Open Chess Championship O.F.I.S 2026 3-7
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17 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Feb 2026 to 02 Mar 2026 in Nicosia, Cyprus. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1565, and top seed was Huseyin Sertbay (🇹🇷 TUR, 2168).
Antonis Pilavas (🇨🇾 CYP, 0) won with 4.0/7, ahead of Stelios Georgiou (3.5) and Ioannis Odysseos (3.5). Pilavas clinched sole first place in the final round.
Location
🇨🇾Nicosia, Cyprus
Dates
02 Feb 2026 → 02 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
1,565
Participants
17
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇾Cyprus×12
🇬🇷Greece×3
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAntonis Pilavas led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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3
1
1
1
R6 · LEADER CHANGE23 Feb
Stelios Georgiou takes the sole lead (3.5/6).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Antonis Pilavas 3 wins (R5–R7)Ioannis Odysseos 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Antonis Pilavas | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Ioannis Odysseos | — | * | — | — |
| 3Fotis Mylonas | — | — | * | — |
| 4Stelios Georgiou | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilavas, Antonis | 0 | CYP | F | F | +17N | −6B | +12N | +14N | +2B | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Georgiou, Stelios | 1567 | CYP | F | F | +15N | =9B | +8N | +7B | −1N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 2412 | +45.2 |
| 3 | Odysseos, Ioannis | 1622 | CYP | F | F | +8N | +11B | +7N | F | =6B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.00 | 1929 | +27.4 |
| 4 | Tzoukas, Ilias | 0 | GRE | F | F | −7B | +?N | +14B | =6N | +8B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 1572 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Mylonas, Fotis | 1571 | CYP | F | F | −14B | +13N | +10B | =11N | +7N | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.75 | 1899 | +59.6 |
| 6 | Zacharopoullos, Christoforos | 1494 | CYP | F | F | +10B | +1N | F | =4B | =3N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 9.00 | 1784 | +15.4 |
| 7 | Zacharoplastis, Pambos | 1614 | CYP | F | F | +4N | +14N | −3B | −2N | −5B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 783 | -32.2 |
| 8 | Agridiotis, Georgios | 1613 | CYP | F | F | −3B | +16N | −2B | +9N | −4N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 792 | -42.4 |
| 9 | Georgiou, Andreas | 0 | CYP | F | F | =16B | =2N | F | −8B | +15B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1397 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Leontidou, Tina | 1565 | CYP | F | F | −6N | =15B | −5N | F | +13B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1367 | -32.0 |
| 11 | Bakos, Konstantinos | 1654 | GRE | F | F | F | −3N | F | =5B | +16N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1399 | -13.8 |
| 12 | Matheopoulos,Dimitris | 0 | CYP | F | F | =13B | +17N | −1B | F | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1419 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Savvidou, Maria | 1438 | CYP | F | F | =12N | −5B | F | +17B | −10N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 766 | -24.0 |
| 14 | Kyriazis, Georgios | 1511 | GRE | F | F | +5N | −7B | −4N | −1B | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 1588 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Nikolaides,Christakis | 0 | CYP | F | F | −2B | =10N | =16B | F | −9N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 1373 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 5914752 | 0 | — | F | F | =9N | −8B | =15N | F | −11B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 836 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 5914477 | 0 | — | F | F | −1B | −12B | F | −13N | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 619 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mylonas, FotisCYP+59.63.5 pts · #2
- 2Georgiou, SteliosCYP+45.23.5 pts · #3
- 3Odysseos, IoannisCYP+27.43.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Agridiotis, GeorgiosCYP-42.42.0 pts · #17
- 2Zacharoplastis, PambosCYP-32.22.0 pts · #13
- 3Leontidou, TinaCYP-32.01.5 pts · #6