2026 Team Championship of ESSNA - B1 Local Rounds 1-5
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104 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Jan 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Attica, Greece. Top 10 Elo average was 1913, and top seed was Dimitrios V. Kanellos (🇬🇷 GRE, 2013).
Iezekel Giepramian (🇬🇷 GRE, 1824) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Nikolaos Apostolou (4.5) and Athanasios Geroukalis (4.5). Giepramian broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Christos Nikas (1421) beat Dimitrios Stamatelopoulos (1767), a +346-point gap.
Location
🇬🇷Attica, Greece
Dates
18 Jan 2026 → 15 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇷Greece×82
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIezekel Giepramian led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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Giepramian5Apostolou4.5Geroukalis4.5Merasedoglou4Siamidis4Pediaditis4— ex-leaders:Giepramianled R5, #24
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Iezekel Giepramian held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Iezekel Giepramian 5 wins (R1–R5)Nikolaos Apostolou 3 wins (R1–R3)Athanasios Geroukalis 3 wins (R3–R5)
R5 · FORMER LEADER FALL
Iezekel Giepramian held the sole lead at R5 but finished #24.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giepramian, Iezekel | 1824 | GRE | +76B | +90B | +60N | +56N | +86B | 5.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2314 | +12.0 |
| 2 | Apostolou, Nikolaos | 1734 | GRE | +95N | +11B | +55B | =13N | +28B | 4.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.50 | 1985 | +20.8 |
| 3 | Geroukalis, Athanasios | 1780 | GRE | +94B | =48B | +75B | +24B | +30B | 4.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.25 | 1951 | +13.0 |
| 4 | Pediaditis, Marios Ilias | 1643 | GRE | +31B | +56N | F | +15B | +26N | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 2393 | +52.4 |
| 5 | Merasedoglou, Dimitrios - Nektar | 1893 | GRE | +24B | +63N | +12B | +57N | F | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 2472 | +18.0 |
| 6 | Repousis, Haralampos | 1681 | GRE | +55B | =21B | =79N | +65B | +58B | 4.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 4.50 | 1837 | +12.6 |
| 7 | Bouras, Petros Ioannis | 1499 | GRE | +96N | +68B | F | +14B | +97N | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2320 | +20.8 |
| 8 | Siamidis, Dimitrios | 1942 | GRE | +25N | +85B | +59N | +80B | F | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2509 | +18.0 |
| 9 | Merasedoglou, Nikolaos | 1778 | GRE | +21N | +10B | +33N | =47B | F | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.75 | 2029 | +22.0 |
| 10 | Kanavos, Georgios | 1729 | GRE | +50B | −9N | +34N | +61B | =25B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 5.50 | 1684 | -2.8 |
| 11 | Biris, Panagiotis | 1668 | GRE | +84N | −2N | +78B | −12N | +99N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1548 | -19.2 |
| 12 | Gouloumian, Kevork | 1609 | GRE | +75N | F | −5N | +11B | +98B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1832 | +17.0 |
| 13 | Christou, Petros | 1745 | GRE | +58N | +86B | F | =2B | =51N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1735 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Dimakis, Evangelos | 1520 | GRE | +87B | +84N | +67B | −7N | −40B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 713 | -40.8 |
| 15 | Kintonis, Konstantinos | 1744 | GRE | +92B | F | +82B | −4N | +52B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 841 | -25.6 |
| 16 | Moraitis, Vasileios | 1644 | GRE | +26B | −59B | F | +75B | +23B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.00 | 1756 | +23.2 |
| 17 | Efentakis, Nikolaos | 1886 | GRE | +57N | +61N | F | =46B | =49N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 1864 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Geroukalis, Hristos | 1728 | GRE | +47B | −55N | +88B | F | +27B | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.50 | 2254 | +10.2 |
| 19 | Veskoukis, Konstantinos | 1823 | GRE | +62B | =25B | F | +77N | =57N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.00 | 1930 | +11.0 |
| 20 | Troupis, Theodoros | 1749 | GRE | F | +24N | +85N | +91B | −71B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1873 | +13.2 |
| 21 | Marianidis, Dimitrios | 1762 | GRE | −9B | =6N | F | +29B | +78N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1824 | +6.4 |
| 22 | Petroutsakos, Panagiotis | 1535 | GRE | +37B | +36N | F | =23N | −43B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.25 | 1576 | +6.8 |
| 23 | Kakaletris, Panagiotis | 1633 | GRE | +66N | F | +89N | =22B | −16N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1396 | -25.2 |
| 24 | Fotopoulos, Panagiotis | 1745 | GRE | −5N | −20B | +48N | −3N | +79B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 1676 | -9.2 |
| 25 | Christopoulos, Orestis-Alexios | 1800 | GRE | −8B | =19N | +62B | −39B | =10N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1744 | -8.0 |
| 26 | Stouraitis, Iakovos Spyridon | 1441 | GRE | −16N | +37N | −44N | +81N | −4B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 842 | -19.2 |
| 27 | Nikas, Christos | 1421 | GRE | +79B | −33B | F | +41N | −18N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1642 | +26.4 |
