Heraklion Winter 2026 Tournament - U1800
18 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 16 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Heraklion Crete, Greece. Top 10 Elo average was 754, and top seed was Tryfon Xenakis (π¬π· GRE, 1607).
Tryfon Xenakis (π¬π· GRE, 1607) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Argyro Papadimitriou (6.0) and Athanasios NA Georgopoulos (5.0). Xenakis won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 7 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Argyro Papadimitriou takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Xenakis takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.0).
Argyro Papadimitriou beat Tryfon Xenakis (Black).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Argyro Papadimitriou | * | 1 | Β½ | Β½ |
| 2Tryfon Xenakis | 0 | * | β | 1 |
| 3Christoforos Sapountzis | Β½ | β | * | Β½ |
| 4Athanasios NA Georgopoulos | Β½ | 0 | Β½ | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xenakis, Tryfon | 1607 | GRE | +9N | +7B | +8N | β2B | +5N | +3B | +12B | 6.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 23.00 | 1569 | -4.4 |
| 2 | Papadimitriou, Argyro | 1554 | GRE | +18B | +11N | =3B | +1N | +12B | +8N | =4B | 6.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 20.50 | 1786 | +24.0 |
| 3 | Georgopoulos, Athanasios NA | 1479 | GRE | +12N | +10B | =2N | +5B | =4N | β1N | +9B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 19.50 | 1389 | -19.6 |
| 4 | Sapountzis, Christoforos | 0 | GRE | =5B | +16N | =6B | +11N | =3B | +?N | =2N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 14.50 | 1537 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Dimopoulos, Antonios | 0 | GRE | =4N | +?B | +?N | β3N | β1B | =6B | +?N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1280 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Fanourakis, Angelos | 1471 | GRE | β13B | +17N | =4N | β14B | +16B | =5N | +15B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 10.50 | 629 | -22.4 |
| 7 | FIDE 541011074 | 0 | β | +?B | β1N | +?B | =13N | β8N | =10B | +11B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.25 | 806 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 541003284 | 0 | β | +17B | +13N | β1B | =9N | +7B | β2B | β?N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 10.25 | 782 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kampanis, Ioannis | 0 | GRE | β1B | +?N | +15B | =8B | F | +13N | β3N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.25 | 793 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 541008308 | 0 | β | +14B | β3N | β11B | +?N | β?B | =7N | +?B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1505 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 541025768 | 0 | β | +15N | β2B | +10N | β4B | β14N | +?B | β7N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 6.00 | 693 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 541025784 | 0 | β | β3B | +18N | +?B | +?B | β2N | F | β1N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 541009550 | 0 | β | +6N | β8B | +?N | =7B | β?N | β9B | =?N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1494 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Panagiotakis, Konstantinos G M | 1427 | GRE | β10N | F | +18B | +6N | +11B | F | F | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 2274 | +22.4 |
| 15 | Papaioannou, Dimitrios K | 0 | GRE | β11B | F | β9N | +16N | +?B | =?B | β6N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 42189055 | 0 | β | β?N | β4B | +17N | β15B | β6N | β?B | +?N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 42191041 | 0 | β | β8N | β6B | β16B | β?N | =?B | F | +?N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 541018303 | 0 | β | β2N | β12B | β14N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 693 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Papadimitriou, ArgyroGRE+24.06.0 pts Β· #2
- 2Panagiotakis, Konstantinos G MGRE+22.43.0 pts Β· #5
- 3FIDE 421890550.02.0 pts Β· #12
- 1Fanourakis, AngelosGRE-22.44.0 pts Β· #10
- 2Georgopoulos, Athanasios NAGRE-19.65.0 pts Β· #7
- 3Xenakis, TryfonGRE-4.46.0 pts Β· #6