2026 youth championships of Rethymno - open U12
9 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Jan 2026 to 14 Feb 2026 in Rethymno, Greece. Top 10 Elo average was 335, and top seed was Stefanos Sivaropoulos (🇬🇷 GRE, 1598).
Pavlos Kokolakis (🇬🇷 GRE, 1415) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Stefanos Sivaropoulos (4.0). Kokolakis won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Pavlos Kokolakis (1415) beat Stefanos Sivaropoulos (1598), a +183-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
FIDE 42190339 takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Kokolakis takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).
Pavlos Kokolakis beat Stefanos Sivaropoulos (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pavlos Kokolakis | * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2Stefanos Sivaropoulos | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3FIDE 42190339 | 1 | 0 | * | — |
| 4FIDE 42190347 | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kokolakis, Pavlos | 1415 | GRE | +6B | +4N | +2N | −3B | +5N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 12.00 | 2392 | +29.2 |
| 2 | Sivaropoulos, Stefanos | 1598 | GRE | +9B | +7N | −1B | +4N | +3N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 613 | -29.2 |
| 3 | FIDE 42190339 | 0 | — | +8N | =5B | +?N | +1N | −2B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 1530 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 42190347 | 0 | — | +?N | −1B | +8N | −2B | +6N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 541024389 | 0 | — | +?B | =3N | −7B | +?N | −1B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1469 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 541024419 | 0 | — | −1N | +?B | =?N | +7N | −4B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 613 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 541006313 | 0 | — | +?N | −2B | +5N | −6B | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 792 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 541006283 | 0 | — | −3B | −?N | −4B | −?B | +9N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 541024400 | 0 | — | −2N | −?B | −?N | F | −8B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 792 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kokolakis, PavlosGRE+29.24.0 pts · #3
- 2FIDE 421903390.03.5 pts · #1
- 3FIDE 421903470.03.0 pts · #9
- 1Sivaropoulos, StefanosGRE-29.24.0 pts · #5
- 2FIDE 421903390.03.5 pts · #1
- 3FIDE 421903470.03.0 pts · #9
- R3+183 Elo gap