2026 youth championships of Herakleion Crete - girls U8- U16
15 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 20 Jan 2026 to 14 Feb 2026 in Heraklion Crete, Greece. Top 10 Elo average was 1374, and top seed was Vasiliki (Vivian) Kontogianni (🇬🇷 GRE, 1798).
Syllia Eleftheria Vertoudou (🇬🇷 GRE, 1414) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Maria Faidra Karkani (5.0) and Aliki Kloka (3.0). Vertoudou shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsSyllia Eleftheria Vertoudou led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Syllia Eleftheria Vertoudou takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
Syllia Eleftheria Vertoudou beat Maria Faidra Karkani (White).
Syllia Eleftheria Vertoudou 6 wins (R2–R7)Maria Faidra Karkani 4 wins (R4–R7)Anastasia Bakali 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Syllia Eleftheria Vertoudou | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Maria Faidra Karkani | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Anastasia Bakali | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Aliki Kloka | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vertoudou, Syllia Eleftheria | 1414 | GRE | F | +2B | +3N | +14B | +11N | +5B | +4N | 6.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.00 | 2256 | +44.8 |
| 2 | Karkani, Maria Faidra | 0 | GRE | +4B | −1N | F | +3B | +14N | +11B | +5N | 5.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 10.00 | 1445 | +1.2 |
| 3 | Kloka, Aliki | 1477 | GRE | +5B | −4N | −1B | −2N | F | +14B | +7N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 623 | -46.0 |
| 4 | Bakali, Anastasia | 0 | GRE | −2N | +3B | +14N | +11B | −5N | F | −1B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1316 | -21.2 |
| 5 | FIDE 541007603 | 0 | — | −3N | +14B | +11N | F | +4B | −1N | −2B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Remediaki, Sofia Niki | 1471 | GRE | +13B | +10N | =9B | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 1779 | +46.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 541007581 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | +?N | −?B | F | F | −3B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 678 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Kontogianni, Vasiliki (Vivian) | 1798 | GRE | +12N | F | +15B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2338 | +14.8 |
| 9 | Lampaki, Emmanouela | 1470 | GRE | =10N | =13B | =6N | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1505 | +5.6 |
| 10 | Serlidaki, Anastasia | 1564 | GRE | =9B | −6B | +13N | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1473 | -15.2 |
| 11 | FIDE 541007573 | 0 | — | +14N | F | −5B | −4N | −1B | −2N | F | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 623 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Theodosouli, Eleanna | 1567 | GRE | −8B | +15N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1655 | +8.4 |
| 13 | Prokopaki, Elisso | 1480 | GRE | −6N | =9N | −10B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1229 | -36.4 |
| 14 | FIDE 541009584 | 0 | — | −11B | −5N | −4B | −1N | −2B | −3N | F | 0.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 0.00 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Papadaki, Niki | 1503 | GRE | F | −12B | −8N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 883 | -23.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Remediaki, Sofia NikiGRE+46.02.5 pts · #1
- 2Vertoudou, Syllia EleftheriaGRE+44.86.0 pts · #2
- 3Kontogianni, Vasiliki (Vivian)GRE+14.82.0 pts · #3
- 1Kloka, AlikiGRE-46.03.0 pts · #11
- 2Prokopaki, ElissoGRE-36.40.5 pts · #9
- 3Papadaki, NikiGRE-23.20.0 pts · #15