4th International Open Chess Tournament Pafos Cyprus Group A

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78 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Pafos, Cyprus. 37 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2412, and top seed was Evgeny Postny (🇮🇱 ISR, GM, 2528).

Harikrishnan.A.Ra (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2515) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Evgeny Postny (7.0) and Vladimir Hamitevici (6.5). Harikrishnan.A.Ra shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Maria Anistoroaei (WCM, 1932) beat Stefan Macak (IM, 2306), a +374-point gap.

Location

🇨🇾Pafos, Cyprus

Dates

13 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇱GMEvgeny Postny2528

Avg top 10

2,412

Participants

Titled players · 37

GM×6

IM×7

FM×8

CM×8

WGM×1

WFM×3

WCM×4

Federations · 8 represented

🇨🇾Cyprus×15

🇬🇷Greece×10

FIDE (no federation)×8

🇷🇴Romania×5

🇮🇪Ireland×4

🇦🇲Armenia×4

🇬🇧England×4

🇧🇬Bulgaria×3

Top 3

🥇
GMHarikrishnan.A.Ra
🇮🇳IND·2515
7.5pts·2612perf+10.7
🥈
GMEvgeny Postny
🇮🇱ISR·2528
7.0pts·2552perf+3.4
🥉
GMVladimir Hamitevici
🇲🇩MDA·2434
6.5pts·2447perf+3.7

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Harikrishnan.A.Ra led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Harikrishnan.A.Ra7.5Postny7Gkavardinas6.5Hamitevici6.5Antoniou6.5Nikolov6

