New Year's Eve 2026 SE Herakliou

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55 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 08 Jan 2026 in Heraklio Attikis, Greece. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1985, and top seed was Michail Vassis (🇬🇷 GRE, FM, 2314).

Michail Vassis (🇬🇷 GRE, FM, 2314) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Evangelos Nikoleris (5.5) and Emmanouil Asvestas (5.0). Vassis won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Varvara Rizou (1576) beat Eleanna Ratzvika Deli (1800), a +224-point gap.

Location

🇬🇷Heraklio Attikis, Greece

Dates

02 Jan 2026 → 08 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇷FMMichail Vassis2314

Avg top 10

1,985

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇬🇷Greece×51

🇵🇱Poland×1

🇷🇴Romania×1

Top 3

🥇
FMMichail Vassis
🇬🇷GRE·2314
7.0pts·2765perf+16.4
🥈
Evangelos Nikoleris
🇬🇷GRE·1813
5.5pts·2081perf+41.8
🥉
Emmanouil Asvestas
🇬🇷GRE·2047
5.0pts·2064perf+5.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

FM Michail Vassis led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Vassis7Nikoleris5.5Asvestas5Nemtsas5Dionysopoulos5Vazelakis5

R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

FM Michail Vassis never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Michail Vassis 7 wins (R1–R7)Evangelos Nikoleris 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMMichail Vassis	*	—	1	1
2Evangelos Nikoleris	—	*	—	—
3Emmanouil Asvestas	0	—	*	—
4Hristoforos Nemtsas	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Vassis, MichailFM	2314	GRE	+21N	+15B	+13N	+4B	+8N	+3B	+10N	7.0	27.0	30.5	30.50	2765	+16.4
2	Nikoleris, Evangelos	1813	GRE	+42B	=8N	=16B	=9N	+11B	+14N	+7B	5.5	26.5	28.5	22.00	2081	+41.8
3	Asvestas, Emmanouil	2047	GRE	+17B	=5N	+6B	=14N	+24B	−1N	+15B	5.0	29.0	32.0	20.50	2064	+5.8
4	Nemtsas, Hristoforos	2000	GRE	+49B	+11N	+7B	−1N	−6B	+27N	+9B	5.0	29.0	30.5	18.50	2011	+5.0
5	Vazelakis, Dimitrios	1840	GRE	+23B	=3B	+15N	=8N	=14B	=24N	+13B	5.0	24.5	27.5	19.25	2066	+36.0
6	Galanopoulos, Efraim	1879	GRE	+36N	+39B	−3N	+20B	+4N	−10B	+18N	5.0	24.5	26.5	17.00	1937	+11.6
7	Dionysopoulos, Zacharias	1905	GRE	+38N	+30B	−4N	+19B	+13N	+31B	−2N	5.0	24.0	26.5	16.00	1987	+17.4
8	Panopoulos, Ioannis	2037	GRE	+26N	=2B	+27N	=5B	−1B	=11N	+20N	4.5	28.5	31.5	17.00	1934	-13.2
9	Kazakos, Panteleimon	1761	GRE	+46N	−13B	+41N	=2B	+12N	+19B	−4N	4.5	24.5	26.5	14.75	1886	+20.8
