2026 youth U8 - 16 championships of ESSTH-CHALK - open U8
8 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 04 Jan 2026 to 10 Jan 2026 in Thessaloniki, Greece. Top 10 Elo average was 363, and top seed was Konstantinos Kistoglidis (🇬🇷 GRE, 1472).
Theodoros Ioakeimidis (🇬🇷 GRE, 0) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Konstantinos Kistoglidis (4.5) and Michail Farinis (4.0). Ioakeimidis shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTheodoros Ioakeimidis led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Theodoros Ioakeimidis takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
Theodoros Ioakeimidis drew with Konstantinos Kistoglidis (Black).
Theodoros Ioakeimidis 3 wins (R2–R4)Konstantinos Kistoglidis 3 wins (R2–R4)Michail Farinis 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Theodoros Ioakeimidis | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Konstantinos Kistoglidis | ½ | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Michail Farinis | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Anastasios Avramidis | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ioakeimidis, Theodoros | 0 | GRE | =2N | +?B | +?N | +6B | =5N | +3B | 5.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 1473 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Kistoglidis, Konstantinos | 1472 | GRE | =1B | +8N | +4B | +5N | −3B | +6B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 13.50 | 2278 | +20.4 |
| 3 | Farinis, Michail | 0 | GRE | +?N | −5N | +7B | +?B | +2N | −1N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 1473 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Avramidis, Anastasios | 0 | GRE | +?B | −6N | −2N | +?B | +?N | +5B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1473 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Alexandrakis, Alexios | 1429 | GRE | +7N | +3B | +6N | −2B | =1B | −4N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 12.50 | 668 | -20.4 |
| 6 | FIDE 541011287 | 0 | — | +?N | +4B | −5B | −1N | +7B | −2N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.00 | 673 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 42193370 | 0 | — | −5B | +?N | −3N | +?B | −6N | +8B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 678 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 541022092 | 0 | — | =?N | −2B | −?N | −?B | −?N | −7N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 668 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kistoglidis, KonstantinosGRE+20.44.5 pts · #2
- 2FIDE 421933700.03.0 pts · #8
- 3Ioakeimidis, TheodorosGRE0.05.0 pts · #4
- 1Alexandrakis, AlexiosGRE-20.43.5 pts · #5
- 2FIDE 421933700.03.0 pts · #8
- 3Ioakeimidis, TheodorosGRE0.05.0 pts · #4