The youngster Dimitrious Makridis is the winner of the Panhellenic Blitz Championship 2024. Born in 2007, the 17 years old Fide Master scored 9,5/11 against difficult opposition including GM Evgenios Ioannidis, FM Alexandros Papasimakopoulos, IM Panayotis Frendzas, etc.
The tournament, organized by Chess Academy of Ioannina “Alexander the Great”, with tournament director Alexandros Benatsis and chief arbiter IA Georgia Grapsa continues tomorrow with the rapid section.
Final standings
| Rk. | Name | RtgI | Pts. | |
| 1 | FM | MAKRIDIS, DIMITRIOS | 2273 | 9.5 |
| 2 | FM | PAPASIMAKOPOULOS, ALEXANDROS | 2382 | 9 |
| 3 | GOULOUTIS, NIKOLAOS | 2217 | 8.5 | |
| 4 | GM | IOANNIDIS, EVGENIOS | 2383 | 8.5 |
| 5 | FM | PAPADOPOULOS, GEORGIOS | 2234 | 8.5 |
| 6 | FM | AVRAMIDOU, ANASTASIA | 2142 | 8 |
| 7 | STEFAN, VICTOR | 1977 | 8 | |
| 8 | FM | GIANNOULAKIS, LAMPROS | 2236 | 8 |
| 9 | MAGKALAKIS, STEFANOS | 2105 | 8 | |
| 10 | KAZANTZOGLOU, STEFANOS | 2076 | 8 | |
| 11 | MAKRIS, SPYRIDON-DIONYSIOS | 1891 | 7.5 | |
| 12 | STRATIGOS, SPIROS | 1830 | 7.5 | |
| 13 | AIM | KAZAKIS, MATTHEOS KONSTANTINOS | 1776 | 7.5 |
| 14 | TRIANTAFILIDIS, MIHAIL | 1994 | 7.5 | |
| 15 | KARAPIPERIS, ALEXANDROS | 1976 | 7.5 | |
| 16 | KONSTANTELIAS, KONSTANTINOS | 1909 | 7.5 | |
| 17 | DORFANIS, ILARION | 2025 | 7.5 | |
| 18 | SIDIROPOULOS, NIKOLAOS K. | 2052 | 7.5 | |
| 19 | IM | FRENDZAS, PANAYOTIS | 2375 | 7.5 |
| 20 | BALLAS, ATHANASIOS-PANAGIOTIS | 1972 | 7 | |
| 21 | BOUGAS, GEORGIOS | 1859 | 7 | |
| 22 | KOLYTAS, SPIRIDON | 1811 | 7 | |
| 23 | FM | MELIKHOV, EVGENY V. | 2144 | 7 |
| 24 | LAFKIDIS, APOSTOLOS | 1891 | 7 | |
| 25 | TSILIMPARIS, IOANNIS | 1910 | 7 | |
| 26 | KONSTANTINIDIS, MAVROUDIS | 1936 | 7 | |
| 27 | PAPPAS, MIHAIL | 1948 | 7 | |
| 28 | DRAKAKI, ANNA-MARIA | 1917 | 7 | |
| 29 | MANTAZIS, GEORGIOS RAFAIL | 1930 | 7 | |
| 30 | MALAMATAS, KONSTANTINOS | 1972 | 7 | |
| 31 | BOUBOULIS, SPYRIDON-ODYSSEYS | 1917 | 7 | |
| 32 | SKAPERDAS, KOSTANTINOS | 1953 | 7 | |
| 33 | SAMARIDIS, KONSTANTINOS | 1937 | 7 | |
| 34 | KOUROGLOU, KONSTANTINOS | 1887 | 6.5 | |
| 35 | TZORTZATOS, DIMOSTHENIS PANAGIOT | 1979 | 6.5 | |
| 36 | AIM | KOUTRAS, KONSTANTINOS | 1849 | 6.5 |
| 37 | KALLIORA, DESPOINA | 1708 | 6.5 | |
| 38 | PITSAKIS, ILIAS | 1888 | 6.5 | |
| 39 | FM | TSORBATZOGLOU, THEODOROS | 2225 | 6.5 |
| 40 | KOSMA, MARIA | 1812 | 6.5 | |
| 41 | LEILOGLOU, NIKOLAOS | 1849 | 6.5 | |
