2026 youth championships of Chania - open U8
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 20 Jan 2026 to 17 Feb 2026 in Chania, Greece. Top 10 Elo average was 324, and top seed was Vasileios Volanis (🇬🇷 GRE, 1492).
Vasileios Volanis (🇬🇷 GRE, 1492) won with 6.0/7. Volanis won solo starting round 6.
Location
🇬🇷Chania, 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 · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇷Greece×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsVasileios Volanis led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
6
2
7
3
2
1
1
R6–R7 · LEAD HELD
Vasileios Volanis never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Vasileios Volanis beat FIDE 42190967 (Black).
R1–R7 · WIN STREAK
Vasileios Volanis won 6 in a row (R1–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vasileios Volanis | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2FIDE 42190967 | 0 | * | 0 | — |
| 3Theodoros Simantirakis | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4FIDE 541011066 | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volanis, Vasileios | 1492 | GRE | +8B | +9N | F | +3N | +6B | +2N | +4B | 6.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.00 | 2217 | +16.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 42190967 | 0 | — | +?N | +6B | −3B | +?N | +8N | −1B | +5N | 5.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 9.00 | 653 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Simantirakis, Theodoros | 1421 | GRE | +7N | F | +2N | −1B | +5N | F | +6N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 15.00 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 541011066 | 0 | — | +?B | F | +?N | −8B | +9N | +7B | −1N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 541011023 | 0 | — | F | +?N | +?B | +7N | −3B | +?N | −2B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 617 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 541024850 | 0 | — | +?B | −2N | +9B | F | −1N | +8B | −3B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 653 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 42189284 | 0 | — | −3B | +?N | +?N | −5B | +?B | −4N | F | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 617 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 541010990 | 0 | — | −1N | F | F | +4N | −2B | −6N | +9B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 541011007 | 0 | — | +?B | −1B | −6N | F | −4B | +?N | −8N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 688 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Volanis, VasileiosGRE+16.06.0 pts · #1
- 2FIDE 421909670.05.0 pts · #5
- 3FIDE 421892840.03.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1FIDE 421892840.03.0 pts · #4
- 2FIDE 421909670.05.0 pts · #5
- 3Simantirakis, TheodorosGRE0.04.0 pts · #2