10	Antoniadis, Artiom	1929	GRE	+43N	+12B	F	=24N	+25B	+6N	−1B	4.5	24.5	24.5	16.00	2079	+22.2
11	Girvalakis, Spyridon	1829	GRE	+35N	−4B	+43N	+40B	−2N	=8B	+19N	4.5	23.0	25.0	12.25	1880	+10.0
12	Gialelis, Konstantinos	1781	GRE	+37B	−10N	+44B	=16N	−9B	+33N	+25B	4.5	21.0	23.0	12.00	1806	+5.7
13	Paouris, Nikolaos	1901	GRE	+45B	+9N	−1B	+17N	−7B	+39N	−5N	4.0	27.5	29.5	12.50	1830	-11.2
14	Kalliora, Despoina	1902	GRE	+41N	+20B	=19N	=3B	=5N	−2B	=22N	4.0	26.0	28.0	14.00	1862	-5.4
15	Ampeliotis, Georgios	1877	GRE	+52B	−1N	−5B	+23N	+44B	+17N	−3N	4.0	26.0	27.0	10.00	1809	-19.2
16	Cruceru, Lavinel	1894	ROU	+47N	=28B	=2N	=12B	−19N	=20B	+26N	4.0	23.0	25.0	13.25	1759	-21.0
17	Tournas, Ioannis	1621	GRE	−3N	+35B	+55N	−13B	+40N	−15B	+23N	4.0	20.5	20.5	7.50	1652	-0.4
18	Emmanouilidis, Paschalis	1710	GRE	+53N	−24B	F	+29N	+34B	+25N	−6B	4.0	18.5	19.5	9.50	1764	+12.8
19	Hrysikopoulos, Spyridon	1914	GRE	+44B	+22N	=14B	−7N	+16B	−9N	−11B	3.5	25.5	27.5	11.50	1811	-18.2
20	Drivas, Georgios I	1708	GRE	+29B	−14N	+34B	−6N	+52B	=16N	−8B	3.5	23.0	24.0	8.50	1707	-2.4
21	Vasilopoulos, Georgios Th	1629	GRE	−1B	−23N	+33B	F	=42N	+37B	+47N	3.5	19.0	19.0	8.00	1742	+7.6
22	Karanasou, Ourania Fanouria	1802	GRE	+51N	−19B	=38N	F	=45B	+41N	=14B	3.5	15.0	15.0	7.25	1694	-25.2
23	Kastanas, Evangelos	0	GRE	−5N	+21B	−26N	−15B	+55N	+40B	−17B	3.0	21.5	21.5	5.50	1568	0.0
24	Sideris, Theodoros	1886	GRE	+34B	+18N	F	=10B	−3N	=5B	F	3.0	21.0	21.0	11.25	1874	+1.2
25	Panagos, Theodoros	1858	GRE	−39N	+36B	+49N	+26B	−10N	−18B	−12N	3.0	20.5	22.0	7.00	1680	-25.0
26	Gkogka, Klevis	1613	GRE	−8B	+42N	+23B	−25N	−27B	+52N	−16B	3.0	19.5	20.5	6.00	1537	-11.4
27	Perakaki, Makrina-Eirini	1683	GRE	+48N	F	−8B	F	+26N	−4B	+38N	3.0	17.0	17.0	7.50	1799	+9.6
28	Matziaras, Athanasios	1637	GRE	+33B	=16N	−31B	−44N	+43B	=45N	F	3.0	15.5	17.5	7.50	1634	-2.0
29	Lelekis, Dimitrios	0	GRE	−20N	−41B	+51N	−18B	+35N	−47B	+49N	3.0	15.5	16.5	5.00	1364	0.0
30	Bizirtsakis, Athanasios	1728	GRE	+54B	−7N	F	F	F	+49B	+42N	3.0	13.0	13.0	3.50	1745	+0.8
31	Sienczewski, Zbigniew	1905	POL	+40B	F	+28N	F	+39B	−7N	F	3.0	12.0	12.0	7.00	1831	-4.0
32	Deli, Eleanna Ratzvika	1800	GRE	F	+50B	F	−39N	−38B	+36N	+45B	3.0	10.5	10.5	6.00	1628	-10.6
33	Lepitkas, Kallinikos	0	GRE	−28N	+47B	−21N	=49B	F	−12B	+34N	2.5	18.5	20.0	5.25	1530	0.0
34	Deligianni, Aikaterini	1440	GRE	−24N	+48B	−20N	+46B	−18N	=42B	−33B	2.5	17.0	19.0	5.00	950	-16.8
35	Deligiannis, Theodoros	0	GRE	−11B	−17N	+54B	−45N	−29B	+43N	=50B	2.5	17.0	17.0	2.75	1457	0.0
36	Kastani, Christina	1427	GRE	−6B	−25N	F	=37B	+53N	−32B	+46N	2.5	16.5	16.5	4.25	1009	-10.0
