GRAND CHESS SERIES PREMIER ASOP DIAS May 2026
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13 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 02 May 2026 to 30 May 2026 in Petroupoli, Greece. Top 10 Elo average was 1554, and top seed was Anastasios Kratidis (🇬🇷 GRE, 1671).
Athanasios Matziaras (🇬🇷 GRE, 1645) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Anastasios Kratidis (3.5) and Charikleia Kapnaki (3.0). Matziaras won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇬🇷Petroupoli, Greece
Dates
02 May 2026 → 30 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇷Greece×13
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAthanasios Matziaras led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
Athanasios Matziaras held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Athanasios Matziaras drew with Anastasios Kratidis (White).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Anastasios Kratidis won 3 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Athanasios Matziaras | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Anastasios Kratidis | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Charikleia Kapnaki | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4Konstantinos Kountouris | — | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matziaras, Athanasios | 1645 | GRE | +13B | +8N | =3B | +6N | =2B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.75 | 1916 | +19.8 |
| 2 | Kratidis, Anastasios | 1671 | GRE | +12N | F | +6B | +4B | =1N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 8.00 | 1909 | +19.6 |
| 3 | Kapnaki, Charikleia | 0 | GRE | =4N | +12B | =1N | −5B | +10N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1540 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Kountouris, Konstantinos | 1542 | GRE | =3B | +11N | +8B | −2N | =5N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 5.75 | 1663 | +12.8 |
| 5 | Tsimvrakidis, Alexandros | 1481 | GRE | F | F | +9B | +3N | =4B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 1720 | +24.8 |
| 6 | Sgouros Niarchos, Ioannis | 1634 | GRE | +10B | F | −2N | −1B | +7N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1554 | -8.2 |
| 7 | Eirinidis, Dimitrios | 1440 | GRE | −8B | +10N | −11B | +9N | −6B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1473 | +4.0 |
| 8 | Ioannidis, Georgios Zak | 1623 | GRE | +7N | −1B | −4N | =10B | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 1435 | -41.6 |
| 9 | Giannakeas, Nikolaos | 1511 | GRE | +11B | F | −5N | −7B | =12N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1385 | -28.8 |
| 10 | Papasotiriou, Markella | 1460 | GRE | −6N | −7B | +12N | =8N | −3B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1455 | -2.4 |
| 11 | Tsitsiridakis, Evangelos | 1497 | GRE | −9N | −4B | +7N | =12B | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1404 | -21.6 |
| 12 | Papadopoulos, Emanouil | 1471 | GRE | −2B | −3N | −10B | =11N | =9B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1342 | -26.4 |
| 13 | Alexandris, Dimosthenis | 0 | GRE | −1N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 845 | -14.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tsimvrakidis, AlexandrosGRE+24.82.5 pts · #7
- 2Matziaras, AthanasiosGRE+19.84.0 pts · #4
- 3Kratidis, AnastasiosGRE+19.63.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Ioannidis, Georgios ZakGRE-41.61.5 pts · #8
- 2Giannakeas, NikolaosGRE-28.81.5 pts · #11
- 3Papadopoulos, EmanouilGRE-26.41.0 pts · #12