19th Paleochora International Tournament 2026

18 Jul to 25 Jul 2026 · Paleochora, Crete, Greece · 9-Round Swiss · 90 min/ 40 moves + 15 sec +30 sec / move Finished

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Top 100 players in this event

GM Szymon Gumularz ★: No. 1, 7½/9, performance 2641 (+6)
GM Vladimir Baklan ★: No. 4, 6½/9, performance 2489 (-1)
GM Bella Khotenashvili ★: No. 5, 6½/9, performance 2522 (+15)
IM Olga Badelka ★: No. 10, 6/9, performance 2396 (+1)
GM Irina Krush ★: No. 16, 4½/7, performance 2305 (-6)

Standings

Standings, 19th Paleochora International Tournament 2026
#	Player	Fed	Rating	Score	Games	Perf	Change
1	GM Szymon Gumularz ★	POL	2618	7½	9	2641	+6
2	IM Hasan Huseyin Celik	TUR	2490	7½	9	2599	+14
3	GM Mads Andersen	DEN	2559	7	9	2518	0
4	GM Vladimir Baklan ★	UKR	2525	6½	9	2489	-1
5	GM Bella Khotenashvili ★	GEO	2413	6½	9	2522	+15
6	GM Kirill Stupak	BLR	2412	6½	9	2468	+9
7	FM Jakub Suder	POL	2384	6½	9	2455	+11
8	GM Alberto David	ITA	2457	6½	8	2520	+8
9	IM Khoi Pham	NED	2416	6½	9	2415	+3
10	IM Olga Badelka ★	AUT	2406	6	9	2396	+1
11	IM Anatole Vlachos	GRE	2493	6	9	2421	-6
12	GM Vladislav Nevednichy	ROU	2441	6	8	2433	+1
13	IM Christos Krallis	GRE	2424	5½	8	2389	-1
14	GM Christophe Sochacki	FRA	2487	5½	9	2367	-10
15	FM Vasileios Dim Katsanis	GRE	2363	4½	7	2465	+12
16	GM Irina Krush ★	USA	2401	4½	7	2305	-6
17	IM Nikolaos Spyropoulos	GRE	2379	4	8	2323	-4
18	FM Stefanos Magkalakis	GRE	2343	4	6	2402	+10
19	GM Vojtech Plat	SVK	2491	4	6	2384	-6
20	IM Vojtech Zwardon	CZE	2425	4	8	2201	-21
21	Konstantinos Tsarsitalidis	GRE	2230	3½	7	2427	+35
22	IM Malkhaz Sulashvili	GEO	2381	3½	7	2221	-14
23	GM Mikhail Mozharov	RUS	2527	3½	6	2251	-16
24	FM Lampros Giannoulakis	GRE	2262	3	6	2423	+26
25	FM Stefanos Kazantzoglou	GRE	2345	3	5	2442	+13
26	IM Zsoka Gaal	HUN	2376	3	6	2222	-12
27	GM Liam Vrolijk	NED	2519	3	4	2391	-3
28	Georgios Rafail Mantazis	GRE	2134	2½	6	2336	+53
29	Christos Tsarsitalidis	GRE	2184	2½	6	2311	+37
30	Spyridon Naoum	GRE	2344	2½	6	2197	-23
31	FM Dariusz Dziewonski	POL	2278	2	5	2324	+5
32	FM Luca Englert	GER	2291	2	4	2324	+4
33	FM Michail Vassis	GRE	2353	2	5	2253	-14
34	FM Konstantinos Markidis	GRE	2290	2	4	2307	+2
35	Jan Golenia	POL	2276	1½	5	2232	-6
36	FM Krzysztof Lukasiewicz	POL	2318	1½	5	2192	-17
37	CM Aleksandr Avanesyan	ARM	2239	1½	4	2312	+14
38	CM Wojciech Krawczyk	POL	2169	1½	4	2291	+11
39	FM Anastasios Georgiadis	GRE	2339	1½	3	2265	-5
40	Mihail Triantafilidis	GRE	2188	1½	3	2408	+17
41	CM Michail Karamichos	GRE	2205	1	4	2214	0
42	FM Wojciech Golenia	POL	2224	1	4	2199	-2
43	GM Levon Babujian	ARM	2337	1	3	2226	-4
44	Nikolaos Spyratos	GRE	2200	1	4	1578	-17
45	CM Georgios Milonakis	GRE	2215	1	3	2308	+6
46	Alistair Hill	ENG	2138	1	3	2244	+7
47	Anastasios Vassis	GRE	2125	1	3	2318	+23
48	IM Alexandros Papasimakopoulos	GRE	2353	1	3	2180	-7
49	Evangelos Koulouris	GRE	2099	1	3	2189	+6
50	Hayk Mesropyan	ENG	2112	1	2	2349	+12
51	CM Nikolaos-Panagiotis Galanis	GRE	2005	1	1	3327	+18
52	Nikolaos Tragoudaras	GRE	1978	1	1
53	Netanel Levi	ISR	2189	½	3	2191	-1
54	FM Ali Alper Celik	TUR	2250	½	3	2150	-12
55	CM Stanislaw Korszanski	POL	2225	½	3	2171	-3
56	FM Vincent Schmit	FRA	2266	½	3	2124	-9
57	Vasileios Koudounis	GRE	2223	½	3	2175	-4
58	Alexander Polak	NED	2118	½	3	2111	-1
59	Ioannis K. Kollias	GRE	2083	½	3	2119	+2
60	Sebastian-Ionut Pavel	ROU	2168	½	2	2277	+4

