2026 Team Championship of ESSDE POA

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84 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Essde, Greece. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2049, and top seed was Nikolaos Georgakopoulos (🇬🇷 GRE, FM, 2280).

Despoina Argyropoulou (🇬🇷 GRE, 1686) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Ioannis K. Kollias (5.0) and Michaela Mamasi (4.0). Argyropoulou shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Charalampos Solomos (1808) beat Dimitrios Zaronikas (2089), a +281-point gap.

Location

🇬🇷Essde, Greece

Dates

01 Mar 2026 → 29 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Team · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇷FMNikolaos Georgakopoulos2280

Avg top 10

2,049

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇬🇷Greece×66

Top 3

🥇
Despoina Argyropoulou
🇬🇷GRE·1686
5.0pts·2369perf+53.6
🥈
Ioannis K. Kollias
🇬🇷GRE·2061
5.0pts·2677perf+28.6
🥉
Michaela Mamasi
🇬🇷GRE·1449
4.0pts·1559perf+6.0

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
2	Argyropoulou, Despoina	🇬🇷GRE	1686	5.0	1569	2369	+53.6
1	Kollias, Ioannis K.	🇬🇷GRE	2061	5.0	1877	2677	+28.6
51	Mamasi, Michaela	🇬🇷GRE	1449	4.0	1559	1559	+6.0
3	Mermigkis, Ioannis	🇬🇷GRE	0	4.0	1658	1738	0.0
22	Nikolakopoulos, Leonidas Marios	🇬🇷GRE	1854	3.5	1588	1781	-4.8
4	Deligiannis, Paraskevas	🇬🇷GRE	2078	3.5	1974	2310	+20.0
46	Ntalachani, Dimitra	🇬🇷GRE	0	3.5	1448	1448	0.0
5	Giannopoulos, Iasonas	🇬🇷GRE	2065	3.5	1814	1963	-9.8
6	Georgiou, Konstantinos	🇬🇷GRE	1927	3.0	1758	1830	-10.8
8	Zaronikas, Dimitrios	🇬🇷GRE	2089	3.0	1936	2008	-9.8
20	Karanasos, Theofanis	🇬🇷GRE	1867	3.0	1754	1879	+2.8
9	Koutsaftis, Efstratios	🇬🇷GRE	1822	3.0	1866	2059	+24.2
7	Dallas, Nikolaos Alexandros	🇬🇷GRE	1779	3.0	1867	2667	+37.0
16	Papakyriakou, Dimitrios Fragkiskos	🇬🇷GRE	1714	3.0	1743	2543	+21.2
79	FIDE 42106400	—	0	3.0	1448	648	0.0
84	FIDE 25834908	—	0	3.0	1671	871	0.0
29	FIDE 541017129	—	0	2.5	1620	1640	0.0
10	Koutsantonakis, Emmanouil	🇬🇷GRE	1892	2.5	1750	1750	-17.8
18	Solomos, Charalampos	🇬🇷GRE	1808	2.0	1936	1864	+5.8
72	FIDE 541017137	—	0	2.0	1571	771	0.0
17	Kakoulidis, Vasilios	🇬🇷GRE	1617	2.0	1805	1733	+13.8
38	Katsakiori, Persefoni	🇬🇷GRE	1521	2.0	1607	1414	-22.0
19	Chatziioannidi, Filippa	🇬🇷GRE	1692	2.0	1584	1709	+1.2
13	Pappas, Andreas	🇬🇷GRE	1941	2.0	1933	2058	+9.4
11	Hristopoulos, Georgios	🇬🇷GRE	2006	2.0	2125	2250	+19.0
12	Fertaki, Eleftheria	🇬🇷GRE	1538	2.0	1585	1710	+13.8
31	Kanistras, Nikolaos	🇬🇷GRE	1456	2.0	1569	2369	+26.0
15	Kylafis, Evangelos Georgios	🇬🇷GRE	1685	2.0	1666	1791	+17.2
40	Christias, Dimitrios	🇬🇷GRE	1530	2.0	1604	1604	+3.6
37	Tzotzolis, Nikolaos	🇬🇷GRE	0	2.0	1457	1477	0.0
41	Papamitrou, Dimitrios	🇬🇷GRE	1514	2.0	1667	2467	+28.0
33	Xypolias, Marios Nikolaos	🇬🇷GRE	0	2.0	1582	1457	0.0
21	Nikolakopoulos, Nikolaos	🇬🇷GRE	1894	2.0	1564	2364	+5.0
14	Moraitis, Thomas	🇬🇷GRE	1712	2.0	1642	2442	+16.6
39	FIDE 541019415	—	0	2.0	1503	1523	0.0
27	Ressos, Nikolaos	🇬🇷GRE	1547	2.0	1426	2226	+13.6