| 28 | Foutouhos, Dimitrios | 1546 | GRE | +101N | +31N | −56B | F | −2N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 864 | -13.6 |
| 29 | Nikolaidis, Georgios | 1783 | GRE | −53N | F | +76N | −21N | +50N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1474 | -23.2 |
| 30 | Dimitrakopoulos, Filippos | 1605 | GRE | +72N | F | F | +76N | −3N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1608 | +0.4 |
| 31 | Spyrou, Zacharias | 0 | GRE | −4N | −28B | +?N | +92B | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1431 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Kostopoulos, Vasilios | 1993 | GRE | F | +35B | +102N | F | F | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 2700 | +15.0 |
| 33 | Noulas, Dimitrios | 1804 | GRE | F | +27N | −9B | F | +84N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1600 | -18.0 |
| 34 | Nikitakis, Angelos | 0 | GRE | F | F | −10B | +100N | +47N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1631 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Karaiskos, Konstantinos 4338 | 1964 | GRE | −46B | −32N | +77B | +64N | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1821 | -14.0 |
| 36 | Biris, Dimitrios | 1511 | GRE | F | −22B | F | +70B | +66B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1544 | +3.2 |
| 37 | FIDE 42171997 | 0 | — | −22N | −26B | +?N | +87B | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Tziritis, Stefanos | 1765 | GRE | F | F | +46B | F | +77B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2624 | +46.4 |
| 39 | Sorensen, Fedon | 1822 | GRE | F | F | +69N | +25N | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2516 | +14.4 |
| 40 | Michailidis, Georgios Savvas | 1524 | GRE | F | F | F | +89N | +14N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2320 | +20.0 |
| 41 | Domazos, Anastasios | 0 | GRE | +?B | +58B | −?B | −27B | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1355 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Troupis, Georgios-Dimitrios | 1872 | GRE | F | +46N | F | F | +64B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2568 | +14.8 |
| 43 | Manolas, Stylianos | 1579 | GRE | F | F | F | +84B | +22N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2335 | +17.6 |
| 44 | FIDE 541013107 | 0 | — | +?B | F | +26B | −?N | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 1557 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Jovani, Antonios | 1635 | GRE | +91N | =80B | F | =49B | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1773 | +22.0 |
| 46 | Berketis, Angelos | 1892 | GRE | +35N | −42B | −38N | =17N | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1785 | -12.2 |
| 47 | Giannadakis, Panteleimon | 1475 | GRE | −18N | +88B | F | =9N | −34B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1657 | +25.6 |
| 48 | Korros, Nikolaos | 1549 | GRE | F | =3N | −24B | +78B | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1733 | +28.4 |
| 49 | Mataragkas, Georgios | 1680 | GRE | −63B | =77N | F | =45N | =17B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1659 | -2.8 |
| 50 | Lillis, Panagiotis | 0 | GRE | −10N | =?N | F | +88B | −29B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1575 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Papanikolaou, Nikolaos St | 0 | GRE | F | F | F | +67B | =13B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1737 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 541016955 | 0 | — | +?N | =?B | F | F | −15N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1589 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Christofoglou, Andreas Odysseas | 1687 | GRE | +29B | =76N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 1802 | +20.8 |
| 54 | Christopoulos, Konstantinos D | 0 | GRE | =78N | +70B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1633 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Papamichail, Evanthia | 0 | GRE | −6N | +18B | −2N | F | −65B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1495 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Rizos, Ioannis | 1594 | GRE | F | −4B | +28N | −1B | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1545 | -8.4 |
| 57 | Giannadakis, Emmanouil | 1627 | GRE | −17B | =75B | F | −5B | =19B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1598 | -8.0 |
| 58 | Sotiropoulos, Christos | 0 | GRE | −13B | −41N | F | +60B | −6N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 909 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Kae, Emmanuel | 1617 | GRE | F | +16N | −8B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1793 | +16.4 |
| 60 | FIDE 541018451 | 0 | — | F | +78N | −1B | −58N | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1749 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Koklioti, Maria | 1475 | GRE | F | −17B | F | −10N | +100N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1619 | +17.6 |
| 62 | Tourtidis, Theodoros | 1764 | GRE | −19N | −73N | −25N | +85B | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1674 | -9.4 |
| 63 | Siourdakis, Efstratios | 1708 | GRE | +49N | −5B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1786 | +8.0 |
| 64 | Lampsas, Georgios | 1644 | GRE | F | +69B | F | −35B | −42N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1697 | +2.8 |
