2026 youth U8 - 16 championships of ESSTH-CHALK - open U10

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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.

Location

🇬🇷Thessaloniki, Greece

Dates

04 Jan 2026 → 10 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇷Orfeas Kasmeridis1623

Avg top 10

897

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇬🇷Greece×11

Top 3

🥇
Orfeas Kasmeridis
🇬🇷GRE·1623
6.5pts·1843perf+42.8
🥈
Vladimiros Chasiridis
🇬🇷GRE·1614
6.0pts·1718perf+24.4
🥉
Michail Kourkoutas
🇬🇷GRE·1475
4.5pts·1286perf-26.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Orfeas 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.

Co-leaders

Kasmeridis6.5Chasiridis6Psomas4.5Kourkoutas4.5Gkrekidis4Oikonomidis4

R6–R7 · LEAD HELD

Orfeas Kasmeridis held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Orfeas Kasmeridis drew with Vladimiros Chasiridis (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

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 finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Orfeas Kasmeridis	*	½	1	1
2Vladimiros Chasiridis	½	*	½	1
3Konstantinos Psomas	0	½	*	—
4Michail Kourkoutas	0	0	—	*

Grille 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.

Top rating gainers

1Kasmeridis, OrfeasGRE
+42.8
6.5 pts · #1
2Chasiridis, VladimirosGRE
+24.4
6.0 pts · #2
3Psomas, KonstantinosGRE
+21.2
4.5 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Berberidis, NikolaosGRE
-41.6
4.0 pts · #12
2Kourkoutas, MichailGRE
-26.4
4.5 pts · #8
3Oikonomidis, Anastasios IoannisGRE
-20.4
4.0 pts · #9