Cyprus Closed Chess Championship 2026
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Larnaca, Cyprus. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2030, and top seed was Rafail Antoniou (🇨🇾 CYP, FM, 2308).
Rafail Antoniou (🇨🇾 CYP, FM, 2308) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Alexandros Isaakidis (6.5) and Konstantinos Konstantinidis (6.0). Antoniou shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Loukas Kefalas (1878) beat Konstantinos Michaelides (FM, 2253), a +375-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Rafail Antoniou led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
FM Rafail Antoniou takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
FM Rafail Antoniou lost to FM Alexandros Isaakidis (Black).
FM Rafail Antoniou 4 wins (R3–R6)FM Alexandros Isaakidis 3 wins (R4–R6)FM Konstantinos Michaelides 3 wins (R7–R9)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇨🇾FMAntoniou, Rafail | 2308 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 7.0 | 28.25 | 38.0 | -8.4 | 2230 |
| 2 | 🇨🇾FMIsaakidis, Alexandros | 2244 | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.75 | 38.5 | -8.2 | 2172 |
| 4 | 🇨🇾Konstantinidis, Konstantinos | 2103 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.25 | 39.0 | +11.8 | 2146 |
| 3 | 🇨🇾FMMichaelides, Konstantinos | 2253 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.50 | 39.0 | -19.8 | 2130 |
| 5 | 🇨🇾Konstantinides, Savvas | 1899 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.75 | 40.0 | +74.9 | 2086 |
| 6 | 🇨🇾Kefalas, Loukas | 1878 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.00 | 41.0 | +23.6 | 2000 |
| 7 | 🇨🇾Chiras, Panagiotis | 1925 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 13.25 | 41.5 | +6.0 | 1961 |
| 8 | 🇨🇾Daniil, Daniil | 1892 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 3.0 | 10.75 | 42.0 | +1.2 | 1918 |
| 9 | 🇨🇾Hadjinicolaou, Andreas | 1859 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 2.5 | 8.25 | 42.5 | -2.4 | 1877 |
| 10 | 🇨🇾CMSavva, Panikos | 1938 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1.5 | 6.25 | 43.5 | -39.6 | 1767 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Konstantinides, SavvasCYP+74.95.0 pts · #5
- 2Kefalas, LoukasCYP+23.64.0 pts · #6
- 3Konstantinidis, KonstantinosCYP+11.86.0 pts · #4
- 1Savva, PanikosCMCYP-39.61.5 pts · #10
- 2Michaelides, KonstantinosFMCYP-19.86.0 pts · #3
- 3Antoniou, RafailFMCYP-8.47.0 pts · #1
- R4+375 Elo gap
- R7+141 Elo gap