32nd Open Nikaias "Honour to National Resistance" 2025 A

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83 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 Sept 2025 to 09 Sept 2025 in Nikaia, Greece. 10 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2257, and top seed was Christos Krallis (🇬🇷 GRE, IM, 2392).

Christos Krallis (🇬🇷 GRE, IM, 2392) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Georgios Papadopoulos (8.0) and Stefanos Kazantzoglou (6.5). Krallis shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Panagiotis Anagnostopoulos (1920) beat Spyridon Kapnisis (GM, 2377), a +457-point gap.

Location

🇬🇷Nikaia, Greece

Dates

01 Sept 2025 → 09 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇷IMChristos Krallis2392

Avg top 10

2,257

Participants

Titled players · 10

GM×1

IM×1

FM×6

CM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇬🇷Greece×83

Top 3

🥇
IMChristos Krallis
🇬🇷GRE·2392
8.0pts·2452perf+6.3
🥈
FMGeorgios Papadopoulos
🇬🇷GRE·2350
8.0pts·2496perf+28.6
🥉
FMStefanos Kazantzoglou
🇬🇷GRE·2187
6.5pts·2241perf+34.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 8.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Papadopoulos8Krallis8Kazantzoglou6.5Vassis6.5Palaiologou6Armaos6

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 8.0/9. Krallis takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (49.0).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Georgios Papadopoulos drew with IM Christos Krallis (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Georgios Papadopoulos 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R6–R9)IM Christos Krallis 4 wins (R6–R9)FM Stefanos Kazantzoglou 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMGeorgios Papadopoulos	*	½	½	—
2IMChristos Krallis	½	*	1	1
3FMStefanos Kazantzoglou	½	0	*	—
4FMMichail Vassis	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Krallis, ChristosIM	2392	GRE	+34N	+19B	=15N	+9N	=2B	+3B	+4N	+13N	+7B	8.0	49.0	53.5	46.75	2452	+6.3
2	Papadopoulos, GeorgiosFM	2350	GRE	+41N	+39B	+14N	=3B	=1N	+12B	+20N	+5B	+6N	8.0	46.5	50.5	43.25	2496	+28.6
3	Kazantzoglou, StefanosFM	2187	GRE	+45B	+13N	+44B	=2N	=20B	−1N	+18B	+9N	=12B	6.5	47.5	51.5	34.25	2241	+34.8
4	Vassis, MichailFM	2313	GRE	+69B	−44N	+43B	+32N	+9B	+42N	−1B	=14N	+13B	6.5	41.5	44.0	29.25	2180	-18.6
5	Kapnisis, SpyridonGM	2377	GRE	+68B	+10N	+8B	=12N	=42B	−13N	+11B	−2N	+21B	6.0	46.0	48.5	30.25	2200	-15.1
6	Palaiologou, Apostolos	1909	GRE	+56B	=20N	=38B	=8N	+61B	+10N	=14B	+15N	−2B	6.0	43.5	46.5	28.00	2140	+105.6
7	Tzortzatos, Dimosthenis Panagiot	2003	GRE	+23B	+21N	−12B	=22N	=18B	+52N	+44B	+20B	−1N	6.0	43.0	46.5	27.75	2125	+53.6
8	Sirigos, NikolaosFM	2076	GRE	+17N	+35B	−5N	=6B	F	=21N	+41B	+39N	+14B	6.0	40.5	40.5	29.00	2146	+14.2
9	Armaos, Michail	1938	GRE	+78N	+77B	+57N	−1B	−4N	+30B	+16N	−3B	+40N	6.0	39.5	41.0	20.00	2135	+87.6
