The 15th edition of the Paleochora International Chess Tournament takes place from 17-24 July in Paleochora, a city of the southwest Cretan coast. Paleochora School & Cultural Center of Paleochora will host the event which already has 200 entries from 26 countries, including 19 grandmasters and 15 international masters.
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The current starting list of participants is headlined by GM Mustafa Yilmaz, GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy and GM Hristos Banikas. Interestingly, just four days after the Paleochora Open, Banikas will compete in the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022.
Starting rank list of players – 15th Paleochora International Chess Tournament:
No.
Name
FED
Rtg
1
GM
Yilmaz Mustafa
TUR
2631
2
GM
Bernadskiy Vitaliy
UKR
2617
3
GM
Banikas Hristos
GRE
2598
4
GM
Theodorou Nikolas
GRE
2567
5
GM
Basso Pier Luigi
ITA
2558
6
GM
Rychagov Andrey
RUS
2549
7
GM
Meshkovs Nikita
LAT
2535
8
GM
Ali Marandi Cemil Can
TUR
2532
9
IM
Kourkoulos-Arditis Stamatis
GRE
2532
10
GM
Kelires Andreas
GRE
2528
11
GM
Grover Sahaj
IND
2525
12
GM
David Alberto
ITA
2520
13
GM
Grigorov Grigor
BUL
2511
14
GM
Santiago Yago De Moura
BRA
2509
15
GM
Nevednichy Vladislav
ROU
2496
16
GM
Stremavicius Titas
LTU
2495
17
IM
Roshka Yevgeniy
UKR
2484
18
GM
Hamitevici Vladimir
MDA
2482
19
IM
Yankelevich Lev
GER
2482
20
GM
Leniart Arkadiusz
POL
2476
21
IM
Ioannidis Evgenios
GRE
2459
22
GM
Antic Dejan
SRB
2452
23
IM
Barbot Pierre
FRA
2451
24
IM
Badelka Olga
RUS
2448
25
FM
Spyropoulos Nikolaos
GRE
2445
26
IM
Barski Radoslaw
POL
2437
27
IM
Vlachos Anatole
GRE
2431
28
Patrelakis Evaggelos
GRE
2400
29
IM
Barp Alberto
ITA
2396
30
IM
Bulmaga Irina
ROU
2396
31
IM
Fantinel Thibault
FRA
2388
32
IM
Cyfka Karina
POL
2380
33
FM
Ceres Dragos
MDA
2380
34
IM
Maltsevskaya Aleksandra
POL
2378
35
GM
Pap Misa
SRB
2375
36
FM
Khayrullin Denis
RUS
2361
37
FM
Giannoulakis Lampros
GRE
2346
38
FM
Godzwon Iwo
POL
2336
39
FM
Kraev Alexei
RUS
2326
40
Naoum Spyridon
GRE
2316
41
FM
Zakarian David
ARM
2306
42
FM
Vojtek Vladimir
SVK
2297
43
FM
Kouskoutis Georgios-Alexandros
GRE
2292
44
FM
Alexiadis Hristos
GRE
2291
45
FM
Barrish Daniel
RSA
2283
46
Ayza Leon David
ESP
2278
47
Markidis Konstantinos
GRE
2259
48
IM
Eden James
FRA
2253
49
Georgiou Kostantinos
GRE
2248
50
Georgakopoulos Nikolaos K.
GRE
2239
51
Rucek Kristian
SVK
2234
52
FM
Sohier Julien
FRA
2218
53
Baillon Olivier
FRA
2197
54
Townsend M Paul
ENG
2176
55
WFM
Monpeurt Cyrielle
FRA
2172
56
Marinakis Hristos
GRE
2168
57
FM
Papadopoulos Argirios
GRE
2148
58
Schmit Vincent
FRA
2146
59
Flasik Radoslav
SVK
2132
60
IM
Biro Sandor
ROU
2127
61
Balaskas Nikolaos
GRE
2119
62
WIM
Demchenko Svitlana
CAN
2107
63
FM
Bombek Peter
SVK
2099
64
WFM
Szente Varga Fruzsina
HUN
2092
65
Ben-Abed Mehdi
FRA
2092
66
Simonetto Alessio
ITA
2064
67
WFM
Krumina Linda
LAT
2059
68
Tzagarakis Panagiotis
GRE
2057
69
Petrakis Stylianos
GRE
2049
70
CM
Zografos Achilleas
GRE
2037
71
Ribreau Herve
FRA
2031
72
Thelen Thomas
GER
2029
73
Seretakis Nikolas
GRE
2028
74
Koudounis Vasileios
GRE
2018
75
Luchi Max
ITA
2014
76
Avagianos Simeon
GRE
1987
77
Androni Konstantina
GRE
1982
78
Wolf Ulrich
GER
1979
79
Auvray Juliette
FRA
1970
80
WFM
Grapsa Georgia
GRE
1960
81
Bardis Harilaos-Panagiotis
GRE
1945
82
Pelantakis Mihail
GRE
1945
83
Papadimitriou Loukas
GRE
1931
84
Tobor Mick
GER
1923
85
Adamovics Aleksejs
LAT
1922
86
