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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 (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡· GRE, 1764).

Maximos Zafeiriou (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡· 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
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡·Thessaloniki, Greece
Dates
04 Jan 2026 β†’ 10 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡·Venizelos Alexandrakis1764
Avg top 10
1,138
Participants
10
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡·GreeceΓ—9
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Maximos Zafeiriou led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
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1
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5Zafeiriou takes lead
Zafeiriou4.5Xouplidis4Alexandrakis3.5Blantis2.5Panagiotidis2.5Mavidis2
R4 Β· LEADER CHANGE07 Jan

Maximos Zafeiriou takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R2 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Maximos Zafeiriou drew with Filippos Xouplidis (Black).

R3–R5 Β· WIN STREAK

Maximos Zafeiriou won 3 in a row (R3–R5).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
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1Maximos Zafeiriou*
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1
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2Filippos Xouplidis
Β½
*
Β½
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3Venizelos Alexandrakis
0
Β½
*β€”
4Konstantinos Blantisβ€”β€”β€”*

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1Zafeiriou, Maximos1579GRE+10B=2N+7B+3B+6N4.511.512.010.002009+79.2
2Xouplidis, Filippos1718GRE+9N=1B=3N+6B+8N4.012.013.59.501839+29.2
3Alexandrakis, Venizelos1764GRE+6B+4N=2Bβˆ’1N+7B3.513.015.08.501725-6.8
4Panagiotidis, Andreas0GRE+7Nβˆ’3B=5Nβˆ’8B+10N2.510.010.53.7515670.0
5Blantis, Konstantinos0GRE+8Bβˆ’6N=4Bβˆ’7N+9B2.58.510.04.7515820.0
6Mavidis, Christos1555GREβˆ’3N+5B+9Nβˆ’2Nβˆ’1B2.014.516.04.001438-22.4
7Nikakis, Filippos1650GREβˆ’4B+10Nβˆ’1N+5Bβˆ’3N2.013.013.53.00871-40.0
8Dokidis, Panagiotis1648GREβˆ’5Nβˆ’9B+10N+4Nβˆ’2B2.010.511.03.00791-45.6
9Tzeiranidis, Alexandros1461GREβˆ’2B+8Nβˆ’6B=10Bβˆ’5N1.510.511.02.251512+6.4
10FIDE 5410102300β€”βˆ’1Nβˆ’7Bβˆ’8B=9Nβˆ’4B0.511.012.50.7512700.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets
2026 youth U8 - 16 championships of ESSTH-CHALK - open U14 β€” Thessaloniki, Greece | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats