Cyprus Adult Closed Chess Tournament (Summer 2025) 1-4
8 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 07 Jun 2025 to 28 Jun 2025 in Nicosia, Cyprus. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1792, and top seed was Alkis Martidis (🇨🇾 CYP, FM, 2205).
Apostolos Papapostolou (🇬🇷 GRE, 1977) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Konstantinos Karathymios (3.0) and Mark Bryan (2.0). Papapostolou clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Markellos Markides (1565) beat Ioannis Gkogkornas (1777), a +212-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 4 roundsApostolos Papapostolou led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Apostolos Papapostolou takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
Apostolos Papapostolou beat Konstantinos Karathymios (White).
Konstantinos Karathymios won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇷Papapostolou, Apostolos | 1977 | * | 1 | — | ½ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3.5 | 5.25 | 6.0 | +16.0 | 2157 |
| 2 | 🇨🇾Karathymios, Konstantinos | 1757 | 0 | * | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 5.0 | +19.0 | 1939 |
| 3 | 🇨🇾Bryan, Mark | 1821 | — | — | * | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2.0 | 2.00 | 3.5 | +11.6 | 2455 |
| 4 | 🇨🇾FMMartidis, Alkis | 2205 | ½ | — | — | * | — | 1 | — | — | 1.5 | 2.75 | 6.5 | -4.2 | 2084 |
| 5 | 🇨🇾Markides, Markellos | 1565 | — | — | 0 | — | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 3.5 | +4.4 | 1620 |
| 6 | 🇨🇾Zacharopoullos, Christoforos | 1487 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | * | — | — | 1.0 | 1.50 | 9.5 | +5.6 | 1581 |
| 7 | 🇨🇾Kourouyiannis, Fivos | 1745 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ½ | — | * | — | 0.5 | 0.75 | 10.0 | -26.6 | 1458 |
| 8 | 🇬🇷Gkogkornas, Ioannis | 1777 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 8.0 | -51.6 | 861 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Karathymios, KonstantinosCYP+19.03.0 pts · #2
- 2Papapostolou, ApostolosGRE+16.03.5 pts · #1
- 3Bryan, MarkCYP+11.62.0 pts · #3
- 1Gkogkornas, IoannisGRE-51.60.0 pts · #8
- 2Kourouyiannis, FivosCYP-26.60.5 pts · #7
- 3Martidis, AlkisFMCYP-4.21.5 pts · #4
- R2+212 Elo gap