The 3rd International Chess Tournament Isthmia 2013 was held on 18-25th August at the Alkyon Hotel in Vrachati, Korinthia, Greece.
The event was organized by the Pnevmatiki Stegi Peristeriou and Korinthia Chess Academy “Argonaftis”, with support from the Prefecture of Peloponnisos, Municipality of Velo Vocha and Regional Unity of Korinthia.
Grandmaster Hristos Banikas took a clear first place in Group A with 7,5/9 points and claimed the top prize of 2400 EUR.
GM Hristos Banikas
Ioannis Papaioannou and Stelios Halkias, well remembered by their fantastic live commentary during the Thessaloniki Grand Prix, and Ukrainian GM Sergey Fedorchuk shared the second place with 7,0 points each.
Papaioannou defeated Canadian GM Bator Sambuev in the last round, while Fedorchuk recovered after the stunning round one loss against Andreas Kelires.
The ultra-talented 14-years old Cypriot Kelires (2075) also beat GM Aleksandr Karpatchev and eventually earned an IM norm. Kelires added 63 elo points.
GM Ioannis Papaioannou
GM Stelios Halkias
Group A full standings are below.
Group B (U2000) had 90 participants. Final standings should be posted on the tournament website soon.
Group A final standings:
1 GM BANIKAS HRISTOS GRE 2618 – 7.5
2 GM PAPAIOANNOU IOANNIS GRE 2624 – 7
3 GM HALKIAS STELIOS GRE 2567 – 7
4 GM FEDORCHUK SERGEY A. UKR 2669 – 7
5 GM VIDIT SANTOSH GUJRATHI IND 2563 – 6.5
6 GM KOTRONIAS VASILIOS GRE 2578 – 6.5
7 GM PAVLOVIC MILOS SRB 2511 – 6.5
8 GM NIKOLAIDIS IOANNIS GRE 2570 – 6.5
9 IM MOUTOUSIS KONSTANTINOS GRE 2400 – 6
10 KOURKOULOS-ARDITIS STAMATIS GRE 2203 – 6
11 ZYGOURIS HRISTOS GRE 2220 – 6
12 IM DEBASHIS DAS IND 2495 – 6
13 MARTINS DAVID PIRES TAVARES POR 2179 – 6
14 KELIRES ANDREAS CYP 2075 – 5.5
15 IM ASHWIN JAYARAM IND 2478 – 5.5
16 GM SAMBUEV BATOR CAN 2524 – 5.5
17 NAOUM SPYRIDON GRE 2186 – 5.5
18 KRISHNA C.R.G. IND 2339 – 5.5
19 GM KARPATCHEV ALEKSANDR RUS 2475 – 5.5
20 PAPASIMAKOPOULOS ALEXANDROS GRE 2271 – 5.5
21 TSOLAKIDOU STAVROULA GRE 1986 – 5.5
22 TOTH ALEKSANDAR SRB 2330 – 5.5
23 SIRIGOS NIKOLAOS GRE 2216 – 5.5
24 ARGIROUDIS STAMATIS GRE 2351 – 5.5
25 WGM CHEREDNICHENKO SVETLANA UKR 2283 – 5
26 ANAGNOSTOPOULOS KONSTANTINOS GRE 2097 – 5
27 IM NESTOROVIC NIKOLA SRB 2462 – 5
28 STATHOPOULOS IOANNIS GRE 2248 – 5