10	Nemtsas, Hristoforos	1937	GRE	+53N	−5B	=54N	+46B	+24N	−6B	+19N	=40B	+26N	6.0	38.5	42.0	26.25	2028	+20.0
11	Panopoulos, Ioannis	2001	GRE	−40N	+78B	+41N	+35B	−25N	+22B	−5N	+24B	+19N	6.0	38.5	40.0	25.00	2042	+8.4
12	Oikonomopoulos, FilipposCM	2197	GRE	+54N	+47B	+7N	=5B	F	−2N	=13B	+25B	=3N	5.5	45.5	49.0	27.50	2201	+11.2
13	Anagnostopoulos, Panagiotis	1920	GRE	+63N	−3B	+17N	+57B	+31N	+5B	=12N	−1B	−4N	5.5	45.5	48.5	24.75	2194	+116.8
14	Merkos, Thomas	2043	GRE	+48N	+28B	−2B	+58N	=44B	+39N	=6N	=4B	−8N	5.5	43.5	46.5	24.25	2086	+20.4
15	Ntounias, Ioannis	2092	GRE	+52B	+65N	=1B	=30N	F	=19B	+26N	−6B	+27N	5.5	39.5	39.5	24.75	2079	-2.8
16	Lafkidis, Apostolos	2064	GRE	+82B	=58N	+18B	−42N	+30B	=44N	−9B	=21N	+35B	5.5	36.5	37.0	21.00	1980	-35.2
17	Karvountzis, Ioannis Chrysostomos	1810	GRE	−8B	+60N	−13B	−29N	+83B	+56N	+58B	=18N	+39B	5.5	35.0	35.0	15.75	1914	+52.4
18	Makrylakis, Iason	1869	GRE	=81N	+83B	−16N	+76B	=7N	+57B	−3N	=17B	+33N	5.5	33.5	33.5	15.50	1960	+44.8
19	Kastis, Fotis	1937	GRE	+50B	−1N	+27B	=40N	+48B	=15N	−10B	+23N	−11B	5.0	43.5	47.5	22.75	1969	+5.4
20	Poupalos, NikolaosFM	2261	GRE	+33N	=6B	+75N	+24B	=3N	+25B	−2B	−7N	F	5.0	43.0	43.0	22.75	2092	-26.4
21	Lampropoulos, Pavlos	1858	GRE	+66N	−7B	+55N	−31B	+53N	=8B	+33N	=16B	−5N	5.0	39.5	42.0	19.75	1952	+40.4
22	Sioutis, Angelos	1876	GRE	+37B	−42N	+23B	=7B	+36N	−11N	=48B	=30N	=45B	5.0	38.5	42.5	23.25	1952	+17.4
23	Ornithopoulos, Nikolaos	1802	GRE	−7N	+34B	−22N	+51N	+62B	=31B	=24N	−19B	+47N	5.0	38.0	41.0	20.25	1937	+31.8
24	Stavropoulos, Sotirios	1841	GRE	+80N	+25B	=42B	−20N	−10B	+67N	=23B	−11N	+49B	5.0	37.5	38.5	17.00	1954	+48.4
25	Antoniadis, Anastasios	1943	GRE	+49B	−24N	+69B	+28N	+11B	−20N	+42B	−12N	F	5.0	37.0	37.0	21.50	2084	+27.8
26	Papadopoulos, Antonios Ioan	1919	GRE	=70B	+61N	−30B	+67N	=40B	+50N	−15B	+48N	−10B	5.0	33.5	36.0	16.75	1844	-34.4
27	Tsomis, DimitriosFM	1826	GRE	−57N	+73B	−19N	+66B	=65N	+36B	=31N	+32B	−15B	5.0	32.0	34.5	17.50	1958	+29.2
28	Galanopoulos, Efraim	1851	GRE	+55B	−14N	+77N	−25B	F	+46B	−40N	+54B	+31N	5.0	31.5	31.5	17.00	1922	+15.6
29	Poulos, Georgios	1972	GRE	−59N	−53B	+63N	+17B	−41N	+76B	−30N	+43B	+56N	5.0	30.5	32.5	17.50	1794	-39.6
30	Sklavounos, Panayotis	1796	GRE	=31N	+81B	+26N	=15B	−16N	−9N	+29B	=22B	−38N	4.5	41.0	41.5	18.00	1956	+35.6
31	Alexakis, Dimitrios	1976	GRE	=30B	+62N	=58B	+21N	−13B	=23N	=27B	=45N	−28B	4.5	37.0	40.0	18.75	1836	-33.4
32	Sideris, Theodoros	1927	GRE	=43B	+64N	=40B	−4B	=54N	=45N	+50B	−27N	=48B	4.5	35.0	38.0	16.75	1836	-23.6
33	Kalonomos, Ioannis	1830	GRE	−20B	=50N	+70B	+43N	−39B	+65N	−21B	+51N	−18B	4.5	34.0	36.5	15.00	1872	+18.8
34	Chompas, Vasileios	1840	GRE	−1B	−23N	=56B	+60N	+81B	+61N	−39B	=49N	=55N	4.5	33.5	34.0	11.75	1775	-33.6
35	Koursaris, Nikolaos	1865	GRE	+74B	−8N	+59B	−11N	−52B	=49N	+67B	+77N	−16N	4.5	32.5	34.0	11.00	1834	-7.0