32	FIDE 541002920	—	0	2.0	1519	1539	0.0
47	Fertakis, Dimitrios	🇬🇷GRE	1508	1.5	1847	1847	+7.6
65	FIDE 42192927	—	0	1.5	1448	648	0.0
23	Petlis, Evangelos	🇬🇷GRE	1608	1.5	1733	1733	+9.2
24	FMGeorgakopoulos, Nikolaos	🇬🇷GRE	2280	1.5	2034	2034	-18.2
26	Papagiannopoulou, Ismini-Ioanna	🇬🇷GRE	1559	1.0	1630	1505	-4.4
73	Michail, Vasileios	🇬🇷GRE	1666	1.0	1684	884	-38.4
67	Anninou, Athina	🇬🇷GRE	1503	1.0	1608	808	-28.8
28	Koutsidis, Mihail	🇬🇷GRE	1967	1.0	1967	1842	-9.6
43	Skondras, Gerasimos	🇬🇷GRE	1766	1.0	1764	1639	-10.8
56	FIDE 541010906	—	0	1.0	1684	884	0.0
61	Gialelis, Konstantinos	🇬🇷GRE	1749	1.0	1626	826	-53.2
36	Tsikos, Damian Nicolas	🇬🇷GRE	0	1.0	1655	1530	0.0
42	Kouloumpis, Gerasimos	🇬🇷GRE	1748	1.0	1821	1696	-5.4
66	Michail, Alexandros	🇬🇷GRE	1568	1.0	1683	883	-14.0
30	Aslanidis, Ioannis	🇬🇷GRE	1802	1.0	1915	1915	+10.4
25	Kolomvas, Ioannis	🇬🇷GRE	1932	1.0	1875	1875	-3.2
35	Fournarakis, Polychronis	🇬🇷GRE	1676	1.0	1683	2483	+10.2
34	Tsolkas, Georgios	🇬🇷GRE	1639	1.0	1688	1688	+2.4
63	FIDE 541001354	—	0	1.0	1519	719	0.0
68	Agouridis, Michail	🇬🇷GRE	0	1.0	1519	719	0.0
45	Diakoumeas, Aristofanis	🇬🇷GRE	1753	0.5	1910	1588	-14.2
53	Spiliopoulos, Aristovoulos	🇬🇷GRE	1658	0.5	1857	1664	+0.2
50	Malataras, Gerasimos	🇬🇷GRE	1986	0.5	2064	2064	+2.2
52	Makridis, Efstathios	🇬🇷GRE	1767	0.5	1641	1448	-16.8
49	FIDE 25892720	—	0	0.5	1610	1610	0.0
44	Kontis, Michail	🇬🇷GRE	1927	0.5	1932	1932	+0.2
48	Kyriakidou, Chrysa	🇬🇷GRE	1749	0.5	1559	1559	-5.0
60	Spiliopoulos, Alexios	🇬🇷GRE	1903	0.0	2031	1231	-20.0
71	Geranios, Panagiotis	🇬🇷GRE	1634	0.0	1981	1181	-4.6
57	FIDE 42163420	—	0	0.0	1503	703	0.0
78	FIDE 42163455	—	0	0.0	1521	721	0.0
55	Moschovos, Konstantinos	🇬🇷GRE	0	0.0	1513	713	0.0
80	Boutopoulos, Vasilios	🇬🇷GRE	1764	0.0	1978	1178	-9.6
62	Tsikalakis, Nikolaos	🇬🇷GRE	1516	0.0	1791	991	-10.6
58	Kolovos, Grigorios	🇬🇷GRE	1780	0.0	1764	964	-41.6
70	Doukas, Georgios K	🇬🇷GRE	1426	0.0	1543	743	-13.6
76	Tzotzolis, Charalampos	🇬🇷GRE	2017	0.0	2143	1343	-14.0
59	FIDE 42163340	—	0	0.0	1543	743	0.0
69	Panagogiannopoulos, Nikolaos	🇬🇷GRE	0	0.0	1867	1067	0.0
83	FIDE 4271777	—	0	0.0	1717	917	0.0
77	Kouloubis, Grigorios	🇬🇷GRE	1620	0.0	1892	1092	-3.4
82	Tziferi, Alexandra	🇬🇷GRE	1541	0.0	1538	738	-20.0
64	Tsitsirikis, Grigorios	🇬🇷GRE	1641	0.0	1609	809	-10.8
75	FIDE 42163404	—	0	0.0	1667	867	0.0
81	FIDE 42163412	—	0	0.0	1451	651	0.0
54	FIDE 541021894	—	0	0.0	1519	719	0.0
74	FIDE 42172489	—	0	0.0	1620	820	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Argyropoulou, DespoinaGRE
+53.6
5.0 pts · #2
2Dallas, Nikolaos AlexandrosGRE
+37.0
3.0 pts · #7
3Kollias, Ioannis K.GRE
+28.6
5.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Gialelis, KonstantinosGRE
-53.2
1.0 pts · #61
2Kolovos, GrigoriosGRE
-41.6
0.0 pts · #58
3Michail, VasileiosGRE
-38.4
1.0 pts · #73

Biggest upsets

R4+281 Elo gap
Solomos, Charalampos1808 beat Zaronikas, Dimitrios2089
R2+274 Elo gap
Hristopoulos, Georgios2006 beat FMGeorgakopoulos, Nikolaos2280
R2+219 Elo gap
Christias, Dimitrios1530 beat Gialelis, Konstantinos1749