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In the Greek Youth U20 Individual Championships 2026, players compete in a FIDE‐rated Swiss tournament across two sections: Open (9 rounds) and Girls (7 rounds). The top player in each section qualifies for the 2027 Greek Individual Open and Women's Championships.

Delay

A 15-minute time delay is applied.

Players

The event features a strong field of titled players, including: FM Michail Vassis, CM Dimitrios Papaioannou, CM Eleftherios Boutikos, CM Ioannis Mylonakis, AIM Georgios Rafail Mantazis, AFM Ioannis Kartsakis, AFM Filippos Alexopoulos and AFM Panagiotis Kosmatos.

Location

Hosted at the Peristeri Chess Club: Kresnas 80-82, 121 31, Athens, Greece.

Best Game

Open, Round 7 (2026/07/15), Board 8
White: Charalampos Kamperidis (1876)
Black: Leonidas Antonakis (1993)

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Champions

Greek Youth U20 Individual Championships 2021: Hristos Marinakis, Aikaterini Argyro Gkoutzouki
Greek Youth U20 Individual Championships 2022: FM Christos Krallis, Dimitra Lydia Daniilidi
Greek Youth U20 Individual Championships 2023: Rodolfos Stamatiou, Asimenia Tsapaki
Greek Youth U20 Individual Championships 2024: Spyros Hartofylakas, Giolanta Kalamoukou
Greek Youth U20 Individual Championships 2025: Michail Vassis, Marilena Papadopoulou
Greek Youth U20 Individual Championships 2026: FM Michail Vassis, Vasiliki Viktoria Talaverou

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Greek Youth U20 Individual Championships 2026