29 STAMOS FILIPPOS GRE 2048 – 5
30 PAPAKONSTANTINOU DIMITRIOS GRE 1860 – 5
31 VRAGOTERIS ANTONIOS GRE 2261 – 5
32 KOUSKOUTIS GEORGIOS-ALEXANDRO GRE 1917 – 5
33 TZOUGANAKIS PANTELEIMON GRE 2201 – 5
34 PAPADOPOULOS GEORGIOS GRE 2005 – 5
35 IM BORSUK ANGELA ISR 2220 – 5
36 HRISTODOULOU PANAGIOTIS GRE 2232 – 5
37 POULOPOULOS IOANNIS GRE 2054 – 4.5
38 PANDELIDIS IOANNIS GRE 2064 – 4.5
39 KOUVATSOS FILIPPOS GRE 2160 – 4.5
40 POUNTZAS HRISANTHOS GRE 2112 – 4.5
41 GRAPSA GEORGIA GRE 1992 – 4.5
42 TEPELENIS NIKOLAOS GRE 2124 – 4.5
43 SIDIROPOULOS NIKOLAOS GRE 2106 – 4.5
44 MAKKA EVANTHIA GRE 2122 – 4.5
45 VASILIADIS ANASTASIOS GRE 1954 – 4.5
46 BALASKAS PANAYOTIS GRE 2090 – 4.5
47 SVERKOUNOS SPYRIDON GRE 1977 – 4.5
48 KORNIOTIS FILIPPOS GRE 1895 – 4.5
49 NIKOLAKOPOULOS NIKOLAOS GRE 1981 – 4.5
50 PAPADIMITRIOU LOUKAS GRE 2104 – 4.5
51 WGM PARTAC ELENA MDA 2117 – 4.5
52 KARAPIPERIS ALEXANDROS GRE 1951 – 4.5
53 PAPATHANASIOU ELISAVET GRE 1887 – 4.5
54 TSEKMES DIMITRIOS GRE 1825 – 4
55 BELLOS IOANNIS GRE 1978 – 4
56 TSAKNAKIS ZISIS GRE 1793 – 4
57 VLASSIS GEORGIOS GRE 2031 – 4
58 TSIROS FRAGKISKOS VLASIOS GRE 1942 – 4
59 DRAKOPOULOS POLIHRONIS GRE 1939 – 4
60 KWOSSEK GEORG GER 2023 – 4
61 MAKRIS XENOPHON GRE 2087 – 4
62 NIKOLAIDIS KONSTANTINOS GRE 2218 – 3.5
63 SOUKOS KONSTANTINOS GRE 2124 – 3.5
64 FRAGKOU ELENI GRE 1949 – 3.5
65 SIMEONIDIS IOANNIS GRE 2226 – 3.5
66 NATHANAIL EMANOUEL GRE 2028 – 3.5
67 PAGONAS PANAYOTIS GRE 1901 – 3.5
68 HRISAFIS ARGIRIOS GRE 1967 – 3.5
69 KALOFONOS PANAYOTIS GRE 1908 – 3.5
70 GIANNOULAKIS LABROS GRE 1916 – 3
71 DIMOPOULOS APOSTOLOS GRE 1923 – 3
72 HRISANTHOPOULOS DIMITRIOS GRE 2038 – 3
73 KATOPODIS IOANNIS GRE 1774 – 3
74 KOSTOUROS ALEXANDROS GRE 2121 – 3
75 NAKOS SPYRIDON-VASILEIOS GRE 1760 – 3
76 BALOKAS DIMITRIOS GRE 2099 – 3
77 RAHMANIDIS PETROS GRE 1848 – 3
78 KATOPODIS DIMITRIOS GRE 1721 – 3
79 STATHAKOPOULOS PANAGIOTIS GRE 1570 – 3
80 SIDERIS THEODOROS GRE 2003 – 2.5
81 BOURNAKAS ALEXIS GRE 1886 – 2.5
82 GIANNOULIS ILIAS GRE 1819 – 2.5
83 MANTIKOS KONSTANTINOS GRE 1787 – 2.5
84 KONTOKANIS ANDREAS GRE 1564 – 2.5
85 LAPPAS KONSTANTINOS GRE 2044 – 2
86 ANTONIADOU PARASKEVI GRE 1761 – 2
87 AVDOULI EVANGELIA GRE 1740 – 2
88 KALARAS HARALAMBOS GRE 1820 – 1
89 ZORBAS NIKOLAOS GRE 1805 – 1