Showing the top 60 of 91 players, plus every top-100 player. See the full results page for everyone else.

Games

Games
Round	Game	Result
1.1	Zorz Soukarie – Szymon Gumularz	0-1
1.4	Vladimir Baklan – Michail Armaos	1-0
1.16	Bella Khotenashvili – Michael Ferzli	1-0
1.18	Olga Badelka – Vasileios Chompas	1-0
1.19	Konstantinos I Boulamatsis – Irina Krush	0-1
2.1	Szymon Gumularz – Vasileios Koudounis	1-0
2.3	Michail Karamichos – Vladimir Baklan	0-1
2.13	Sebastian-Ionut Pavel – Bella Khotenashvili	0-1
2.15	Kostantinos Georgiou – Olga Badelka	0-1
2.16	Irina Krush – Alexander Polak	½-½
3.1	Michail Vassis – Szymon Gumularz	½-½
3.2	Vladimir Baklan – Levon Babujian	1-0
3.8	Bella Khotenashvili – Ali Alper Celik	1-0
3.10	Olga Badelka – Stanislaw Korszanski	1-0
3.19	Georgios Rafail Mantazis – Irina Krush	1-0
4.1	Jakub Suder – Vladimir Baklan	½-½
4.2	Zsoka Gaal – Bella Khotenashvili	0-1
4.3	Lampros Giannoulakis – Olga Badelka	0-1
4.4	Szymon Gumularz – Vasileios Dim Katsanis	1-0
5.1	Bella Khotenashvili – Olga Badelka	1-0
5.2	Khoi Pham – Szymon Gumularz	0-1
5.3	Vladimir Baklan – Kirill Stupak	½-½
6.1	Hasan Huseyin Celik – Bella Khotenashvili	½-½
6.2	Szymon Gumularz – Christophe Sochacki	1-0
6.4	Nikolaos Spyropoulos – Vladimir Baklan	½-½
6.9	Olga Badelka – Konstantinos Tsarsitalidis	½-½
6.13	Irina Krush – Jan Golenia	½-½
7.1	Bella Khotenashvili – Szymon Gumularz	0-1
7.4	Vladimir Baklan – Vasileios Dim Katsanis	1-0
7.9	Aleksandr Avanesyan – Olga Badelka	0-1
7.15	Vincent Schmit – Irina Krush	0-1
8.1	Szymon Gumularz – Hasan Huseyin Celik	½-½
8.3	Olga Badelka – Vladimir Baklan	½-½
8.4	Alberto David – Bella Khotenashvili	½-½
8.12	Irina Krush – Lampros Giannoulakis	1-0
9.1	Szymon Gumularz – Mads Andersen	½-½
9.3	Vladimir Baklan – Khoi Pham	½-½
9.4	Bella Khotenashvili – Vojtech Plat	½-½
9.6	Vladislav Nevednichy – Olga Badelka	1-0
9.7	Christos Krallis – Irina Krush	½-½

Games involving a top-100 player. Click a game to replay it.

Standings and games from Lichess broadcasts. ★ marks a player on the FIDE top 100 lists.