| 42 | ZAMPRAKOS, EFTHYMIOS | 1909 | 6.5 | |
| 43 | KARAKASIDIS, MICHAIL | 1836 | 6 | |
| 44 | KASTIS, FOTIS | 1873 | 6 | |
| 45 | KALYVA, KYRIAKI | 1807 | 6 | |
| 46 | SKODRAS, MARIOS KONSTANTINOS | 1824 | 6 | |
| 47 | GANIARIDIS, PANAGIOTIS | 1893 | 6 | |
| 48 | BOZANIS, DIMITRIOS | 1912 | 6 | |
| 49 | KARAKATSANIS, NIKOLAOS | 1948 | 6 | |
| 50 | BALLAS, KLEON-EVANGELOS | 1837 | 6 | |
| 51 | KARAKOTSIOS, KONSTANTINOS | 1670 | 6 | |
| 52 | EXARCHOS, ANTONIOS | 1482 | 6 | |
| 53 | ANASTASOPOULOS, SPYROS | 1982 | 6 | |
| 54 | PALAIOLOGOU, APOSTOLOS | 1816 | 6 | |
| 55 | KOUGIOUMTZIS, IORDANIS | 1639 | 6 | |
| 56 | ALEXANDRI, DIMITRA | 1815 | 6 | |
| 57 | VARDAKA, SOFIA | 1805 | 6 | |
| 58 | PROUTSALIS, MARIOS ALEXANDROS | 1672 | 6 | |
| 59 | BAROUDAS, IOANNIS | 1902 | 6 | |
| 60 | SPANDONIDIS, VASILEIOS | 1829 | 6 | |
| 61 | EXARCHOS, PAISIOS | 1591 | 6 | |
| 62 | MISIOS, KONSTANTINOS | 1659 | 6 | |
| 63 | ACM | PATERAKIS, PANAGIOTIS EMM | 1447 | 6 |
| 64 | BOUTIKOS, ELEFTHERIOS | 1719 | 5.5 | |
| 65 | SKONDRAS, GERASIMOS | 1773 | 5.5 | |
| 66 | SKARLAS, VASILEIOS | 1670 | 5.5 | |
| 67 | MERKOUROPOULOS, DIONYSIOS | 1848 | 5.5 | |
| 68 | SAMPSONOGLOU, VASILIOS | 1714 | 5.5 | |
| 69 | AIM | ZIOVIRIS, GEORGIOS | 1807 | 5.5 |
| 70 | AFM | IOANNIDIS, KONSTANTINOS I | 1577 | 5.5 |
| 71 | BANIA, ELENI | 1815 | 5.5 | |
| 72 | VOULGARIS, STAVROS | 0 | 5.5 | |
| 73 | MERMIGKIS, IOANNIS | 1581 | 5.5 | |
| 74 | KOUNTRIAS, KOSMAS IOANNIS | 1751 | 5.5 | |
| 75 | SPAGKAKAS, KONSTANTINOS | 1621 | 5.5 | |
| 76 | MAKRI, OLYMPIA | 1657 | 5.5 | |
| 77 | EFSTATHOPOULOS, EFSTATHIOS | 1829 | 5.5 | |
| 78 | TSILIDIS, CHRISTOS | 1913 | 5 | |
| 79 | SAMARA, VASILIKI | 1656 | 5 | |
| 80 | ASVESTOPOULOU, EVDOKIA | 1755 | 5 | |
| 81 | SAMPSONOGLOU, DIMITRIOS | 1578 | 5 | |
| 82 | TSEKOURA, VAIA | 1797 | 5 | |
| 83 | TZIMAS, KONSTANTINOS | 1620 | 5 | |
| 84 | ROPOKIS, CHRISTOS | 1675 | 5 | |
| 85 | ALEXANDRI, VASILIKI | 1801 | 5 | |
| 86 | LAMPRINOS, ATHANASIOS ANGELOS | 1593 | 5 | |
| 87 | XYNIDI, ARETI | 1497 | 5 | |
| 88 | WFM | STEFANIDI, MARIA-ANNA | 1983 | 5 |
| 89 | GIALELIS, KONSTANTINOS | 1640 | 5 | |
| 90 | ACM | MAVROMATIS, IOANNIS | 1759 | 5 |
| 91 | GEORGIADIS, GEORGIOS ELEFTHERIOS | 1467 | 5 | |
| 92 | VARDAKA, STYLIANI | 1558 | 5 | |
| 93 | TZEMPELIKOU, AGAPI | 1671 | 5 | |
| 94 | TSAROUCHAS, ATHANASIOS | 1591 | 5 | |
| 95 | KROUSOS, PANAGIOTIS | 1759 | 5 | |