Meixner Helmut
AUT
1917
87
Vozinaki Anthi – Maria
GRE
1904
88
Wiener Alexander
AUT
1896
89
Rucek Peter
SVK
1894
90
Antonioudakis Georgios
GRE
1891
91
Deligiannis Christos Nikolaos
GRE
1887
92
Sotirakis Konstantinos
GRE
1881
93
Christidis Savvas
GRE
1879
94
Perrusset Barbara
FRA
1870
95
Zarovs Aleksandrs
LAT
1868
96
Hristopoulos Nikolaos
GRE
1865
97
Karanikas Harilaos
GRE
1842
98
Spanos Nomikos
GRE
1827
99
Zakarian Dimitrios Levon
ENG
1818
100
Giannoulis Grigorios
GRE
1813
101
Trapalis Theodoros
GRE
1811
102
AFM
Stathatos Alexandros
GRE
1809
103
Chrisidis Pavlos
GRE
1809
104
Destic Elena
FRA
1805
105
Iasman Inna
FRA
1792
106
Koths Peter
GER
1783
107
Farou Fabrice
FRA
1782
108
Karavitaki Evaggelia
GRE
1782
109
Vingris Mikelis
LAT
1781
110
Bebis Epaminondas-Alexandros
GRE
1743
111
Azouni Anais
FRA
1717
112
Koulouris Evangelos
GRE
1707
113
Yilmaz Nigar
TUR
1706
114
Drakonakis Athanasios
GRE
1705
115
WIM
Van Zyl Charlize
RSA
1704
116
Ziomas Konstantinos Dimitrios
GRE
1702
117
Schlee Ulrich
GER
1701
118
De Lisa Carmine
ITA
1688
119
Koutsourakis Ioannis
GRE
1686
120
Soukarie Zorz
GRE
1684
121
Wippel Herbert
AUT
1677
122
Galanakis Nikolaos
GRE
1641
123
Kazantzoglou Stefanos
GRE
1639
124
Papadopoulos Filippos
GRE
1629
125
Pagkalos Vasileios
GRE
1593
126
Krause Helmut
GER
1567
127
Krause Marianne
GER
1557
128
Mavridis Athanasios
GRE
1554
129
Kavounis Giorgos
GRE
1546
130
Ntelis Polizois
GRE
1526
131
AFM
Pothos Aris
GRE
1522
132
AFM
Gkizis Konstantinos
GRE
1475
133
Kosma Maria
GRE
1469
134
Karavitaki Antonia
GRE
1456
135
Koutsouraki Ariadni
GRE
1451
136
Stralis Georgios
GRE
1438
137
Mavridis Emmanouil
GRE
1424
138
Ahn Juyong
KOR
1408
139
Kazantzoglou Nikolaos
GRE
1403
140
Mitzas Dimitris
GRE
1394
141
Skaraki Georgia
GRE
1376
142
Sarafis Rafail
GRE
1372
143
Hillebrands Jerome
FRA
1363
144
Koukouraki Hrisi
GRE
1360
145
Kalliora Despoina
GRE
1358
146
Kosteas Frixos Vasileios
GRE
1335
147
Schneider Hanne
GER
1327
148
Moysidis Anastasios
GRE
1325
149
Nikolakopoulos Konstantinos V
GRE
1301
150
Tsioli Konstantina
GRE
1278
151
Rizos Dimitrios
GRE
1270
152
Panaidis Fragkiskos
GRE
1269
153
Gkogkas Panteleimon
GRE
1253
154
Makrylakis Iason
GRE
1244
155
Spyridakis Georgios
GRE
1226
156
Schetakis Georgios
GRE
1225
157
Roditakis Emmanouil
GRE
1221
158
Fraidakis Emmanouil
GRE
1216
159
Nikolakopoulos Leonidas Marios
GRE
1207
160
Ribreau Yohan
FRA
1199
161
Makropoulos Andreas
GRE
1196
162
Balaskas Stefanos
GRE
1190
163
Psarianou Eleni
GRE
1182
164
Yfantis Evangelos
GRE
1174
165
Giannopoulos Panagiotis N
GRE
1156
166
Koutsourakis Emmanouil
GRE
1156
167
Nikolakopoulos Vasileios
GRE
1141
168
Tzatzimakis Theodoros
GRE
1130
169
Ribreau Anna
FRA
1085
170
Kontadakis Daniil
GRE
1083
171
Kleovoulou Sofia
GRE
1077
172
Tsafaraki Aikaterini
GRE
1074
173
Nteneketzis Paraskevas
GRE
1063
174
Skarakis Stavros
GRE
1057
175
Seretaki Myrto
GRE
1046
176
Schneider Reinhart
GER
1025
177
Bodnar Oxana
FRA
0
178
Carvennec Dillan
FRA
0
179
Kazantzoglou Aristotelis
GRE
0
180
Kourakis Antonios
GRE
0
181
Kouroupakis Odysseas
GRE
0
182
Lasko Daniel
USA
0
183
Lasko Michael
CAN
0
184
Margaronis Dionysios
GRE
0
185
Ntionias Alexandros
GRE
0
186
Pariotakis Georgios
GRE
0
187
Psarianos Emmanouil
GRE
0
188
Reischl Oliver
AUT
0
189
Ritzakis Nikolaos
GRE
0
190
Seretakis Georgios
GRE
0
191
Sivaropoulos Georgios
GRE
0
192
Sivaropoulos Stefanos
GRE
0
193
Spyridakis Emmanouil
GRE
0
194
Ustundag Eren
FRA
0
195
Vingre Maija
LAT
0