2026 Youth championships of ESSAMTH - open U12
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13 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 04 Apr 2026 to 06 Apr 2026 in Drama, Greece. Top 10 Elo average was 751, and top seed was Georgios Kampouris (🇬🇷 GRE, 1585).
Anestis Politis (🇬🇷 GRE, 1418) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Georgios Kampouris (3.5) and Ergi Kycycu (3.5). Politis took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Anestis Politis (1418) beat Georgios Kampouris (1585), a +167-point gap.
Location
🇬🇷Drama, Greece
Dates
04 Apr 2026 → 06 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇷Greece×9
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAnestis Politis led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE04 Apr
Anestis Politis takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Anestis Politis beat Georgios Kampouris (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Michail Tsaritsakis won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anestis Politis | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Georgios Kampouris | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Michail Tsaritsakis | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Ergi Kycycu | ½ | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Politis, Anestis | 1418 | GRE | +13N | +2N | =6B | +4N | =3B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 10.25 | 1801 | +58.4 |
| 2 | Kampouris, Georgios | 1585 | GRE | +10N | −1B | +5N | +7B | =4N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 9.25 | 1478 | -24.0 |
| 3 | Kycycu, Ergi | 1475 | GRE | +8B | +7N | −4B | +6N | =1N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 11.00 | 1263 | -19.6 |
| 4 | Tsaritsakis, Michail | 1502 | GRE | +9N | +12B | +3N | −1B | =2B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 1497 | -0.8 |
| 5 | Eleftheriou, Vasileios | 1525 | GRE | =6B | +11N | −2B | +12N | +9B | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 830 | -14.0 |
| 6 | Karagiannis, Theodoros NA | 0 | GRE | =5N | +10B | =1N | −3B | +11N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 1337 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 541016866 | 0 | — | +11N | −3B | +8B | −2N | +12B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Melissinos, Stylianos | 0 | GRE | −3N | +9B | −7N | +11B | +10N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kavazis, Pavlos | 0 | GRE | −4B | −8N | F | +10B | −5N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 712 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 541025849 | 0 | — | −2B | −6N | +11B | −9N | −8B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 830 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Achtsioglou, Pavlos | 0 | GRE | −7B | −5B | −10N | −8N | −6B | 0.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 42174279 | 0 | — | F | −4N | F | −5B | −7N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 712 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 541025873 | 0 | — | −1B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 610 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Politis, AnestisGRE+58.44.0 pts · #1
- 2Kavazis, PavlosGRE0.01.0 pts · #9
- 3Karagiannis, Theodoros NAGRE0.03.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Kampouris, GeorgiosGRE-24.03.5 pts · #2
- 2Kycycu, ErgiGRE-19.63.5 pts · #5
- 3Eleftheriou, VasileiosGRE-14.03.5 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R2+167 Elo gap