R8 · LEADER CHANGE18 Apr

GM Harikrishnan.A.Ra takes the sole lead (6.5/8).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Harikrishnan.A.Ra drew with GM Evgeny Postny (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Harikrishnan.A.Ra 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)GM Evgeny Postny 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMHarikrishnan.A.Ra	*	½	1	1
2GMEvgeny Postny	½	*	—	1
3FMAntonios Gkavardinas	0	—	*	—
4GMVladimir Hamitevici	0	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Harikrishnan.A.RaGM	2515	IND	+26N	+20B	+4N	=7B	=2N	=6B	+9N	+3B	+19N	7.5	48.0	53.0	43.50	2612	+10.7
2	Postny, EvgenyGM	2528	ISR	+24B	+22N	+5B	+3N	=1B	=7N	=11B	=6N	+8B	7.0	49.5	54.5	41.75	2552	+3.4
3	Hamitevici, VladimirGM	2434	MDA	+47N	+15B	+21N	−2B	+10N	+12B	=7B	−1N	+13B	6.5	48.5	52.0	34.50	2447	+3.7
4	Gkavardinas, AntoniosFM	2286	GRE	+49B	+13N	−1B	+51N	=32B	=18N	=23B	+30N	+25B	6.5	41.0	44.5	29.75	2355	+17.8
5	Antoniou, RafailFM	2307	CYP	+40N	+28B	−2N	=29B	−36N	+47B	+48N	+51B	+7N	6.5	38.5	42.0	28.00	2314	+5.0
6	Nikolov, MomchilGM	2412	BUL	+61N	+25B	=10N	+16B	=9N	=1N	=19B	=2B	=12N	6.0	48.0	51.0	32.25	2443	+4.9
7	Navrotescu, AndreeaWGM	2274	FRA	+50B	+57N	+19B	=1N	+18B	=2B	=3N	=13N	−5B	6.0	46.5	49.5	29.75	2387	+29.4
8	Stamatiou, RodolfosFM	2317	GRE	+34B	+30N	−18B	=17N	+24B	+32N	=14B	+11N	−2N	6.0	43.5	48.0	30.50	2363	+13.4
9	Lu, MiaoyiIM	2429	CHN	+42B	=41N	+23B	=32N	=6B	+21N	−1B	=18N	+24B	6.0	42.0	46.0	28.75	2365	-4.9
10	Reprintsev, AlexanderIM	2283	UKR	+46B	+31N	=6B	=12N	−3B	=37N	+39B	=23N	+18B	6.0	42.0	45.5	28.25	2311	+4.6
11	Sofronie, IulianIM	2355	ROU	+65B	=23N	=37N	+25B	=22N	+36B	=2N	−8B	+20N	6.0	42.0	44.5	27.75	2328	-1.7
12	Moor, RogerIM	2297	SUI	+56N	=51B	+36N	=10B	+20N	−3N	=18B	+32N	=6B	6.0	41.0	44.0	27.25	2345	+6.9
13	Khachatryan, AnnaWFM	2133	ARM	+27N	−4B	+62N	−21B	+56N	+26B	+16N	=7B	−3N	5.5	42.5	45.0	24.00	2213	+20.6
14	Poetsch, HagenGM	2478	GER	+33B	=32N	+41B	=18N	=21B	=23N	=8N	=20B	=37B	5.5	39.5	43.5	26.00	2287	-18.7
15	Antonyan, HamletCM	2184	ARM	+67B	−3N	−34B	=40N	=38B	+50N	=52B	+35N	+33B	5.5	35.5	37.5	20.50	2070	-42.9
16	Ilic, Zoran SIM	2274	SRB	+72N	+39B	F	−6N	=33B	+52N	−13B	+46N	+23B	5.5	33.5	33.5	19.75	2215	-3.7
17	Bryant, HarryCM	2155	ENG	−55N	+60B	+40N	=8B	−19B	−35N	+63N	+45B	+52B	5.5	32.5	35.0	19.50	2079	-27.2
18	Michaelides, KonstantinosFM	2253	CYP	+45N	+55B	+8N	=14B	−7N	=4B	=12N	=9B	−10N	5.0	45.5	48.5	24.50	2278	+9.4
19	Harutjunyan, GevorgGM	2342	ARM	+35N	+29B	−7N	=37B	+17N	+22B	=6N	F	−1B	5.0	44.0	48.0	25.25	2321	-1.0
20	Flynn, JacobCM	2230	IRL	+58B	−1N	+31B	+50N	−12B	=39N	+35B	=14N	−11B	5.0	42.0	45.0	20.75	2209	-3.2
21	Kukushkin, IvanFM	2285	BUL	+63N	+48B	−3B	+13N	=14N	−9B	=37B	=24N	=30B	5.0	41.5	44.0	21.50	2240	-11.3
22	Melaugh, ShaneFM	2248	IRL	+43B	−2B	+26N	+34N	=11B	−19N	−24B	=39N	+46B	5.0	40.5	44.0	22.00	2166	-16.0
23	Sofronie, VladimirFM	2183	ROU	+66N	=11B	−9N	+65B	+63N	=14B	=4N	=10B	−16N	5.0	40.5	43.0	19.50	2253	+17.2
24	Ivanov, Sergei V.	2039	FID	−2N	=45B	+55N	+73B	−8N	+27B	+22N	=21B	−9N	5.0	40.5	42.0	18.75	2170	+25.8
