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2026 youth U18 championships of ESSPEP

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8 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Dec 2025 to 14 Dec 2025 in Tripoli, Greece. Top 10 Elo average was 389, and top seed was Panagiotis Th Chronopoulos (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡· GRE, 1659).

Panagiotis Th Chronopoulos (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡· GRE, 1659) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Marios Arrianas (3.5) and Christos Tsirikos (3.0). Chronopoulos won solo starting round 2.

Location
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡·Tripoli, Greece
Dates
12 Dec 2025 β†’ 14 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡·Panagiotis Th Chronopoulos1659
Avg top 10
389
Participants
8
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡·GreeceΓ—8
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Panagiotis Th Chronopoulos led from R2; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
3
1
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Chronopoulos5Arrianas3.5Tsirikos3Stathopoulou2.5Stathopoulou2.5Arrianas2
R2–R5 Β· LEAD HELD

Panagiotis Th Chronopoulos never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R3 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Panagiotis Th Chronopoulos beat Marios Arrianas (White).

R1–R5 Β· WIN STREAK

Panagiotis Th Chronopoulos won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Panagiotis Th Chronopoulos*
1
1
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2Marios Arrianas
0
*β€”
1
3Christos Tsirikos
0
β€”*
1
4Maria Melina Stathopoulouβ€”
0
0
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Chronopoulos, Panagiotis Th1659GRE+3B+4N+2B+6N+7B5.011.012.012.002254+9.2
2Arrianas, Marios0GRE=7N+5Bβˆ’1N+4N+6B3.512.013.07.5015590.0
3Tsirikos, Christos0GREβˆ’1N+7Bβˆ’6N+8B+5N3.010.511.04.008630.0
4Stathopoulou, Athanasia Ismini1449GRE+6Nβˆ’1B=5Nβˆ’2B+8N2.513.013.53.75863-9.2
5Stathopoulou, Maria Melina0GRE+8Bβˆ’2N=4B+7Nβˆ’3B2.510.010.52.7514540.0
6Arrianas, Aristeidis0GREβˆ’4B+8N+3Bβˆ’1Bβˆ’2N2.014.014.53.507590.0
7Gournas, Konstantinos0GRE=2Bβˆ’3N=8Bβˆ’5Bβˆ’1N1.014.014.52.008630.0
8Gournas, Georgios D0GREβˆ’5Nβˆ’6B=7Nβˆ’3Nβˆ’4B0.510.011.00.506540.0

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