Cyprus Youth U16 Chess Tournament 2026
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15 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 06 Jan 2026 in Nicosia, Cyprus. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 775, and top seed was Themistoklis Amvrosiadis (🇨🇾 CYP, 1771).
Themistoklis Amvrosiadis (🇨🇾 CYP, 1771) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Andreas Kyriakides (6.0) and Giorgos Neofytou (4.0). Amvrosiadis shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
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
Federations · 4 represented
🇨🇾Cyprus×8
FIDE (no federation)×2
🇷🇴Romania×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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3
1
1
1
1
2
R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
Themistoklis Amvrosiadis held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Amvrosiadis takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.0).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Themistoklis Amvrosiadis beat Andreas Kyriakides (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Themistoklis Amvrosiadis | * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2Andreas Kyriakides | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Andreas Stavridis | 1 | — | * | 0 |
| 4Ioannis Alichanides | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amvrosiadis, Themistoklis | 1771 | CYP | +8N | +3B | +2N | +5B | +4N | +7B | −6N | 6.0 | 26.0 | 30.0 | 26.00 | 2295 | +27.6 |
| 2 | Kyriakides, Andreas | 1602 | CYP | +12B | +13N | −1B | +14N | +3B | +5N | +4B | 6.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 19.00 | 1697 | +14.8 |
| 3 | Neofytou, Giorgos | 0 | FID | +4B | −1N | +6B | +11N | −2N | +10B | −5B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 13.50 | 1387 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Staicovici, Alice Amelie | 1464 | ROU | −3N | +10B | +15N | +7B | −1B | +9N | −2N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 12.00 | 1476 | -0.4 |
| 5 | Alichanides, Ioannis | 1478 | CYP | F | +15B | +7N | −1N | +6B | −2B | +3N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 14.00 | 1476 | -2.0 |
| 6 | Stavridis, Andreas | 0 | CYP | +?N | −7B | −3N | +8B | −5N | +11N | +1B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 12.50 | 1435 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Vasiliou, Charis | 1431 | CYP | +9B | +6N | −5B | −4N | +14B | −1N | +11B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 11.50 | 772 | -40.0 |
| 8 | Gurfov, Amir | 0 | FID | −1B | =11N | =12B | −6N | +?B | +14N | +9B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 971 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Posnagkidis, Loukas | 0 | CYP | −7N | −14B | +?N | +15B | +12N | −4B | −8N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.50 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Huegelmann, Philine | 0 | GER | F | −4N | −11B | +?B | +13N | −3N | +15B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 667 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 5909520 | 0 | — | −13N | =8B | +10N | −3B | +15N | −6B | −7N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 7.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Hakobyan, Alexis | 0 | CYP | −2N | =?B | =8N | =13B | −9B | −15N | +14B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.25 | 802 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Pozotos,Aimilianos | 0 | CYP | +11B | −2B | −14N | =12N | −10B | F | +?N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.75 | 802 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 5914698 | 0 | — | −15N | +9N | +13B | −2B | −7N | −8B | −12N | 2.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 5.50 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 5914140 | 0 | — | +14B | −5N | −4B | −9N | −11B | +12B | −10N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 4.50 | 673 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Amvrosiadis, ThemistoklisCYP+27.66.0 pts · #1
- 2Kyriakides, AndreasCYP+14.86.0 pts · #2
- 3Posnagkidis, LoukasCYP0.03.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Vasiliou, CharisCYP-40.04.0 pts · #12
- 2Alichanides, IoannisCYP-2.04.0 pts · #4
- 3Staicovici, Alice AmelieROU-0.44.0 pts · #5