Cyprus Youth U18 Chess Tournament 2026
9 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 06 Jan 2026 in Nicosia, Cyprus. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1596, and top seed was Rafail Antoniou (🇨🇾 CYP, FM, 2227).
Rafail Antoniou (🇨🇾 CYP, FM, 2227) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Evangelos Hadjidemetriou (4.5) and Daniil Daniil (3.0). Antoniou won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Evangelos Hadjidemetriou (1719) beat Daniil Daniil (1909), a +190-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsFM Rafail Antoniou led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Rafail Antoniou never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
FM Rafail Antoniou beat Evangelos Hadjidemetriou (White).
FM Rafail Antoniou 6 wins (R1–R6)Evangelos Hadjidemetriou 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMRafail Antoniou | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Evangelos Hadjidemetriou | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Daniil Daniil | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Christina Bouzana | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antoniou, RafailFM | 2227 | CYP | +2B | +6N | +3B | +4N | +5B | +7N | 6.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 2642 | +21.2 |
| 2 | Hadjidemetriou, Evangelos | 1719 | CYP | −1N | +7B | =5B | +3N | +4B | +6N | 4.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 10.75 | 1995 | +81.6 |
| 3 | Daniil, Daniil | 1909 | CYP | +7N | +4B | −1N | −2B | −6N | +8B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 5.50 | 1749 | -44.8 |
| 4 | Sokolova, VictoriaWCM | 1699 | CYP | +9N | −3N | +8B | −1B | −2N | =5B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 2.75 | 1672 | -16.4 |
| 5 | Bouzana, Christina | 1626 | CYP | F | =9B | =2N | +6B | −1N | =4N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.75 | 1784 | +38.4 |
| 6 | Saridis, Pantelis | 1727 | CYP | +8N | −1B | F | −5N | +3B | −2B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1652 | -19.6 |
| 7 | Ioannou, Constantinos | 1719 | CYP | −3B | −2N | +9N | +8B | F | −1B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.50 | 1678 | -12.4 |
| 8 | Stylianou Georgios | 0 | CYP | −6B | F | −4N | −7N | +9B | −3N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.50 | 1521 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Pica, EleniWCM | 1736 | CYP | −4B | =5N | −7B | F | −8N | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1413 | -48.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hadjidemetriou, EvangelosCYP+81.64.5 pts · #2
- 2Bouzana, ChristinaCYP+38.42.5 pts · #3
- 3Antoniou, RafailFMCYP+21.26.0 pts · #1
- 1Pica, EleniWCMCYP-48.00.5 pts · #9
- 2Daniil, DaniilCYP-44.83.0 pts · #4
- 3Saridis, PantelisCYP-19.62.0 pts · #8
- R4+190 Elo gap
- R5+182 Elo gap
- R4+101 Elo gap