36	Fotiadis, Filippos	1938	GRE	=67B	−43N	+64B	+62N	−22B	−27N	=75B	+59N	=41B	4.5	29.5	31.5	13.25	1783	-37.0
37	Giannelos, Stylianos	1879	GRE	−22N	=71B	−53N	+72B	=43N	=77B	−46N	+61B	+64N	4.5	27.5	29.0	12.50	1715	-37.4
38	Mylonakis, IoannisCM	2139	GRE	F	+59B	=6N	+47B	F	F	F	+52N	+30B	4.5	26.5	26.5	18.00	2203	+10.0
39	Salahidou, Reveka	1930	GRE	+79B	−2N	+45B	F	+33N	−14B	+34N	−8B	−17N	4.0	39.5	39.5	14.50	1931	-1.8
40	Nikitakis, Michail	1799	GRE	+11B	F	=32N	=19B	=26N	F	+28B	=10N	−9B	4.0	37.5	37.5	21.25	1980	+68.0
41	Ampeliotis, Georgios	1832	GRE	−2B	+49N	−11B	+83N	+29B	F	−8N	=46B	=36N	4.0	37.5	37.5	13.25	1914	+32.8
42	Stratigos, Spiros	2144	GRE	+46N	+22B	=24N	+16B	=5N	−4B	−25N	F	F	4.0	37.0	37.0	20.00	2083	-8.4
43	Diamantidis, Sotirios	1701	GRE	=32N	+36B	−4N	−33B	=37B	=75N	+65B	−29N	=51B	4.0	36.0	38.0	14.50	1877	+76.0
44	Goutoufas, Christos	1935	GRE	+71N	+4B	−3N	+53B	=14N	=16B	−7N	F	F	4.0	36.0	36.0	18.00	2061	+21.8
45	Toumpakari, Maria	1817	GRE	−3N	+72B	−39N	+55B	=47N	=32B	F	=31B	=22N	4.0	35.0	37.5	15.00	1884	+25.6
46	Megagiannis, Maximos	1817	GRE	−42B	+56N	+51B	−10N	=58B	−28N	+37B	=41N	F	4.0	34.0	37.0	15.00	1892	+29.6
47	Archontakis, Christos	1882	GRE	+60B	−12N	+52B	−38N	=45B	−48N	=59B	+50N	−23B	4.0	33.5	36.5	14.00	1821	-14.8
48	Athanasiou, Soumela	1805	GRE	−14B	+74N	+65B	F	−19N	+47B	=22N	−26B	=32N	4.0	33.5	33.5	13.25	1890	+37.2
49	Barbagiannis, Leonidas	1788	GRE	−25N	−41B	+73N	−68B	+66N	=35B	+60N	=34B	−24N	4.0	31.0	33.5	12.50	1743	-10.0
50	Patrinos, Ektor	1738	GRE	−19N	=33B	+80N	=54B	+68N	−26B	−32N	−47B	+74N	4.0	31.0	32.0	9.50	1775	+18.4
51	Santorinaios, Iakovos	1928	GRE	+76N	−57B	−46N	−23B	=60N	+72B	+53N	−33B	=43N	4.0	29.5	31.5	11.50	1754	-40.4
52	Nikoleris, Evangelos	1813	GRE	−15N	+66B	−47N	+77B	+35N	−7B	=54N	−38B	F	3.5	34.5	36.0	10.25	1834	+2.2
53	Tsomidis, Stefanos	1747	GRE	−10B	+29N	+37B	−44N	−21B	=69N	−51B	−64N	+73B	3.5	34.0	36.5	13.25	1770	+8.4
54	Pournaras, Panagiotis	1824	GRE	−12B	+79N	=10B	=50N	=32B	=58N	=52B	−28N	F	3.5	34.0	35.5	12.00	1839	+0.4
55	Atmatzidi Oikonomidi, Iro	1616	GRE	−28N	F	−21B	−45N	=79B	=70N	+62B	+75N	=34B	3.5	27.5	27.5	9.25	1749	+26.0
56	Zacharakis, Ilias	1683	GRE	−6N	−46B	=34N	+71B	=76N	−17B	+63N	F	−29B	3.0	33.0	35.0	8.75	1721	+11.2
57	Himaras, Stefanos	2212	GRE	+27B	+51N	−9B	−13N	+69B	−18N	F	F	F	3.0	32.5	32.5	11.50	1885	-44.4
58	Kalliora, Despoina	1884	GRE	+72N	=16B	=31N	−14B	=46N	=54B	−17N	F	F	3.0	31.0	31.0	11.25	1838	-18.8
59	Chatzipavlou, Odysseas	1789	GRE	+29B	−38N	−35N	−65B	+74N	=68B	=47N	−36B	F	3.0	30.5	32.5	10.25	1809	+2.8
60	Danezis, Prodromos	1680	GRE	−47N	−17B	+78N	−34B	=51B	=71N	−49B	+72N	F	3.0	30.0	31.5	7.25	1716	+10.4
61	Bartzos, Iasonas	1599	GRE	F	−26B	+71N	+75B	−6N	−34B	=68N	−37N	=67B	3.0	29.5	29.5	7.00	1744	+52.0
62	Karavasilis, Athanasios	1768	GRE	F	−31B	+81N	−36B	−23N	−63B	−55N	+78B	+66N	3.0	25.0	25.0	4.50	1672	-22.2
