2026 Youth championships of ESSDE - open U12-16
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Patra, Greece. Top 10 Elo average was 942, and top seed was Despoina Argyropoulou (π¬π· GRE, 1650).
Georgios Kolliopoulos (π¬π· GRE, 1644) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Despoina Argyropoulou (4.0) and Yaroslav Solop (4.0). Kolliopoulos won solo starting round 4.
Location
π¬π·Patra, Greece
Dates
13 Feb 2026 β 15 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Federations Β· 1 represented
π¬π·GreeceΓ12
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsGeorgios Kolliopoulos led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
8
3
2
1
1
R4βR5 Β· LEAD HELD
Georgios Kolliopoulos held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers
Georgios Kolliopoulos 4 wins (R1βR4)Despoina Argyropoulou 3 wins (R1βR3)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Georgios Kolliopoulos | * | β | 1 | Β½ |
| 2Yaroslav Solop | β | * | 0 | β |
| 3Despoina Argyropoulou | 0 | 1 | * | β |
| 4Vasilis Kolliopoulos | Β½ | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolliopoulos, Georgios | 1644 | GRE | +6B | +8N | +11N | +2B | =4N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 13.25 | 1752 | +10.8 |
| 2 | Argyropoulou, Despoina | 1650 | GRE | +17N | +15B | +3N | β1N | +5B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 10.00 | 1627 | -3.2 |
| 3 | Solop, Yaroslav | 0 | GRE | +12B | +9N | β2B | +?N | +11N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1576 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Kolliopoulos, Vasilis | 1474 | GRE | β11B | +17N | +6B | +8N | =1B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 8.75 | 1646 | +9.6 |
| 5 | Christias, Dimitrios | 1556 | GRE | +14B | F | +7N | +10B | β2N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1626 | +2.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 42172489 | 0 | β | β1N | +?B | β4N | +18B | +16N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Michail, Alexandros | 1595 | GRE | =10N | +16B | β5B | +12N | =9B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1359 | -24.8 |
| 8 | FIDE 42192978 | 0 | β | +13N | β1B | +16N | β4B | =10N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 4.75 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Angelakis, Emmanouil | 1499 | GRE | +18N | β3B | +13N | β11B | =7N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1595 | +5.6 |
| 10 | Kaitsas, Theofanis | 0 | GRE | =7B | =?N | +12B | β5N | =8B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 1409 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Xypolias, Marios Nikolaos | 0 | GRE | +4N | F | β1B | +9N | β3B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 1554 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Agouridis, Michail | 0 | GRE | β3N | +18B | β10N | β7B | +?N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 795 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Athanasiou, Athanasios | 0 | GRE | β8B | +14N | β9B | +15N | β?B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Katsouranis, Vasileios | 0 | GRE | β5N | β13B | +?N | β16B | +17B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 808 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 42156670 | 0 | β | +?N | β2N | β?B | β13B | +18N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 856 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 42192994 | 0 | β | =?B | β7N | β8B | +14N | β6B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 795 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 42192935 | 0 | β | β2B | β4B | β18N | +?B | β14N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 759 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 42149312 | 0 | β | β9B | β12N | +17B | β6N | β15B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kolliopoulos, GeorgiosGRE+10.84.5 pts Β· #2
- 2Kolliopoulos, VasilisGRE+9.63.5 pts Β· #8
- 3Angelakis, EmmanouilGRE+5.62.5 pts Β· #9
Top rating losers
- 1Michail, AlexandrosGRE-24.83.0 pts Β· #7
- 2Argyropoulou, DespoinaGRE-3.24.0 pts Β· #5
- 3FIDE 421493120.01.0 pts Β· #16