18th Kalamaria International Open 2025 A
28 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 30 Aug 2025 to 06 Sept 2025 in Thessaloniki, Greece. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2076, and top seed was Lampros Giannoulakis (🇬🇷 GRE, FM, 2292).
Stefanos Magkalakis (🇬🇷 GRE, FM, 2267) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Alexandros Leftheriotis (7.5) and Lampros Giannoulakis (7.5). Magkalakis shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Vasileios Keramaros (1772) beat Ninoslav Milovanovic (2002), a +230-point gap.
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 7.5/9. Magkalakis takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (43.0).
Alexandros Leftheriotis lost to FM Stefanos Magkalakis (Black).
Alexandros Leftheriotis 5 wins (R5–R9)FM Stefanos Magkalakis 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Lampros Giannoulakis 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R6–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alexandros Leftheriotis | * | 0 | ½ | 1 |
| 2FMStefanos Magkalakis | 1 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3FMLampros Giannoulakis | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Vasileios Sarantos | 0 | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magkalakis, StefanosFM | 2267 | GRE | +9B | +6N | +2B | =8N | +3B | =4N | +18B | =5N | +17N | 7.5 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 39.00 | 2286 | +8.2 |
| 2 | Leftheriotis, Alexandros | 2171 | GRE | +26N | +20B | −1N | =3N | +5B | +9N | +4B | +8N | +6B | 7.5 | 42.5 | 44.0 | 32.75 | 2279 | +25.8 |
| 3 | Giannoulakis, LamprosFM | 2292 | GRE | +23N | +24B | +4N | =2B | −1N | +8B | +17N | +10B | +5N | 7.5 | 39.5 | 41.0 | 29.75 | 2299 | +5.6 |
| 4 | Sarantos, Vasileios | 2082 | GRE | +11B | +15N | −3B | +18N | +8B | =1B | −2N | −6N | +9B | 5.5 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 24.75 | 2086 | +3.8 |
| 5 | Galanis, Nikolaos-PanagiotisCM | 1944 | GRE | =12N | =13B | =19N | +21B | −2N | +20B | +11N | =1B | −3B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 20.00 | 1998 | +9.8 |
| 6 | Dimakis, Stavros | 1966 | GRE | +22N | −1B | +16N | =17B | +11N | =13B | −8N | +4B | −2N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 19.75 | 2009 | +9.0 |
| 7 | Halkias, Nikolaos | 1868 | GRE | −20N | −16B | +22N | +24B | +12N | −17B | −10N | +23B | +18B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 12.50 | 1874 | +0.8 |
| 8 | Samaridis, Konstantinos | 2057 | GRE | +16N | +17B | +12N | =1B | −4N | −3N | +6B | −2B | −14N | 4.5 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 20.25 | 2013 | -9.0 |
| 9 | Kotsalis, Evagelos | 1844 | GRE | −1N | +22B | +27N | +10B | =17N | −2B | =13N | =12B | −4N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 39.0 | 12.75 | 1946 | +20.4 |
| 10 | Romanos, Theodoros | 2033 | GRE | +21B | F | =13N | −9N | −18B | +19N | +7B | −3N | +15B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 17.50 | 1936 | -19.0 |
| 11 | Karakotsios, Konstantinos | 1828 | GRE | −4N | +23B | F | +15N | −6B | =14N | −5B | +19N | +12B | 4.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 15.00 | 1937 | +46.8 |
| 12 | Keramaros, Vasileios | 1772 | GRE | =5B | +14N | −8B | +19N | −7B | −18N | +25B | =9N | −11N | 4.0 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 13.75 | 1844 | +33.6 |
| 13 | Ouzounis, Konstantinos Kyr | 1928 | GRE | =19B | =5N | =10B | =14N | +15B | =6N | =9B | F | F | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 17.25 | 1954 | +10.8 |
| 14 | Milovanovic, Ninoslav | 2002 | SRB | F | −12B | +23N | =13B | =20N | =11B | =16N | F | +8B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 13.75 | 1909 | -15.8 |
| 15 | Yilmaz, Cagan Ata | 1782 | TUR | +28N | −4B | +24N | −11B | −13N | +25B | −21N | +20B | −10N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 6.00 | 1855 | +34.0 |
| 16 | Giakoustidou, Evgenia | 1821 | GRE | −8B | +7N | −6B | +27N | F | +26N | =14B | F | =25N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 9.75 | 1951 | +45.6 |
| 17 | Mitsopoulos, Ioannis | 1740 | GRE | F | −8N | +25B | =6N | =9B | +7N | −3B | =18N | −1B | 3.5 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 13.00 | 1918 | +64.0 |
| 18 | Zouroufidis, Konstantinos | 1846 | GRE | F | F | +20N | −4B | +10N | +12B | −1N | =17B | −7N | 3.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 13.25 | 1928 | +23.6 |
| 19 | Papadopoulos, Alexadros Paris | 1760 | GRE | =13N | F | =5B | −12B | +21N | −10B | =20N | −11B | +22N | 3.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 11.00 | 1816 | +10.2 |
| 20 | Spagkakas, Konstantinos | 1758 | GRE | +7B | −2N | −18B | +25N | =14B | −5N | =19B | −15N | F | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 10.25 | 1812 | +15.6 |
| 21 | Mihtis, Theodoros | 1817 | GRE | −10N | +26B | F | −5N | −19B | +27N | +15B | F | F | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 6.00 | 1850 | +5.0 |
| 22 | Gkadakis, Nikolaos | 1796 | GRE | −6B | −9N | −7B | =26N | =27B | F | −23N | +24N | −19B | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 2.50 | 1648 | -59.6 |
| 23 | Triantaphylidis, Alexandros I | 1846 | GRE | −3B | −11N | −14B | F | −25N | =24B | +22B | −7N | F | 1.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 2.75 | 1688 | -28.6 |
| 24 | Galaras, Anestis | 1860 | GRE | +27B | −3N | −15B | −7N | −26B | =23N | F | −22B | F | 1.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 1.25 | 1645 | -39.6 |
| 25 | Gioras, Ioannis | 1830 | GRE | F | F | −17N | −20B | +23B | −15N | −12N | F | =16B | 1.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.50 | 1594 | -37.2 |
| 26 | Hatziathanasiou, Stella | 1831 | GRE | −2B | −21N | F | =22B | +24N | −16B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.50 | 1745 | -13.0 |
| 27 | Ntagkounakis, Emmanouil | 1749 | GRE | −24N | F | −9B | −16B | =22N | −21B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 1462 | -58.4 |
| 28 | Papadopoulos, Filippos | 1949 | GRE | −15B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 981 | -28.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mitsopoulos, IoannisGRE+64.03.5 pts · #19
- 2Karakotsios, KonstantinosGRE+46.84.5 pts · #11
- 3Giakoustidou, EvgeniaGRE+45.64.0 pts · #14
- 1Gkadakis, NikolaosGRE-59.62.0 pts · #22
- 2Ntagkounakis, EmmanouilGRE-58.40.5 pts · #27
- 3Galaras, AnestisGRE-39.61.5 pts · #25
- R2+230 Elo gap
- R4+189 Elo gap
- R5+187 Elo gap