2026 Youth championships of ESSAMTH - girls U16
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 04 Apr 2026 to 06 Apr 2026 in Drama, Greece. Top 10 Elo average was 816, and top seed was Maria Rafailia Demirtzoglou (🇬🇷 GRE, 1726).
Maria Rafailia Demirtzoglou (🇬🇷 GRE, 1726) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Despoina Anna Tzima (4.5) and Kyriaki Tsourgianni (2.5). Demirtzoglou shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Demirtzoglou takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.5).
Maria Rafailia Demirtzoglou drew with Despoina Anna Tzima (White).
Maria Rafailia Demirtzoglou 4 wins (R2–R5)Despoina Anna Tzima 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Maria Rafailia Demirtzoglou | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Despoina Anna Tzima | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Kyriaki Tsourgianni | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 42176794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demirtzoglou, Maria Rafailia | 1726 | GRE | =2B | +3B | +4N | +5B | +6N | 4.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.25 | 1779 | +5.6 |
| 2 | Tzima, Despoina Anna | 1677 | GRE | =1N | +5B | +3N | +6B | +4N | 4.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.25 | 1803 | +13.2 |
| 3 | Tsourgianni, Kyriaki | 1491 | GRE | +6B | −1N | −2B | +4B | =5N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.75 | 903 | -18.8 |
| 4 | FIDE 42176794 | 0 | — | +5B | +6N | −1B | −3N | −2B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 833 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Polyzoidi, Panagiota | 0 | GRE | −4N | −2N | +6B | −1N | =3B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.25 | 1360 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 42185319 | 0 | — | −3N | −4B | −5N | −2N | −1B | 0.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 833 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Tzima, Despoina AnnaGRE+13.24.5 pts · #2
- 2Demirtzoglou, Maria RafailiaGRE+5.64.5 pts · #1
- 3FIDE 421767940.02.0 pts · #5
- 1Tsourgianni, KyriakiGRE-18.82.5 pts · #4
- 2FIDE 421767940.02.0 pts · #5
- 3FIDE 421853190.00.0 pts · #6