2026 Youth championships of ESSPEP - open U12
Open SwissStandard
11 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 03 Apr 2026 to 05 Apr 2026 in Argos, Greece. Top 10 Elo average was 289, and top seed was Andreas Pantelaion (🇬🇷 GRE, 1682).
Dimitrios Alepoudeas (🇬🇷 GRE, 1439) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Sophia Kaliskami (4.0) and Panagiotis Sousamlis (3.5). Alepoudeas won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇬🇷Argos, Greece
Dates
03 Apr 2026 → 05 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
289
Participants
11
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇷Greece×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsDimitrios Alepoudeas led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
8
4
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Dimitrios Alepoudeas held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Dimitrios Alepoudeas beat Sophia Kaliskami (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Dimitrios Alepoudeas 4 wins (R1–R4)Sophia Kaliskami 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dimitrios Alepoudeas | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Sophia Kaliskami | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Panagiotis Sousamlis | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Andreas Lazaridis | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alepoudeas, Dimitrios | 1439 | GRE | +10N | +7B | +6N | +2B | =3N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 12.25 | 1427 | -1.2 |
| 2 | Kaliskami, Sophia | 0 | GRE | +?B | +3B | +5N | −1N | +?B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1539 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Sousamlis, Panagiotis | 1448 | GRE | +4B | −2N | +10B | +9N | =1B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 1448 | +1.2 |
| 4 | FIDE 541013883 | 0 | — | −3N | +?B | +?N | +5B | −6N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1414 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Lazaridis, Andreas | 0 | GRE | +?B | +?N | −2B | −4N | +9B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1582 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Andropoulos, Kyriakos | 0 | GRE | +?N | +?B | −1B | −?N | +4B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1385 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Gournas, Georgios D | 0 | GRE | +9B | −1N | −?B | =?N | +?B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1237 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Spyropoulos, Christos V A | 0 | GRE | −?B | −?N | +?B | +11N | =?B | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1221 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 541027108 | 0 | — | −7N | F | +?B | −3B | −5N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1414 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 42171520 | 0 | — | −1B | +?N | −3N | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 42189829 | 0 | — | −?N | F | +?B | −8B | −?N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 601 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sousamlis, PanagiotisGRE+1.23.5 pts · #7
- 2Lazaridis, AndreasGRE0.03.0 pts · #2
- 3Spyropoulos, Christos V AGRE0.02.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Alepoudeas, DimitriosGRE-1.24.5 pts · #9
- 2Lazaridis, AndreasGRE0.03.0 pts · #2
- 3Spyropoulos, Christos V AGRE0.02.5 pts · #8