63	Estiadis, Georgios	1698	GRE	−13B	−69N	−29B	+78B	−77N	+62N	−56B	−70N	+80N	3.0	24.5	25.5	5.50	1634	-32.4
64	Stenos, Ioannis	1699	GRE	F	−32B	−36N	+80N	−67B	+81N	F	+53B	−37B	3.0	21.0	21.0	5.00	1731	+4.8
65	Avagianos, Simeon	1914	GRE	+73N	−15B	−48N	+59N	=27B	−33B	−43N	F	F	2.5	28.5	28.5	8.00	1706	-39.0
66	Mavroudis, Dionisios	1622	GRE	−21B	−52N	+79B	−27N	−49B	+78N	=70B	−71N	−62B	2.5	27.0	28.5	4.25	1607	-4.2
67	Chatzinikolaou, Alexandros	1754	GRE	=36N	F	F	−26B	+64N	−24B	−35N	=74B	=61N	2.5	27.0	27.0	7.75	1682	-14.6
68	Nteligiorgis, Georgios	1835	GRE	−5N	=76B	F	+49N	−50B	=59N	=61B	F	F	2.5	25.0	25.0	8.00	1751	-32.8
69	Tsitimakis, Periklis	1831	GRE	−4N	+63B	−25N	+74B	−57N	=53B	F	F	F	2.5	24.5	24.5	6.75	1853	-3.2
70	Tourkolias, Dimitrios	1689	GRE	=26N	−75B	−33N	F	F	=55B	=66N	+63B	F	2.5	24.0	24.0	8.50	1689	-1.2
71	Iatros, Aristidis	1717	GRE	−44B	=37N	−61B	−56N	F	=60B	=74N	+66B	F	2.5	23.5	24.0	7.25	1616	-20.4
72	Karantoniou, Stylianos	1681	GRE	−58B	−45N	F	−37N	+80B	−51N	=73B	−60B	+78N	2.5	23.5	23.5	3.75	1632	-23.6
73	Kalogeropoulos, Konstantinos	1687	GRE	−65B	−27N	−49B	−79N	=78N	=80B	=72N	+83B	−53N	2.5	21.5	21.5	2.50	1560	-29.2
74	Afantiti, Maria Varvara	1622	GRE	−35N	−48B	F	−69N	−59B	+83N	=71B	=67N	−50B	2.0	23.0	23.0	2.50	1555	-30.0
75	Deli, Eleanna Ratzvika	1799	GRE	F	+70N	−20B	−61N	F	=43B	=36N	−55B	F	2.0	22.5	22.5	6.75	1666	-23.4
76	Nikolaras, Konstantinos	1703	GRE	−51B	=68N	+82B	−18N	=56B	−29N	F	F	F	2.0	20.5	20.5	3.25	1724	+2.4
77	Talaverou, Vasiliki Viktoria	1598	GRE	F	−9N	−28B	−52N	+63B	=37N	F	−35B	F	1.5	31.5	31.5	5.25	1647	+11.6
78	Christodoulou, Katerina	1780	GRE	−9B	−11N	−60B	−63N	=73B	−66B	+83N	−62N	−72B	1.5	28.5	28.5	1.25	1449	-149.2
79	Vaggos, Konstantinos	1713	GRE	−39N	−54B	−66N	+73B	=55N	F	F	F	F	1.5	16.0	16.0	4.25	1573	-19.0
80	Koutsioumpos, Ioannis	1608	GRE	−24B	=82N	−50B	−64B	−72N	=73N	F	F	−63B	1.0	20.5	20.5	1.50	1417	-50.0
81	Loukopoulos, Nektarios	1630	GRE	=18B	−30N	−62B	F	−34N	−64B	F	F	F	0.5	21.0	21.0	2.75	1428	-19.4
82	Dimopoulos, Georgios	1809	GRE	−16N	=80B	−76N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	11.5	11.5	0.50	1513	-22.0
83	Chatzinikolaou, Nina Loukia	1509	GRE	F	−18N	F	−41B	−17N	−74B	−78B	−73N	F	0.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	956	-45.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Anagnostopoulos, PanagiotisGRE
+116.8
5.5 pts · #14
2Palaiologou, ApostolosGRE
+105.6
6.0 pts · #5
3Armaos, MichailGRE
+87.6
6.0 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Christodoulou, KaterinaGRE
-149.2
1.5 pts · #78
2Koutsioumpos, IoannisGRE
-50.0
1.0 pts · #80
3Chatzinikolaou, Nina LoukiaGRE
-45.2
0.0 pts · #83

Biggest upsets

R6+457 Elo gap
Anagnostopoulos, Panagiotis1920 beat GMKapnisis, Spyridon2377
R2+378 Elo gap
Goutoufas, Christos1935 beat FMVassis, Michail2313
R6+343 Elo gap
Makrylakis, Iason1869 beat Himaras, Stefanos2212