2026 Youth championships of TESSTH - open U12
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Larisa, Greece. Top 10 Elo average was 554, and top seed was Christos Arampatzis (π¬π· GRE, 1734).
Stefanos G Stefanis (π¬π· GRE, 1627) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Christos Arampatzis (4.0) and Markos Chytoudis (3.5). Stefanis won solo starting round 3.
Location
π¬π·Larisa, Greece
Dates
28 Feb 2026 β 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Federations Β· 1 represented
π¬π·GreeceΓ5
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsStefanos G Stefanis led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
5
2
1
1
1
R3βR5 Β· LEAD HELD
Stefanos G Stefanis held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R5 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND
Stefanos G Stefanis drew with Christos Arampatzis (White).
R1βR4 Β· WIN STREAK
Stefanos G Stefanis won 4 in a row (R1βR4).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stefanos G Stefanis | * | Β½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Christos Arampatzis | Β½ | * | Β½ | 1 |
| 3Markos Chytoudis | 0 | Β½ | * | β |
| 4Ioannis Moutzouris | 0 | 0 | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefanis, Stefanos G | 1627 | GRE | +7B | +5N | +4B | +3N | =2B | 4.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 12.50 | 1870 | +25.2 |
| 2 | Arampatzis, Christos | 1734 | GRE | +6B | =3N | +5B | +4N | =1N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 12.00 | 1817 | +8.4 |
| 3 | Chytoudis, Markos | 0 | GRE | +?N | =2B | +6N | β1B | +7N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1487 | -25.2 |
| 4 | Tympas, Grigorios | 0 | GRE | +9N | +8B | β1N | β2B | +6N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 880 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Moutzouris, Ioannis | 1627 | GRE | +8N | β1B | β2N | +7B | +9B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 880 | -33.6 |
| 6 | FIDE 541004825 | 0 | β | β2N | +?B | β3B | +8N | β4B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 932 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 541025440 | 0 | β | β1N | +9B | F | β5N | β3B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.50 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 541018915 | 0 | β | β5B | β4N | =9N | β6B | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.25 | 821 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 541025431 | 0 | β | β4B | β7N | =8B | F | β5N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.25 | 821 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Stefanis, Stefanos GGRE+25.24.5 pts Β· #2
- 2Arampatzis, ChristosGRE+8.44.0 pts Β· #1
- 3FIDE 5410048250.02.0 pts Β· #7
Top rating losers
- 1Moutzouris, IoannisGRE-33.63.0 pts Β· #8
- 2Chytoudis, MarkosGRE-25.23.5 pts Β· #3
- 3FIDE 5410048250.02.0 pts Β· #7