2026 youth championships of Herakleion Crete - open U12
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Jan 2026 to 17 Feb 2026 in Heraklion Crete, Greece. Top 10 Elo average was 514, and top seed was Konstantinos Zachos (🇬🇷 GRE, 1698).
Konstantinos Zachos (🇬🇷 GRE, 1698) won with 5.0/5. Zachos won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇬🇷Heraklion Crete, Greece
Dates
20 Jan 2026 → 17 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇷Greece×3
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsKonstantinos Zachos led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Konstantinos Zachos never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Konstantinos Zachos beat FIDE 42189101 (Black).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Konstantinos Zachos won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Konstantinos Zachos | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2FIDE 42189101 | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Massimo Tomasso Nti Bampo | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 541009550 | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zachos, Konstantinos | 1698 | GRE | +7N | +9B | +2N | +3B | +4B | 5.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 13.00 | 2351 | +11.6 |
| 2 | FIDE 42189101 | 0 | — | +?N | +3B | −1B | +8N | +6B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1630 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Nti Bampo, Massimo Tomasso | 1525 | GRE | +5B | −2N | +6B | −1N | +8B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 909 | -11.6 |
| 4 | Fasoulakis, Georgios | 1406 | GRE | F | +6N | +5B | +7B | −1N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 909 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 541009550 | 0 | — | −3N | +?B | −4N | +9B | +7N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 42189098 | 0 | — | +8N | −4B | −3N | +?B | −2N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 541024664 | 0 | — | −1B | +?N | +?B | −4N | −5B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 909 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 541024699 | 0 | — | −6B | F | +9N | −2B | −3N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 42175810 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | −8B | −5N | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 909 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zachos, KonstantinosGRE+11.65.0 pts · #1
- 2Fasoulakis, GeorgiosGRE0.03.0 pts · #9
- 3FIDE 421758100.01.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Nti Bampo, Massimo TomassoGRE-11.63.0 pts · #4
- 2Fasoulakis, GeorgiosGRE0.03.0 pts · #9
- 3FIDE 421758100.01.0 pts · #6