1st Classical Agriniou Group A Feb 2026
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13 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 15 Feb 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Agrinio, Greece. Top 10 Elo average was 0, and top seed was Charalampos Tzotzolis (π¬π· GRE, 2026).
Nikolaos Tzotzolis (π¬π· GRE, 0) won with 4.0/6, ahead of Ioannis Mermigkis (4.0) and Georgios V Kostopoulos (3.0).
The biggest upset came in round 4: Gerasimos Skondras (1769) beat Charalampos Tzotzolis (2026), a +257-point gap.
Location
π¬π·Agrinio, Greece
Dates
15 Feb 2026 β 08 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
13
Federations Β· 1 represented
π¬π·GreeceΓ8
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 4.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
9
4
2
1
1
1
R6 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/6. Tzotzolis takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.5).
R2 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND
Nikolaos Tzotzolis lost to Ioannis Mermigkis (Black).
WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers
Ioannis Mermigkis 3 wins (R2βR4)FIDE 541002903 3 wins (R3βR5)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nikolaos Tzotzolis | * | 0 | β | 1 |
| 2Ioannis Mermigkis | 1 | * | 1 | β |
| 3FIDE 541002903 | β | 0 | * | β |
| 4FIDE 541002865 | 0 | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tzotzolis, Nikolaos | 0 | GRE | +3B | β2N | +4B | +?N | β?N | +6B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 1703 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Mermigkis, Ioannis | 0 | GRE | β?N | +1B | +7N | +6B | β?B | +5N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 969 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Kostopoulos, Georgios V | 0 | GRE | β1N | +?B | β6N | +?B | +9N | β?B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 969 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 541002865 | 0 | β | +?N | β?B | β1N | +8B | +7N | β?B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 969 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 541002903 | 0 | β | F | F | +?N | +?B | +?N | β2B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1800 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Mousountas, Gavriil | 0 | GRE | β?N | +?B | +3B | β2N | =?B | β1N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1533 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Stravodimos, Marios | 0 | GRE | β10N | +8B | β2B | +?N | β4B | β?N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 980 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Mimmis, Christos | 0 | GRE | β?B | β7N | +11B | β4N | =?B | =?B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 980 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 541021029 | 0 | β | +?B | β?B | β?N | +11N | β3B | β?N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 926 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Karanasos, Theofanis | 0 | GRE | +7B | +?N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2580 | +15.2 |
| 11 | FIDE 541002970 | 0 | β | β12N | +13B | β8N | β9B | β?N | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 980 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Makris, Dimitrios V | 0 | GRE | +11B | β?N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 883 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 541002946 | 0 | β | β?B | β11N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 883 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Karanasos, TheofanisGRE+15.22.0 pts Β· #3
- 2Tzotzolis, NikolaosGRE0.04.0 pts Β· #2
- 3Kostopoulos, Georgios VGRE0.03.0 pts Β· #11
Top rating losers
- 1Kostopoulos, Georgios VGRE0.03.0 pts Β· #11
- 2Tzotzolis, NikolaosGRE0.04.0 pts Β· #2
- 3Mermigkis, IoannisGRE0.04.0 pts Β· #13
Biggest upsets
- R4+257 Elo gap