| 96 | TSITSIRIKIS, GRIGORIOS | 1638 | 5 | |
| 97 | CHANTZIS, FOTIOS | 1542 | 4.5 | |
| 98 | TSEKOURA, STAVROULA | 1654 | 4.5 | |
| 99 | ACM | KALIKANOS, ANARGYROS | 1575 | 4.5 |
| 100 | ALEXANDRAKIS, VENIZELOS | 1548 | 4.5 | |
| 101 | SARANTIDIS, ILIAS | 1762 | 4.5 | |
| 102 | BOUGAS, THEODOROS | 1529 | 4.5 | |
| 103 | PAPADATOU, STEFANIA | 0 | 4.5 | |
| 104 | SKODRAS, DIONYSIOS ELEFTHERIOS | 1430 | 4.5 | |
| 105 | BORISOV, FILIPPOS | 1510 | 4.5 | |
| 106 | TZEMPELIKOU, CHRISTINA | 1534 | 4 | |
| 107 | DALLAS, IASONAS | 1538 | 4 | |
| 108 | ZAFEIRIOU, MAXIMOS | 1552 | 4 | |
| 109 | KAZANTZOGLOU, NIKOLAOS | 1595 | 4 | |
| 110 | TZOUMAS, STAMATIOS IASON | 1464 | 4 | |
| 111 | KOPSACHEILIS, CHRISTOS | 1545 | 4 | |
| 112 | MASTRAKOULI, EVAGELIA | 1813 | 4 | |
| 113 | MERTZIOS, ANTONIOS | 1514 | 4 | |
| 114 | ANGELIDIS, NIKOLAOS | 1500 | 4 | |
| 115 | ANGELAKOPOULOU, IOANNA | 1516 | 4 | |
| 116 | KARAKOTSIOS, LOUKAS GEORGIOS | 1448 | 4 | |
| 117 | STYLIANOU, DIMITRIOS IASON | 1439 | 4 | |
| 118 | BAROUDAS, NIKOLAOS | 1444 | 4 | |
| 119 | SKANDALIS, VASILEIOS | 1542 | 4 | |
| 120 | BASIOS, GEORGIOS | 0 | 4 | |
| 121 | ANEMOGIANNI, SAVVINA | 1512 | 3.5 | |
| 122 | TZIMA, ANTHIA | 1491 | 3.5 | |
| 123 | PAPAGEORGIS, IOANNIS IOSIF | 1603 | 3.5 | |
| 124 | XYNIDIS, MAXIMOS | 0 | 3.5 | |
| 125 | THEOCHAROPOULOU, CHRISTINA | 1403 | 3.5 | |
| 126 | MAVROMATIS, DIONYSIOS | 0 | 3.5 | |
| 127 | ZAFEIRIOU, KALLINIKOS | 0 | 3 | |
| 128 | ALEXANDRAKIS, VASILEIOS SP | 1451 | 3 | |
| 129 | PAPAGEORGIOU, ANTONIOS G | 0 | 3 | |
| 130 | MALAMOUSI, GEORGIA | 0 | 3 | |
| 131 | MANTAZIS, DIMITRIOS V | 1446 | 3 | |
| 132 | SKARLA, MARIA ELENI | 0 | 3 | |
| 133 | GOUSIAS, ANGELOS | 0 | 2.5 | |
| 134 | MANTAZIS, VASILEIOS | 0 | 2 | |
| 135 | MALAMOUSI, EVANTHIA | 0 | 2 | |
| 136 | TOZAROS, CHRISTOS | 1431 | 1 | |
| 137 | GEORGOULAS, PANAGIOTIS | 0 | 0 | |
| 138 | REVITHIS, IOANNIS | 2187 | 0 | |
| KOSMIDIS, IOANNIS | 2080 | 0 | ||
| LEFTHERIOTIS, ALEXANDROS | 1986 | 0 | ||
| VARDAKAS, GRIGORIOS | 1970 | 0 | ||
| GIMNOPOULOS, LAZAROS | 1934 | 0 | ||
| GEORGIADIS, ALEXANDROS | 1918 | 0 | ||
| FRYSIRAS, KONSTANTINOS | 1908 | 0 | ||
| BABALIKIS, ALEXANDROS | 1863 | 0 | ||
| TZOVANIS, ANASTASIOS ANAGNOSTIS | 1844 | 0 | ||
| NAKITSAS, STERGIOS | 1781 | 0 | ||
| NICHLOS, MICHALIS | 1773 | 0 | ||
| AFM | PETTAS, IOANNIS | 1762 | 0 | |
| HASAPIS, DIMITRIOS | 1600 | 0 |