25	O`cuilleanain, Oisin	2177	IRL	+70B	−6N	+57B	−11N	+42B	−33N	+40N	+61B	−4N	5.0	37.0	39.0	16.00	2131	-9.4
26	Mehta, Hursh	2019	USA	−1B	+58N	−22B	+59N	+43B	−13N	−46B	+57N	+42B	5.0	35.5	38.5	17.00	2081	+11.6
27	Oganesyan, Tigran	1828	RUS	−13B	=46N	−33B	+67N	+31B	−24N	+65B	=36N	+39B	5.0	34.5	36.5	17.50	2057	+105.2
28	Mifsud, TimothyCM	2135	MLT	+71B	−5N	−50B	+57N	−34B	+43N	−49N	+55B	+40N	5.0	32.0	34.0	16.00	1992	-31.8
29	Georgiou, Kostantinos	2155	GRE	+73B	−19N	+59B	=5N	−44B	F	+56N	=33N	+34B	5.0	32.0	32.0	17.50	2168	+4.0
30	Manucharyan, Andriy	2142	GER	+78N	−8B	−56N	+72B	=47N	+63B	+45N	−4B	=21N	5.0	31.5	31.5	11.75	2088	-11.0
31	Kiseljova, MaryaWFM	2039	FID	+74N	−10B	−20N	=62B	−27N	+69B	=55N	+59B	+43N	5.0	30.5	32.0	13.25	1982	-13.0
32	Isaakidis, AlexandrosFM	2243	CYP	+38N	=14B	+52N	=9B	=4N	−8B	+36N	−12B	F	4.5	42.5	42.5	21.50	2257	+5.8
33	Bardis, Harilaos-Panagiotis	2015	GRE	−14N	=38B	+27N	+45B	=16N	+25B	−44N	=29B	−15N	4.5	40.0	43.5	21.00	2120	+22.0
34	Cherkasova, MarinaWFM	1952	CYP	−8N	+78B	+15N	−22B	+28N	=48B	−51N	+47B	−29N	4.5	37.0	37.0	15.75	2124	+37.8
35	Spiegelberg, Silvia	1969	GER	−19B	−73N	+58B	+53N	=41B	+17B	−20N	−15B	+45N	4.5	35.0	36.5	17.50	2057	+17.8
36	Halmeenmaki, Tuomo	2068	FIN	F	+75N	−12B	+64N	+5B	−11N	−32B	=27B	+49N	4.5	35.0	35.0	16.00	2099	+8.8
37	Kiseleva, ArinaWCM	2080	CRO	+68N	F	=11B	=19N	F	=10B	=21N	+49B	=14N	4.5	33.0	33.0	19.25	2310	+40.6
38	Kefalas, Loukas	1878	CYP	−32B	=33N	−46B	+54N	=15N	−61B	=69N	+66B	+47N	4.5	30.5	32.5	15.50	1979	+21.4
39	Quinones-Maletti, Julio Guillermo	2057	DEN	+54B	−16N	=44N	=49B	+46N	=20B	−10N	=22B	−27N	4.0	37.5	41.0	15.75	2042	-3.0
40	Esmer, Ege	1935	BUL	−5B	+71N	−17B	=15B	+62N	=41N	−25B	+68N	−28B	4.0	36.0	38.0	11.25	2028	+37.6
41	Mondrzycki, BartlomiejCM	2197	POL	+62N	=9B	−14N	=47B	=35N	=40B	−61N	+56B	F	4.0	32.0	32.0	14.50	2076	-23.8
42	Nemtsas, Hristoforos	2000	GRE	−9N	−62B	+68N	+55B	−25N	−45B	+67N	+58B	−26N	4.0	30.0	32.0	10.00	1928	-19.2
43	Fridman, Anatoly	1896	FID	−22N	=76B	+60N	=48B	−26N	−28B	+75N	+63B	−31B	4.0	30.0	30.5	8.50	2000	+21.0
44	Sadovsky, ArtemIM	2273	FID	F	=59N	=39B	+56B	+29N	F	+33B	F	F	4.0	24.5	24.5	16.00	2255	-0.3
45	Konstantinides, Savvas	1898	CYP	−18B	=24N	+54B	−33N	+64B	+42N	−30B	−17N	−35B	3.5	37.0	39.5	12.50	1916	+3.8
46	Temetzian, Immanouel	1922	GRE	−10N	=27B	+38N	F	−39B	+75B	+26N	−16B	−22N	3.5	36.0	36.0	13.00	2008	+25.6
47	O`Gorman, Alice	2003	IRL	−3B	=67N	+70B	=41N	=30B	−5N	+64B	−34N	−38B	3.5	35.5	37.5	10.00	1943	-16.6
48	Jankowiak, TomaszCM	2103	POL	+53B	−21N	=64B	=43N	+50B	=34N	−5B	−52N	F	3.5	33.0	33.0	12.50	1931	-34.2
49	Constantinou, Samuel Johannes	1927	CYP	−4N	F	+67B	=39N	−51B	+71N	+28B	−37N	−36B	3.5	32.0	32.0	11.00	2013	+15.8
50	Mihailidou, Magdalini	1909	GRE	−7N	+68B	+28N	−20B	−48N	−15B	=71N	+69B	F	3.5	31.5	33.5	10.00	2000	+14.4
51	Willmoth, Robert FCM	2129	ENG	+69B	=12N	F	−4B	+49N	F	+34B	−5N	F	3.5	29.0	29.0	13.00	2153	+6.0
52	Zhdanov, Petr	1956	FID	+64N	F	−32B	+77N	F	−16B	=15N	+48B	−17N	3.5	27.5	27.5	9.25	2099	+25.8
53	Nadanyan, Kiti	1783	ARM	−48N	=63B	=72N	−35B	−58N	+54B	=62N	+67B	F	3.5	24.0	25.5	8.75	1870	+16.8
54	Popov, Aleksandr And	1781	FID	−39N	=72B	−45N	−38B	=67B	−53N	+78N	=70B	+62N	3.5	23.5	23.5	5.25	1805	+8.8