| 65 | Toumanian, Pargkev | 1605 | GRE | F | F | F | −6N | +55N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 881 | -8.0 |
| 66 | FIDE 541023633 | 0 | — | −23B | F | F | +103B | −36N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 775 | 0.0 |
| 67 | FIDE 541023625 | 0 | — | F | +87B | −14N | −51N | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 720 | 0.0 |
| 68 | FIDE 541005783 | 0 | — | +93N | −7N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Theodoropoulos, Dimitrios Th | 1631 | GRE | +77B | −64N | −39B | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1615 | -2.4 |
| 70 | Orfanidis, Dimitrios | 1552 | GRE | F | −54N | F | −36N | +104B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 715 | -22.0 |
| 71 | Giannadakis, Eleftherios | 1464 | GRE | F | F | F | F | +20N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2550 | +33.6 |
| 72 | FIDE 541007433 | 0 | — | −30B | F | F | +93N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 73 | Kanellos, Dimitrios V. | 2013 | GRE | F | +62B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2564 | +3.8 |
| 74 | FIDE 541013166 | 0 | — | F | F | −?N | F | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 75 | Rentzos, Alexandros | 1560 | GRE | −12B | =57N | −3N | −16N | F | 0.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.50 | 1343 | -19.0 |
| 76 | Dimitriou, Theodoros Em | 1435 | GRE | −1N | =53B | −29B | −30B | F | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.75 | 1381 | -10.4 |
| 77 | Aventissian, Yerwant | 1756 | GRE | −69N | =49B | −35N | −19B | −38N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 1406 | -76.4 |
| 78 | Spartinos, Pantelis | 1674 | GRE | =54B | −60B | −11N | −48N | −21B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 860 | -31.2 |
| 79 | Stamatelopoulos, Dimitrios | 1767 | GRE | −27N | F | =6B | F | −24N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1343 | -61.6 |
| 80 | Mitropoulos, Emmanouil | 1588 | GRE | F | =45N | F | −8N | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1596 | -1.6 |
| 81 | FIDE 42182298 | 0 | — | −?B | F | −?B | −26B | =?B | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 82 | FIDE 541003772 | 0 | — | =?N | F | −15N | −?N | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 944 | 0.0 |
| 83 | FIDE 541006224 | 0 | — | F | =?N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1735 | 0.0 |
| 84 | Balopitos, Dimitrios | 0 | GRE | −11B | −14B | −?B | −43N | −33B | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 85 | Touloupas, Andreas | 1832 | GRE | F | −8N | −20B | −62N | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1019 | -31.0 |
| 86 | Vezyropoulos, Ioannis | 0 | GRE | F | −13N | F | −?N | −1N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 920 | 0.0 |
| 87 | Toumpanos, Efstathios Leonidas | 0 | GRE | −14N | −67N | F | −37N | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 720 | 0.0 |
| 88 | Charlaftis, Nikolaos | 1470 | GRE | F | −47N | −18N | −50N | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 803 | -26.4 |
| 89 | FIDE 541005732 | 0 | — | −?B | F | −23B | −40B | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 831 | 0.0 |
| 90 | FIDE 42181925 | 0 | — | F | −1N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1024 | 0.0 |
| 91 | Simpatian, Karampet | 1679 | GRE | −45B | F | F | −20N | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 893 | -19.2 |
| 92 | Roussos, Achilleas | 0 | GRE | −15N | F | F | −31N | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 944 | 0.0 |
| 93 | FIDE 42182280 | 0 | — | −68B | F | −?N | −72B | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 768 | 0.0 |
| 94 | FIDE 541023641 | 0 | — | −3N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 980 | 0.0 |
| 95 | Siamidis, Iraklis | 1646 | GRE | −2B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 935 | -7.6 |
| 96 | FIDE 541005589 | 0 | — | −7B | F | −?B | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 819 | 0.0 |
| 97 | FIDE 541005546 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −7B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 98 | Spyropoulos, Konstantinos | 0 | GRE | F | F | F | F | −12N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 809 | 0.0 |
| 99 | FIDE 42127955 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −11B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 868 | 0.0 |
| 100 | Toumanian, Akop | 1629 | GRE | F | F | F | −34B | −61B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 675 | -14.2 |
| 101 | FIDE 42195756 | 0 | — | −28B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 102 | Troupis, Christos | 1843 | GRE | F | F | −32B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1193 | -11.6 |
| 103 | FIDE 541023668 | 0 | — | F | −?N | F | −66N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 104 | FIDE 42182379 | 0 | — | −?N | F | −?N | F | −70N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 774 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pediaditis, Marios IliasGRE+52.44.0 pts · #11
- 2Tziritis, StefanosGRE+46.42.0 pts · #17
- 3Giannadakis, EleftheriosGRE+33.61.0 pts · #52
Top rating losers
- 1Aventissian, YerwantGRE-76.40.5 pts · #67
- 2Stamatelopoulos, DimitriosGRE-61.60.5 pts · #59
- 3Dimakis, EvangelosGRE-40.83.0 pts · #71
Biggest upsets
- R1+346 Elo gap
- R5+285 Elo gap
- R5+154 Elo gap