37	Kastanis, Konstantinos	0	GRE	−12N	−43B	F	=36N	+48B	−21N	+52B	2.5	15.5	15.5	4.25	1423	0.0
38	Rizou, Varvara	1576	GRE	−7B	+54N	=22B	F	+32N	F	−27B	2.5	14.5	14.5	4.75	1710	+28.0
39	Zisimatos, S	0	GRE	+25B	−6N	F	+32B	−31N	−13B	F	2.0	22.0	25.0	6.00	1796	0.0
40	Tatakis, Konstantinos	1575	GRE	−31N	+53B	F	−11N	−17B	−23N	+41B	2.0	19.5	20.5	3.00	1537	-10.8
41	Karanasos, Vasileios	1558	GRE	−14B	+29N	−9B	F	+49N	−22B	−40N	2.0	18.5	18.5	4.50	1485	-20.4
42	Deligiannis, Panagiotis	0	GRE	−2N	−26B	+53N	F	=21B	=34N	−30B	2.0	18.5	18.5	4.00	1402	0.0
43	Azadelis, Kyriakos	1594	GRE	−10B	+37N	−11B	F	−28N	−35B	+51N	2.0	18.0	18.0	3.50	999	-15.4
44	Gkogka, Elvis	1587	GRE	−19N	+46B	−12N	+28B	−15N	F	F	2.0	17.0	17.0	5.00	1611	+0.8
45	Moraitis, Konstantinos	1549	GRE	−13N	F	F	+35B	=22N	=28B	−32N	2.0	16.0	16.0	5.75	1592	+2.6
46	Kalamara, Aikaterini	0	GRE	−9B	−44N	+48B	−34N	−47N	+53B	−36B	2.0	15.5	16.5	3.00	730	0.0
47	Papanastasiou, Georgios Panagiotis	1454	GRE	−16B	−33N	F	F	+46B	+29N	−21B	2.0	15.0	15.0	5.00	942	-14.0
48	Pachatiroglou, Apollonas	0	GRE	−27B	−34N	−46N	+51B	−37N	+54B	F	2.0	11.0	11.0	1.00	758	0.0
49	Panagoiliopoulos, Marios	1599	GRE	−4N	+51B	−25B	=33N	−41B	−30N	−29B	1.5	18.5	19.5	2.25	982	-43.6
50	Gkalstyan, Grigor	0	GRE	F	−32N	F	F	F	+51B	=35N	1.5	6.5	6.5	2.25	1000	0.0
51	Kalamara, Eleni	0	GRE	−22B	−49N	−29B	−48N	+54B	−50N	−43B	1.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	861	0.0
52	Barmparosos, Stamatios	1419	GRE	−15N	F	F	+55B	−20N	−26B	−37N	1.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	919	-20.8
53	FIDE 541014871	0	—	−18B	−40N	−42B	+54N	−36B	−46N	F	1.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	767	0.0
54	Kalamaras, Dimitris	0	GRE	−30N	−38B	−35N	−53B	−51N	−48N	F	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	836	0.0
55	FIDE 541003608	0	—	F	F	−17B	−52N	−23B	F	F	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	731	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Nikoleris, EvangelosGRE
+41.8
5.5 pts · #6
2Vazelakis, DimitriosGRE
+36.0
5.0 pts · #9
3Rizou, VarvaraGRE
+28.0
2.5 pts · #30

Top rating losers

1Panagoiliopoulos, MariosGRE
-43.6
1.5 pts · #53
2Karanasou, Ourania FanouriaGRE
-25.2
3.5 pts · #20
3Panagos, TheodorosGRE
-25.0
3.0 pts · #16

Biggest upsets

R5+224 Elo gap
Rizou, Varvara1576 beat Deli, Eleanna Ratzvika1800
R6+153 Elo gap
Kazakos, Panteleimon1761 beat Hrysikopoulos, Spyridon1914
R6+148 Elo gap
Emmanouilidis, Paschalis1710 beat Panagos, Theodoros1858