti Open 2026 · 19 Jul 2026

1–0
Gvasalia, Gaga(1946)

19th Poti Open 2026 · 18 Jul 2026

1–0
Nigalidze, Gaioz(2361)

19th Poti Open 2026 · 17 Jul 2026

½–½
Shapovalovi, Vasiko(2158)

19th Poti Open 2026 · 16 Jul 2026

½–½
Gotsiridze, Davit(2152)

19th Poti Open 2026 · 15 Jul 2026

0–1

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,470 games in scope
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1a
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747 games49%W32%D19%L
Move
1. d4
5682m
48%32%20
64%
1. e4
1061y
54%33%13
70%
1. ♞f3
684m
53%32%15
69%
1. c4
48w
25%25%50%
38%
1. g3
110y
100%
50%

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