2026 youth championships of Crete Finals - open U14
Open SwissStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Gazi, Greece. Top 10 Elo average was 1615, and top seed was Alexanter Emmanouel Rakitzis (🇬🇷 GRE, 1974).
Alexanter Emmanouel Rakitzis (🇬🇷 GRE, 1974) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Rafail Potamitis (3.5) and Matthaios Ioannis Fraidakis (2.0). Rakitzis won solo starting round 2.
Location
🇬🇷Gazi, Greece
Dates
31 Jan 2026 → 08 Mar 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×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAlexanter Emmanouel Rakitzis led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
Alexanter Emmanouel Rakitzis never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Alexanter Emmanouel Rakitzis beat Rafail Potamitis (White).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Alexanter Emmanouel Rakitzis won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alexanter Emmanouel Rakitzis | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Rafail Potamitis | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Emmanouil Chorafas | 0 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Matthaios Ioannis Fraidakis | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakitzis, Alexanter Emmanouel | 1974 | GRE | +2B | =5N | +3B | +4B | +6N | 4.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 9.75 | 1953 | -2.0 |
| 2 | Potamitis, Rafail | 1538 | GRE | −1N | +4B | +6N | =3N | +5B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1769 | +57.2 |
| 3 | Fraidakis, Matthaios Ioannis | 1645 | GRE | =5N | =6B | −1N | =2B | =4N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1533 | -32.8 |
| 4 | Chorafas, Emmanouil | 1448 | GRE | +6B | −2N | =5B | −1N | =3B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.25 | 1548 | +21.2 |
| 5 | Diakoloukas, Theodosios | 1550 | GRE | =3B | =1B | =4N | −6B | −2N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1471 | -26.4 |
| 6 | Mathioudakis, Iakovos | 1535 | GRE | −4N | =3N | −2B | +5N | −1B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1471 | -17.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Potamitis, RafailGRE+57.23.5 pts · #2
- 2Chorafas, EmmanouilGRE+21.22.0 pts · #3
- 3Rakitzis, Alexanter EmmanouelGRE-2.04.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Fraidakis, Matthaios IoannisGRE-32.82.0 pts · #4
- 2Diakoloukas, TheodosiosGRE-26.41.5 pts · #6
- 3Mathioudakis, IakovosGRE-17.21.5 pts · #5