2026 youth U8 - 16 championships of ESSTH-CHALK - open U14
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10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 04 Jan 2026 to 10 Jan 2026 in Thessaloniki, Greece. Top 10 Elo average was 1138, and top seed was Venizelos Alexandrakis (🇬🇷 GRE, 1764).
Maximos Zafeiriou (🇬🇷 GRE, 1579) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Filippos Xouplidis (4.0) and Venizelos Alexandrakis (3.5). Zafeiriou won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Alexandros Tzeiranidis (1461) beat Panagiotis Dokidis (1648), a +187-point gap.
Location
🇬🇷Thessaloniki, Greece
Dates
04 Jan 2026 → 10 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇷Greece×9
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMaximos Zafeiriou led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE07 Jan
Maximos Zafeiriou takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Maximos Zafeiriou drew with Filippos Xouplidis (Black).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Maximos Zafeiriou won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Maximos Zafeiriou | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Filippos Xouplidis | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Venizelos Alexandrakis | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Konstantinos Blantis | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zafeiriou, Maximos | 1579 | GRE | +10B | =2N | +7B | +3B | +6N | 4.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 10.00 | 2009 | +79.2 |
| 2 | Xouplidis, Filippos | 1718 | GRE | +9N | =1B | =3N | +6B | +8N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 1839 | +29.2 |
| 3 | Alexandrakis, Venizelos | 1764 | GRE | +6B | +4N | =2B | −1N | +7B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.50 | 1725 | -6.8 |
| 4 | Panagiotidis, Andreas | 0 | GRE | +7N | −3B | =5N | −8B | +10N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1567 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Blantis, Konstantinos | 0 | GRE | +8B | −6N | =4B | −7N | +9B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 4.75 | 1582 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Mavidis, Christos | 1555 | GRE | −3N | +5B | +9N | −2N | −1B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 1438 | -22.4 |
| 7 | Nikakis, Filippos | 1650 | GRE | −4B | +10N | −1N | +5B | −3N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 871 | -40.0 |
| 8 | Dokidis, Panagiotis | 1648 | GRE | −5N | −9B | +10N | +4N | −2B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 791 | -45.6 |
| 9 | Tzeiranidis, Alexandros | 1461 | GRE | −2B | +8N | −6B | =10B | −5N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1512 | +6.4 |
| 10 | FIDE 541010230 | 0 | — | −1N | −7B | −8B | =9N | −4B | 0.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 0.75 | 1270 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zafeiriou, MaximosGRE+79.24.5 pts · #2
- 2Xouplidis, FilipposGRE+29.24.0 pts · #1
- 3Tzeiranidis, AlexandrosGRE+6.41.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Dokidis, PanagiotisGRE-45.62.0 pts · #9
- 2Nikakis, FilipposGRE-40.02.0 pts · #10
- 3Mavidis, ChristosGRE-22.42.0 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R2+187 Elo gap
- R4+185 Elo gap