2026 Team Cup of ESSPEP
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56 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 01 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Esspep, Greece. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2089, and top seed was Fotjon Petritaj (🇦🇱 ALB, 2248).
Georgios Kostianis (🇬🇷 GRE, 2002) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Athanasios Kalomiris (3.5) and Vasilis Sidiropoulos (3.5). Kostianis broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Georgios Kostianis (2002) beat Fotjon Petritaj (2248), a +246-point gap.
Location
🇬🇷Esspep, Greece
Dates
01 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Team · 4 rounds
Titled players · 1
WGM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇷Greece×50
🇦🇱Albania×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kostianis, Georgios | 🇬🇷GRE | 2002 | 4.0 | 1975 | 2775 | +38.4 |
| 2 | Kalomiris, Athanasios | 🇬🇷GRE | 1905 | 3.5 | 1971 | 2307 | +36.6 |
| 7 | Sidiropoulos, Vasilis | 🇬🇷GRE | 2042 | 3.5 | 1985 | 2178 | +6.8 |
| 9 | Lekkas, Anastasios | 🇬🇷GRE | 1965 | 2.5 | 1595 | 1788 | -6.0 |
| 11 | Milosavljevic, Damjan | 🇬🇷GRE | 1625 | 2.5 | 1797 | 1990 | +35.6 |
| 6 | Bardis, Harilaos-Panagiotis | 🇬🇷GRE | 1998 | 2.5 | 1919 | 2112 | +6.0 |
| 4 | Kagas, Konstantinos | 🇬🇷GRE | 1935 | 2.0 | 1962 | 1962 | +3.4 |
| 32 | Avdouli, Evangelia | 🇬🇷GRE | 1664 | 2.0 | 2064 | 1264 | -1.6 |
| 3 | Tsekouras, Theodoros | 🇬🇷GRE | 2141 | 2.0 | 1785 | 2585 | +4.4 |
| 8 | Georgiou, Kostantinos | 🇬🇷GRE | 2177 | 1.5 | 1937 | 1937 | -17.8 |
| 12 | Kapsomenakis, Petros | 🇬🇷GRE | 1918 | 1.5 | 1872 | 1872 | -2.2 |
| 10 | WGMMakropoulou, Marina | 🇬🇷GRE | 2096 | 1.5 | 1734 | 1927 | -5.8 |
| 13 | Dimitropoulos, Vasilios | 🇬🇷GRE | 1771 | 1.5 | 1772 | 1772 | -1.0 |
| 5 | Hararis, Georgios | 🇬🇷GRE | 1971 | 1.5 | 1948 | 2141 | +9.0 |
| 18 | Petritaj, Fotjon | 🇦🇱ALB | 2248 | 1.0 | 1969 | 1969 | -13.4 |
| 14 | Sgouros, Apostolos | 🇬🇷GRE | 1989 | 1.0 | 1912 | 1912 | -4.4 |
| 37 | Sakellariou, Evangelos | 🇬🇷GRE | 1887 | 1.0 | 2002 | 1202 | -6.8 |
| 17 | Georganas, Panayotis | 🇬🇷GRE | 2009 | 1.0 | 1934 | 1934 | -4.2 |
| 46 | Vassilev, Miroslav | 🇬🇷GRE | 1536 | 1.0 | 1936 | 1136 | -3.2 |
| 30 | Tzanis, Georgios | 🇬🇷GRE | 0 | 1.0 | 1664 | 864 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Bompetsis, Anastasios | 🇬🇷GRE | 1662 | 1.0 | 1771 | 2571 | +26.0 |
| 21 | Chronopoulos, Panagiotis Th | 🇬🇷GRE | 1584 | 1.0 | 1808 | 1808 | +21.2 |
| 56 | Mitsopoulos, Konstantinos | 🇬🇷GRE | 1552 | 1.0 | 1771 | 971 | -4.6 |
| 15 | FIDE 541013883 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1719 | 1739 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Fiamegkos, Andreas | 🇬🇷GRE | 1608 | 1.0 | 1829 | 2629 | +31.2 |
| 19 | FIDE 541025814 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1629 | 1649 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Arrianas, Dimitrios | 🇬🇷GRE | 1707 | 0.5 | 1956 | 1763 | +1.0 |