55	Masa, Alexandros	1855	GRE	+17B	−18N	−24B	−42N	+68B	=65N	=31B	−28N	F	3.0	35.0	37.0	11.25	1962	+17.2
56	Fanos, Haralambos	1929	GRE	−12B	+69N	+30B	−44N	−13B	+73N	−29B	−41N	F	3.0	34.5	36.0	8.50	2020	+13.2
57	Anistoroaei, MariaWCM	1932	ROU	+76N	−7B	−25N	−28B	−75N	+60B	+70N	−26B	−58N	3.0	30.0	30.5	5.50	1903	-22.0
58	Amvrosiadis, Themistoklis	1872	CYP	−20N	−26B	−35N	F	+53B	F	+74B	−42N	+57B	3.0	26.5	26.5	8.00	1907	+8.8
59	Mikhailina, OlgaWCM	1918	FID	F	=44B	−29N	−26B	=60N	F	+73B	−31N	+68B	3.0	25.5	25.5	7.00	1937	+1.3
60	Aristotelous, Vassilis	1790	CYP	=77B	−17N	−43B	=70N	=59B	−57N	−68B	=72N	+67B	3.0	23.0	23.5	5.50	1813	+2.6
61	Ethelontis, Alexandros N	1999	ENG	−6B	=70N	F	=74B	F	+38N	+41B	−25N	F	3.0	23.0	23.0	10.25	2045	+5.2
62	Grigoriev, Alexander D	1870	FID	−41B	+42N	−13B	=31N	−40B	=74N	=53B	−64N	−54B	2.5	32.0	33.5	9.00	1750	-60.8
63	Luca, Ionel	1927	ROU	−21B	=53N	+75B	+78N	−23B	−30N	−17B	−43N	F	2.5	29.0	29.0	2.75	1873	-15.4
64	Paunescu, AidaWCM	1609	CYP	−52B	F	=48N	−36B	−45N	+66B	−47N	+62B	F	2.5	27.0	27.0	6.75	1841	+64.8
65	Sereinig, Eduard	1992	AUT	−11N	+66B	F	−23N	F	=55B	−27N	+71B	F	2.5	27.0	27.0	6.00	1928	-13.0
66	Hadjinicolaou, Andreas	1859	CYP	−23B	−65N	F	=69B	F	−64N	+72B	−38N	+74N	2.5	19.5	19.5	4.00	1777	-17.0
67	Skouroupathis, Kyriakos	1864	CYP	−15N	=47B	−49N	−27B	=54N	+78B	−42B	−53N	−60N	2.0	31.5	31.5	3.50	1684	-83.2
68	Tumburi, Emir	1782	TUR	−37B	−50N	−42B	F	−55N	+72B	+60N	−40B	−59N	2.0	26.5	26.5	4.50	1733	-21.2
69	Hadjidemetriou, Evangelos	1806	CYP	−51N	−56B	F	=66N	+70B	−31N	=38B	−50N	F	2.0	25.5	25.5	5.50	1785	-12.0
70	Vuka, Alboreno	1856	GRE	−25N	=61B	−47N	=60B	−69N	F	−57B	=54N	=71B	2.0	25.0	25.0	5.75	1722	-28.6
71	Timpau, Vasile	1830	ROU	−28N	−40B	F	F	+72N	−49B	=50B	−65N	=70N	2.0	22.0	22.0	4.25	1795	-7.6
72	Vyas, Alisha	1917	ENG	−16B	=54N	=53B	−30N	−71B	−68N	−66N	=60B	F	1.5	27.0	27.0	5.00	1654	-54.8
73	Hafner, Bernhard	1848	AUT	−29N	+35B	F	−24N	F	−56B	−59N	=74B	F	1.5	24.0	24.0	5.25	1769	-12.8
74	Saridis, Pantelis	1764	CYP	−31B	F	F	=61N	F	=62B	−58N	=73N	−66B	1.5	17.5	17.5	3.50	1721	-13.2
75	Jefremov, Aivar	1823	LAT	F	−36B	−63N	F	+57B	−46N	−43B	F	F	1.0	17.5	17.5	3.00	1710	-13.0
76	Macak, StefanIM	2306	SVK	−57B	=43N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	7.0	7.0	2.00	1727	-13.2
77	Eden, TomerCM	2122	ISR	=60N	F	F	−52B	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	6.5	6.5	1.50	1680	-22.0
78	Savva, Marios	1842	CYP	−30B	−34N	F	−63B	F	−67N	−54B	F	F	0.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	1134	-38.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Oganesyan, TigranRUS
+105.2
5.0 pts · #19
2Paunescu, AidaWCMCYP
+64.8
2.5 pts · #65
3Kiseleva, ArinaWCMCRO
+40.6
4.5 pts · #38

Top rating losers

1Skouroupathis, KyriakosCYP
-83.2
2.0 pts · #67
2Grigoriev, Alexander DFID
-60.8
2.5 pts · #63
3Vyas, AlishaENG
-54.8
1.5 pts · #72

Biggest upsets

R1+374 Elo gap
WCMAnistoroaei, Maria1932 beat IMMacak, Stefan2306
R1+300 Elo gap
Masa, Alexandros1855 beat CMBryant, Harry2155
R8+261 Elo gap
WCMPaunescu, Aida1609 beat Grigoriev, Alexander D1870