Heraklion Winter 2026 Tournament - U1800
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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 (🇬🇷 GRE, 1607).
Tryfon Xenakis (🇬🇷 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.
Location
🇬🇷Heraklion Crete, Greece
Dates
16 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇷Greece×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 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.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE22 Feb
Argyro Papadimitriou takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Xenakis takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.0).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Argyro Papadimitriou beat Tryfon Xenakis (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xenakis, Tryfon | 1607 | GRE | +9N | +7B | +8N | −2B | +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 | −1N | +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 | −3N | −1B | =6B | +?N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1280 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Fanourakis, Angelos | 1471 | GRE | −13B | +17N | =4N | −14B | +16B | =5N | +15B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 10.50 | 629 | -22.4 |
| 7 | FIDE 541011074 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | +?B | =13N | −8N | =10B | +11B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.25 | 806 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 541003284 | 0 | — | +17B | +13N | −1B | =9N | +7B | −2B | −?N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 10.25 | 782 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kampanis, Ioannis | 0 | GRE | −1B | +?N | +15B | =8B | F | +13N | −3N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.25 | 793 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Kasapakis, Emmanouil | 0 | GRE | +14B | −3N | −11B | +?N | −?B | =7N | +?B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1505 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 541025768 | 0 | — | +15N | −2B | +10N | −4B | −14N | +?B | −7N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 6.00 | 693 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 541025784 | 0 | — | −3B | +18N | +?B | +?B | −2N | F | −1N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 541009550 | 0 | — | +6N | −8B | +?N | =7B | −?N | −9B | =?N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1494 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Panagiotakis, Konstantinos G M | 1427 | GRE | −10N | F | +18B | +6N | +11B | F | F | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 2274 | +22.4 |
| 15 | Papaioannou, Dimitrios K | 0 | GRE | −11B | F | −9N | +16N | +?B | =?B | −6N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 42189055 | 0 | — | −?N | −4B | +17N | −15B | −6N | −?B | +?N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 42191041 | 0 | — | −8N | −6B | −16B | −?N | =?B | F | +?N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 541018303 | 0 | — | −2N | −12B | −14N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 693 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Papadimitriou, ArgyroGRE+24.06.0 pts · #2
- 2Panagiotakis, Konstantinos G MGRE+22.43.0 pts · #5
- 3FIDE 421890550.02.0 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Fanourakis, AngelosGRE-22.44.0 pts · #10
- 2Georgopoulos, Athanasios NAGRE-19.65.0 pts · #7
- 3Xenakis, TryfonGRE-4.46.0 pts · #6