Green Monday Close Round Robin Chess Toyrnament 2026
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 23 Feb 2026 in Nicosia, Cyprus. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1660, and top seed was Rafail Antoniou (🇨🇾 CYP, FM, 2249).
Rafail Antoniou (🇨🇾 CYP, FM, 2249) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Markellos Markides (3.5) and Christoforos Zacharopoullos (3.0). Antoniou led wire-to-wire.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM Rafail Antoniou led from R1 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Rafail Antoniou never relinquished the lead after R1; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
FM Rafail Antoniou opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Markellos Markides); the title is out of reach before R5.
FM Rafail Antoniou beat Markellos Markides (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇨🇾FMAntoniou, Rafail | 2249 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 10.00 | 10.0 | +16.0 | 2649 |
| 2 | 🇨🇾Markides, Markellos | 1581 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 5.00 | 11.5 | +23.0 | 1770 |
| 3 | 🇨🇾Zacharopoullos, Christoforos | 1492 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 4.50 | 12.0 | +25.0 | 1693 |
| 4 | 🇨🇾Zacharoplastis, Pambos | 1611 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1.5 | 2.50 | 13.5 | -21.0 | 1472 |
| 5 | 🇨🇾Georgiou, Stelios | 1568 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1.0 | 1.25 | 14.0 | -50.0 | 1381 |
| 6 | 🇨🇾Michael, Andreas | 1457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1.0 | 1.25 | 14.0 | -10.0 | 1381 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Zacharopoullos, ChristoforosCYP+25.03.0 pts · #3
- 2Markides, MarkellosCYP+23.03.5 pts · #2
- 3Antoniou, RafailFMCYP+16.05.0 pts · #1
- 1Georgiou, SteliosCYP-50.01.0 pts · #5
- 2Zacharoplastis, PambosCYP-21.01.5 pts · #4
- 3Michael, AndreasCYP-10.01.0 pts · #6