2026 youth U8 - 16 championships of ESSTH-CHALK - open U10
17 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 04 Jan 2026 to 10 Jan 2026 in Thessaloniki, Greece. Top 10 Elo average was 897, and top seed was Orfeas Kasmeridis (🇬🇷 GRE, 1623).
Orfeas Kasmeridis (🇬🇷 GRE, 1623) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Vladimiros Chasiridis (6.0) and Michail Kourkoutas (4.5). Kasmeridis won solo starting round 6.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsOrfeas Kasmeridis led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Orfeas Kasmeridis held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.
Orfeas Kasmeridis drew with Vladimiros Chasiridis (Black).
Orfeas Kasmeridis 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Vladimiros Chasiridis 3 wins (R1–R3)Konstantinos Psomas 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kasmeridis, Orfeas | 1623 | GRE | +15B | +4N | +3B | =2N | +12B | +5N | +7B | 6.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 26.00 | 1843 | +42.8 |
| 2 | Chasiridis, Vladimiros | 1614 | GRE | +6N | +7B | +5N | =1B | +3N | =4B | +8B | 6.0 | 27.5 | 31.5 | 26.00 | 1718 | +24.4 |
| 3 | Kourkoutas, Michail | 1475 | GRE | +13N | +8B | −1N | +6B | −2B | +12N | =5B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 16.00 | 1286 | -26.4 |
| 4 | Psomas, Konstantinos | 1417 | GRE | F | −1B | +14N | +8B | +7N | =2N | +6B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 18.00 | 1555 | +21.2 |
| 5 | Oikonomidis, Anastasios Ioannis | 1429 | GRE | +12B | +17N | −2B | =11N | +9B | −1B | =3N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 12.00 | 1296 | -20.4 |
| 6 | Kotsonis, Nikolaos | 0 | GRE | −2B | +16N | +9B | −3N | +10B | +11N | −4N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 12.50 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Berberidis, Nikolaos | 1415 | GRE | +16B | −2N | +11B | +15N | −4B | +13N | −1N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 10.50 | 751 | -41.6 |
| 8 | Gkrekidis, Konstantinos | 0 | GRE | +?B | −3N | +10B | −4N | +11B | +?B | −2N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 7.50 | 1312 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 42155622 | 0 | — | −14N | +13B | −6N | +?B | −5N | +?B | +12N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 645 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 42175348 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | −8N | +14B | −6N | +16B | +13B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Stefanidis, Konstantinos | 0 | GRE | +?N | +?B | −7N | =5B | −8N | −6B | +?N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1462 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Ntelmpizis, Vasileios | 0 | GRE | −5N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −1N | −3B | −9B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.00 | 1319 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 541009789 | 0 | — | −3B | −9N | +17B | +16N | +?B | −7B | −10N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.00 | 654 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Topkaroglou, Dimitrios | 0 | GRE | +9B | −15N | −4B | −10N | F | +?B | +?N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1465 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 541006950 | 0 | — | −1N | +14B | +?N | −7B | −?N | −?B | +17N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 720 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 541006909 | 0 | — | −7N | −6B | +?N | −13B | −?N | −10N | F | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 632 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 42193532 | 0 | — | +?N | −5B | −13N | −?B | −?N | F | −15B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 677 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kasmeridis, OrfeasGRE+42.86.5 pts · #1
- 2Chasiridis, VladimirosGRE+24.46.0 pts · #2
- 3Psomas, KonstantinosGRE+21.24.5 pts · #4
- 1Berberidis, NikolaosGRE-41.64.0 pts · #12
- 2Kourkoutas, MichailGRE-26.44.5 pts · #8
- 3Oikonomidis, Anastasios IoannisGRE-20.44.0 pts · #9