The 1st “Mikis Theodorakis” international chess tournament kicked off today in Chania, a city on the northwest coast of the Greek island of Crete.
The event takes place from April 25 to May 1 and it will be played in 9 rounds, Swiss system. 73 players from 11 countries take part in the event fighting for the total prize fund of 2.600 euros.
Starting rank list of players:
| 1 | GM | Petrov Martin | 2911086 | BUL | 2556 |
| 2 | GM | Mastrovasilis Athanasios | 4201990 | GRE | 2540 |
| 3 | IM | Alexakis Dimitris | 4277023 | GRE | 2484 |
| 4 | IM | Bogdanov Egor | 14119137 | UKR | 2426 |
| 5 | IM | Larkin Vladyslav | 14152894 | UKR | 2424 |
| 6 | IM | Leenhouts Koen | 1008439 | NED | 2417 |
| 7 | Naoum Spyridon | 4227506 | GRE | 2301 | |
| 8 | FM | Ergazakis Ioannis | 4290976 | GRE | 2255 |
| 9 | Georgakopoulos Nikolaos K. | 4283430 | GRE | 2206 | |
| 10 | Alexakis Georgios | 4255038 | GRE | 2195 | |
| 11 | Poysti Nathanael | 24622133 | GER | 2190 | |
| 12 | Marinakis Hristos | 4294661 | GRE | 2129 | |
| 13 | Luyckx Wim | 201570 | BEL | 2119 | |
| 14 | Alexakis Dimitrios | 4200527 | GRE | 2084 | |
| 15 | Tulchynskyi Feliks | 34127895 | UKR | 2068 | |
| 16 | Verikakis Manolis | 4211901 | GRE | 2042 | |
| 17 | Petrakis Stylianos | 4252764 | GRE | 2036 | |
| 18 | Gijsen William | 1053361 | NED | 2022 | |
| 19 | Bozanis Dimitrios | 4237390 | GRE | 2013 | |
| 20 | WFM | Koridze Lile | 13612514 | GEO | 2010 |
| 21 | Pelantakis Mihail | 4294718 | GRE | 1952 | |
| 22 | Georgoulias Dionisios | 4207920 | GRE | 1876 | |
| 23 | Antonioudakis Georgios | 25845390 | GRE | 1864 | |
| 24 | Amiridou Dimitra | 4218230 | GRE | 1856 | |
| 25 | Deli Eleanna Ratzvika | 4206770 | GRE | 1795 | |
| 26 | Berketis Angelos | 4266579 | GRE | 1776 | |
| 27 | Bebis Epaminondas-Alexandros | 4262930 | GRE | 1733 | |
| 28 | Pagkalos Vasileios | 42142458 | GRE | 1722 | |
| 29 | Soukarie Zorz | 25857959 | GRE | 1678 | |
| 30 | Le Pen Michel | 656330 | FRA | 1672 | |
| 31 | Markaki Sofia | 4248848 | GRE | 1664 | |
| 32 | Apostolou Nikolaos | 4257430 | GRE | 1636 | |
| 33 | Kotsoglou Georgios | 4286049 | GRE | 1621 | |
| 34 | Arvanitakis Panagiotis | 4225651 | GRE | 1521 | |
| 35 | Kavounis Giorgos | 4299353 | GRE | 1510 | |
| 36 | Pineau Gabriel | 26054345 | FRA | 1510 | |
| 37 | Chasouraki Chrysi | 25861123 | GRE | 1501 | |
| 38 | Platsaki Evgenia Valeria | 25881442 | GRE | 1451 | |
| 39 | Stralis Georgios | 25886444 | GRE | 1450 | |
| 40 | Thomakis Nikolaos | 4248996 | GRE | 1442 | |
| 41 | Karavitaki Antonia | 25820125 | GRE | 1434 | |
| 42 | Konstantinides Savvas | 5908639 | CYP | 1403 | |
| 43 | Kaliontzaki Argyro Evanthia | 25818350 | GRE | 1386 | |
| 44 | Mitzas Dimitris | 25804502 | GRE | 1376 | |
| 45 | Advik Srinivasan | 33397848 | IND | 1372 | |
| 46 | Trivella Maria | 4263359 | GRE | 1260 | |
| 47 | Benakis Ioannis | 25858360 | GRE | 1255 | |
| 48 | Fraidakis Emmanouil | 25835181 | GRE | 1232 | |
| 49 | Skaraki Georgia | 25861190 | GRE | 1222 | |
| 50 | Gkogkas Panteleimon | 25889044 | GRE | 1218 | |
| 51 | Rizos Dimitrios | 42106036 | GRE | 1209 | |
| 52 | Tzatzimakis Theodoros | 42105994 | GRE | 1205 | |
| 53 | Psarianou Eleni | 25882392 | GRE | 1188 | |
| 54 | Spyridakis Georgios | 25882350 | GRE | 1183 | |
| 55 | Latos Dimitrios | 42105951 | GRE | 1102 | |
| 56 | Kleovoulou Sofia | 25861158 | GRE | 1095 | |
| 57 | Schetakis Georgios | 42106028 | GRE | 1095 | |
| 58 | Skarakis Stavros | 25882368 | GRE | 1095 | |
| 59 | Nteneketzis Paraskevas | 42137985 | GRE | 1094 | |
| 60 | Kontadakis Daniil | 25861476 | GRE | 1071 | |
| 61 | Tsafaraki Aikaterini | 42129699 | GRE | 1063 | |
| 62 | Daskalakis Stefanos-Solon | 25864246 | GRE | 1057 | |
| 63 | Kleovoulou Sofoklis | GRE | 1205 | ||
| 64 | Alexakis Aleksandros | 25805150 | GRE | 0 | |
| 65 | Kalligeris Ioannis | 42148553 | GRE | 0 | |
| 66 | Kastrinakis Antonios | 42129710 | GRE | 0 | |
| 67 | Koutsouridakis Emmanouil | GRE | 0 | ||
| 68 | Luu Dave | USA | 0 | ||
| 69 | Ouzounstefanis Ioannis | GRE | 0 | ||
| 70 | Pariotakis Georgios | 42129729 | GRE | 0 | |
| 71 | Psentelis Panagiotis | 42141230 | GRE | 0 | |
| 72 | Sivaropoulos Georgios | 25856367 | GRE | 0 | |
| 73 | Tzanakis Emmanouil | 25881949 | GRE | 0 |
The 1st international chess tournament “Mikis Theorodakis” is organized by the Chess Academy of Chania in collaboration with the Municipality of Chania in honor of Mikis Theodorakis – a Greek composer and lyricist credited with over 1000 works and in honor of his place of origin. A number of parallel events will accompany the tournament: music concerts, photo exhibitions from Mikis Theodorakis’s life and activities, traditional dances, and film screenings. The venue of the event is the Grand Arsenal – KAM in the Venetian port of Chania.
Official website of the tournament