| 27 | Nakos, Spyridon-Vasileios | 🇬🇷GRE | 1887 | 0.5 | 1935 | 1935 | +1.4 |
| 28 | Bournakas, Alexis | 🇬🇷GRE | 1870 | 0.5 | 2009 | 2009 | +3.8 |
| 23 | Katsaragakis, Evangelos | 🇬🇷GRE | 1818 | 0.5 | 1492 | 1492 | -14.8 |
| 24 | Konstantopoulos, Panagiotis N | 🇬🇷GRE | 1491 | 0.5 | 1818 | 1818 | +7.4 |
| 25 | Bournakas, Apostolos | 🇬🇷GRE | 1625 | 0.5 | 1776 | 1776 | +4.0 |
| 26 | Patanas, Marios | 🇬🇷GRE | 1803 | 0.5 | 1708 | 1708 | -2.6 |
| 29 | Apostolopoulos, Dimitrios P. | 🇬🇷GRE | 1776 | 0.5 | 1625 | 1625 | -4.0 |
| 41 | Hrisafis, Argirios | 🇬🇷GRE | 1830 | 0.0 | 1916 | 1116 | -24.0 |
| 42 | Kymionis, Konstantinos | 🇬🇷GRE | 2126 | 0.0 | 2002 | 1202 | -13.4 |
| 54 | Barlas, Georgios | 🇬🇷GRE | 1637 | 0.0 | 2002 | 1202 | -4.0 |
| 31 | Papamichail, Panagiotis G | 🇬🇷GRE | 0 | 0.0 | 2042 | 1242 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Mantikos, Konstantinos | 🇬🇷GRE | 1764 | 0.0 | 1905 | 1105 | -6.2 |
| 36 | Mentis, Ioannis | 🇬🇷GRE | 0 | 0.0 | 2042 | 1242 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Giannakos, Leonidas | 🇬🇷GRE | 1629 | 0.0 | 1625 | 825 | -20.4 |
| 48 | Keramiotis, Michail | 🇬🇷GRE | 1953 | 0.0 | 1905 | 1105 | -22.8 |
| 52 | Magafas, Andreas | 🇬🇷GRE | 2052 | 0.0 | 2042 | 1242 | -10.2 |
| 38 | Stamoulis, Kleanthis | 🇬🇷GRE | 0 | 0.0 | 1775 | 975 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Petropoulos, Michail Ch | 🇬🇷GRE | 0 | 0.0 | 1965 | 1165 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Kesko, Oresti | 🇬🇷GRE | 0 | 0.0 | 1625 | 825 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Papadimopoulos, Georgios D | 🇬🇷GRE | 1525 | 0.0 | 1925 | 1125 | -3.2 |
| 34 | Papanikolaou, Panagiotis G | 🇬🇷GRE | 0 | 0.0 | 1664 | 864 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Koutouzof, Ioannis | 🇬🇷GRE | 1719 | 0.0 | 1971 | 1171 | -3.8 |
| 44 | FIDE 541013832 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1558 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Tsirikos, Christos | 🇬🇷GRE | 0 | 0.0 | 1536 | 736 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Stolakis, Eleftherios | 🇬🇷GRE | 1698 | 0.0 | 1585 | 785 | -26.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 541013840 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1887 | 1087 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Skoumpouris, Dimitrios | 🇬🇷GRE | 0 | 0.0 | 1786 | 986 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Karalis, Stefanos Athanasios | 🇬🇷GRE | 0 | 0.0 | 2052 | 1252 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 541019660 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1684 | 884 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kostianis, GeorgiosGRE+38.44.0 pts · #1
- 2Kalomiris, AthanasiosGRE+36.63.5 pts · #2
- 3Milosavljevic, DamjanGRE+35.62.5 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Stolakis, EleftheriosGRE-26.00.0 pts · #49
- 2Hrisafis, ArgiriosGRE-24.00.0 pts · #41
- 3Keramiotis, MichailGRE-22.80.0 pts · #48
Biggest upsets
- R3+246 Elo gap
- R1+222 Elo gap
- R4+124 Elo gap