Cyprus Youth U12 Chess Tournament 2026
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20 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 06 Jan 2026 in Nicosia, Cyprus. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1070, and top seed was Kyriakos Skouroupathis (🇨🇾 CYP, 1808).
Kyriakos Skouroupathis (🇨🇾 CYP, 1808) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Aida Paunescu (6.0) and Giorgos Kakouris (4.5). Skouroupathis won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇨🇾Nicosia, Cyprus
Dates
02 Jan 2026 → 06 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇨🇾Cyprus×14
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇨🇳China×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsKyriakos Skouroupathis led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
9
5
2
1
1
1
1
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Kyriakos Skouroupathis never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Kyriakos Skouroupathis beat WCM Aida Paunescu (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Kyriakos Skouroupathis 7 wins (R1–R7)WCM Aida Paunescu 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kyriakos Skouroupathis | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2WCMAida Paunescu | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Giorgos Kakouris | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Wenrui Wu | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skouroupathis, Kyriakos | 1808 | CYP | +16B | +8N | +7B | +2N | +3B | +4B | +6N | 7.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 28.00 | 2311 | +21.2 |
| 2 | Paunescu, AidaWCM | 1690 | CYP | +6N | +3B | +9N | −1B | +7N | +5N | +8B | 6.0 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 23.00 | 1709 | +7.6 |
| 3 | Kakouris, Giorgos | 1401 | CYP | +18B | −2N | +19B | +11N | −1N | =7B | +9N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 9.75 | 1494 | +8.0 |
| 4 | Wu, Wenrui | 0 | CHN | +15N | −9B | =5N | +17B | +8B | −1N | +7N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 12.50 | 1421 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Osadcha, Elena | 0 | CYP | −9N | =15B | =4B | +13N | +10N | −2B | +11N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 12.75 | 1396 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Kyriakides, Stylianos | 0 | CYP | −2B | −18N | +16B | +19N | +9N | +11B | −1B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 1509 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Stefanos, Constantinos | 1418 | CYP | +11N | +17B | −1N | +10B | −2B | =3N | −4B | 3.5 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 10.25 | 1364 | -10.4 |
| 8 | Louca, Loucas | 0 | CYP | +12N | −1B | +10N | =9B | −4N | +14B | −2N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 11.25 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Konnaris, Ploutarchos | 1424 | CYP | +5B | +4N | −2B | =8N | −6B | +17N | −3B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 11.75 | 756 | -26.4 |
| 10 | Vasileiou, Marilia | 0 | CYP | +14B | +13N | −8B | −7N | −5B | +20B | =12N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1460 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Philippou, Christos | 0 | CYP | −7B | +16N | +13B | −3B | +20N | −6N | −5B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.00 | 1311 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Christofides, Alexandros | 1501 | CYP | −8B | =19N | +15B | −14N | −17N | +13B | =10B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 2260 | +17.6 |
| 13 | Malysheva, Liudmila | 1462 | CYP | +20N | −10B | −11N | −5B | +19B | −12N | +17B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 700 | -17.6 |
| 14 | Alexandrou, Emilio | 0 | CYP | −10N | +20B | =17N | +12B | F | −8N | =15B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Christophides, Alexandros | 0 | CYP | −4B | =5N | −12N | +16B | F | F | =14N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Grigorjev, Dmitriy Den | 0 | FID | −1N | −11B | −6N | −15N | F | +19B | +20B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.50 | 1000 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 5913071 | 0 | — | F | −7N | =14B | −4N | +12B | −9B | −13N | 1.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.50 | 1257 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 5914663 | 0 | — | −3N | +6B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 626 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 5914671 | 0 | — | F | =12B | −3N | −6B | −13N | −16N | F | 0.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.50 | 1189 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 5914442 | 0 | — | −13B | −14N | F | F | −11B | −10N | −16N | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 660 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Skouroupathis, KyriakosCYP+21.27.0 pts · #2
- 2Christofides, AlexandrosCYP+17.63.0 pts · #11
- 3Kakouris, GiorgosCYP+8.04.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Konnaris, PloutarchosCYP-26.43.5 pts · #17
- 2Malysheva, LiudmilaCYP-17.63.0 pts · #18
- 3Stefanos, ConstantinosCYP-10.43.5 pts · #14