2026 National Youth U18 Championships - girls
21 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 08 Jan 2026 in Athens, Greece. Top 10 Elo average was 1804, and top seed was Dimitra Alexandri (🇬🇷 GRE, 1997).
Dimitra Alexandri (🇬🇷 GRE, 1997) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Maria Toumpakari (6.0) and Vasiliki Alexandri (6.0). Alexandri won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Anastasia Orfanidou (1506) beat Despoina Anna Tzima (1726), a +220-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsDimitra Alexandri led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Dimitra Alexandri never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Dimitra Alexandri lost to Maria Toumpakari (White).
Dimitra Alexandri 3 wins (R1–R3)Maria Toumpakari 3 wins (R6–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dimitra Alexandri | * | 0 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Maria Toumpakari | 1 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Vasiliki Alexandri | ½ | — | * | 0 |
| 4Vasiliki (Vivian) Kontogianni | 0 | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandri, Dimitra | 1997 | GRE | +6B | +4N | +5B | =9N | +7B | =3B | +8N | −2B | +11N | 7.0 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 36.25 | 1990 | -1.6 |
| 2 | Toumpakari, Maria | 1835 | GRE | +11B | =15N | =9B | −7N | =10B | +19N | +5B | +1N | =4N | 6.0 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 28.25 | 1869 | +19.2 |
| 3 | Alexandri, Vasiliki | 1782 | GRE | =16N | +17B | +15B | −5N | +6B | =1N | −4B | +12N | +7B | 6.0 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 26.00 | 1830 | +25.6 |
| 4 | Kontogianni, Vasiliki (Vivian) | 1798 | GRE | +19B | −1B | +16N | +18N | =9B | =12B | +3N | =11N | =2B | 6.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 23.75 | 1871 | +35.2 |
| 5 | Platsaki, Evgenia Valeria | 1845 | GRE | +12N | +10B | −1N | +3B | −8N | =7B | −2N | +13B | +19N | 5.5 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 23.50 | 1832 | +1.6 |
| 6 | Christodoulou, Katerina | 1707 | GRE | −1N | =13B | +14N | +21B | −3N | =11B | =10N | +15B | +8N | 5.5 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 19.75 | 1768 | +31.6 |
| 7 | Kiryttopoulou, Eleonora Kaisa | 1736 | GRE | +21B | −9N | +17B | +2B | −1N | =5N | +12B | =8B | −3N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 19.25 | 1792 | +29.6 |
| 8 | Xynidi, Areti | 1751 | GRE | =20N | =16B | =21N | +13B | +5B | +9N | −1B | =7N | −6B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 19.50 | 1751 | -1.2 |
| 9 | Petkaki, Danai | 1810 | GRE | +13N | +7B | =2N | =1B | =4N | −8B | −11N | +10B | F | 4.5 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 23.00 | 1816 | +2.8 |
| 10 | Talaverou, Vasiliki Viktoria | 1755 | GRE | +14B | −5N | −18B | =20N | =2N | +16B | =6B | −9N | +12B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 17.75 | 1702 | -24.8 |
| 11 | Seretaki, Myrto | 1685 | GRE | −2N | −14B | F | +17N | +18B | =6N | +9B | =4B | −1B | 4.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 16.25 | 1744 | +24.0 |
| 12 | Vakali, Elli | 1695 | GRE | −5B | =19N | +20B | +15N | +14B | =4N | −7N | −3B | −10N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 13.75 | 1636 | -26.0 |
| 13 | Kollia, Evgenia | 1628 | GRE | −9B | =6N | +19B | −8N | =21N | +17B | +18B | −5N | F | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 11.75 | 1682 | +22.0 |
| 14 | Kana, Ioulia Marika | 1565 | GRE | −10N | +11N | −6B | +16B | −12N | −15B | =17N | =20B | +21N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 10.50 | 1569 | +2.8 |
| 15 | Lioliosidi, Eirini | 1497 | GRE | F | =2B | −3N | −12B | −19N | +14N | +21B | −6N | +20B | 3.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 10.00 | 1614 | +42.8 |
| 16 | Anemogianni, Savvina | 1585 | GRE | =3B | =8N | −4B | −14N | +20B | −10N | F | =19B | =17N | 3.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 10.25 | 1576 | -8.8 |
| 17 | Orfanidou, Anastasia | 1506 | GRE | +18B | −3N | −7N | −11B | F | −13N | =14B | +21N | =16B | 3.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 7.50 | 1568 | +20.8 |
| 18 | Tzima, Despoina Anna | 1726 | GRE | −17N | +20B | +10N | −4B | −11N | +21B | −13N | F | F | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 7.50 | 1587 | -54.8 |
| 19 | Ritinioti, Sofia | 1595 | GRE | −4N | =12B | −13N | F | +15B | −2B | =20N | =16N | −5B | 2.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 8.00 | 1538 | -24.4 |
| 20 | Triantafyllaki, Sofia | 1556 | GRE | =8B | −18N | −12N | =10B | −16N | F | =19B | =14N | −15N | 2.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 8.00 | 1454 | -42.4 |
| 21 | Tzima, Anthia | 1528 | GRE | −7N | F | =8B | −6N | =13B | −18N | −15N | −17B | −14B | 1.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 4.50 | 1317 | -74.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lioliosidi, EiriniGRE+42.83.5 pts · #15
- 2Kontogianni, Vasiliki (Vivian)GRE+35.26.0 pts · #4
- 3Christodoulou, KaterinaGRE+31.65.5 pts · #6
- 1Tzima, AnthiaGRE-74.01.0 pts · #21
- 2Tzima, Despoina AnnaGRE-54.83.0 pts · #16
- 3Triantafyllaki, SofiaGRE-42.42.0 pts · #20
- R1+220 Elo gap
- R8+162 Elo gap
- R7+125 Elo gap