The 34th Open International of Kavala “Vasilis Theodoridis” is taking place July 28 – August 04 in Kavala, Greece. It is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 min / 40 moves + 15 min + 30 sec / move. For more events from Greece, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
<pre than 21- [alayers will participate in the 2025’s edition of the tournament. The top rated player is GM Valery Kazakouski (2588), followed by GM Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis (2580) and GM Antonios Pavlidis (2577). Top 20 is completed by GM Chongsheng Zeng (2553), GM Dimitrios Mastrovasilis (2540), GM Abhijeet Gupta (2535), GM Marin Bosiocic (2525), GM Nikolozi Kacharava (2519), IM Bojan Maksimovic (2514), GM Mark Heimann (2513), GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (2509), IM Sebastian Dario Iermito (2503), GM Yunguo Wan (2501), GM Emin Ohanyan (2491), GM Ortik Nigmatov (2488), GM Ulvi Sadikhov (2488), GM Vojtech Plat (2487), GM Abdimalik Abdisalimov (2482), GM Leandro Krysa (2478), IM Jonasz Baum (2476). Scroll down for the full participants list.
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34th Open International of Kavala “Vasilis Theodoridis” participants
No.
Name
FED
Rtg
1
GM
Kazakouski, Valery
LTU
2588
2
GM
Kourkoulos-Arditis, Stamatis
GRE
2580
3
GM
Pavlidis, Antonios
GRE
2577
4
GM
Zeng, Chongsheng
CHN
2553
5
GM
Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios
GRE
2540
6
GM
Gupta, Abhijeet
IND
2535
7
GM
Bosiocic, Marin
CRO
2525
8
GM
Kacharava, Nikolozi
GEO
2519
9
IM
Maksimovic, Bojan
BIH
2514
10
GM
Heimann, Mark
USA
2513
11
GM
Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar
ISL
2509
12
IM
Iermito, Sebastian Dario
ITA
2503
13
GM
Wan, Yunguo
CHN
2501
14
GM
Ohanyan, Emin
ARM
2491
15
GM
Nigmatov, Ortik
UZB
2488
16
GM
Sadikhov, Ulvi
AZE
2488
17
GM
Plat, Vojtech
CZE
2487
18
GM
Abdisalimov, Abdimalik
UZB
2482
19
GM
Krysa, Leandro
ARG
2478
20
IM
Baum, Jonasz
POL
2476
21
IM
Begmuratov, Khumoyun
UZB
2470
22
IM
Bronstein, Or
ISR
2459
23
IM
Saraci, Nderim
KOS
2457
24
IM
Saydaliev, Saidakbar
UZB
2457
25
IM
Culum, Sanjin
BIH
2450
26
IM
Drozdowski, Kacper
POL
2450
27
IM
Patrelakis, Evaggelos
GRE
2442
28
IM
Aaryan, Varshney
IND
2436
29
FM
Mohamed, Anees M
IND
2431
30
IM
Tsolakidou, Stavroula
GRE
2428
31
FM
Kalogridis, Antonios
GRE
2426
32
IM
Veinberg, Nimrod
ISR
2425
33
IM
Eren, Ataberk
TUR
2422
34
FM
Poltorak, Sebastian
POL
2421
35
IM
Durak, Can
TUR
2420
36
IM
Di Benedetto, Edoardo
ITA
2419
37
IM
Anuj, Shrivatri
IND
2416
38
FM
Bakhrillaev, Bakhrom
UZB
2412
39
IM
Rakhmatullaev, Almas
UZB
2409
40
FM
Karolczuk, Iwo
POL
2406
41
FM
Krallis, Christos
GRE
2406
42
IM
Dobrovoljc, Vid
SLO
2402
43
FM
Czernek, Tymon
POL
2398
44
IM
Kanakaris, Georgios
GRE
2396
45
IM
Yelisieiev, Yevhenii
GER
2394
46
Cao, Qingfeng
CHN
2394
47
IM
Cioara, Andrei-Nestor
ROU
2393
48
IM
Vasquez Toledo, Cristian
CHI
2391
49
FM
Stefanou, Dimitrios
GRE
2379
50
Li, Wenxiang
CHN
2376
51
IM
Jablonicky, Martin
SVK
2375
52
FM
Omonov, Asrorjon
UZB
2371
53
FM
Bhagat, Kush
IND
2369
54
FM
Kostov, Deyan Samuil
BUL
2367
55
IM
Abdurakhmonov, Mukhammadali
UZB
2366
56
FM
Zamengo, Fulvio
ITA
2365
57
FM
Garv, Gaur
IND
2363
58
FM
Frischmann, Rick
GER
2355
59
FM
Barzen, Pascal
GER
2348
60
FM
Koutlas, Nikolaos
GRE
2347
61
FM
Sriansh, Das
IND
2340
62
FM
Namitbir, Singh Walia
IND
2335
63
FM
Ernst, Robert
AUT
2334
64
FM
Tsaknakis, Zisis
GRE
2333
65
WGM
Zawadzka, Jolanta
POL
2330
66
IM
Senthil, Maran K
IND
2328
67
Kalogridis, Themistoklis
GRE
2328
68
FM
Arakelyan, Manvel
ARM
2326
69
FM
Giannoulakis, Lampros
GRE
2318
70
FM
Zlatin, Alexander
ISR
2313
71
FM
Markidis, Konstantinos
GRE
2309
72
IM
Antunac, Goran
CRO
2308
73
FM
Noy, Eyal
ISR
2308
74
WIM
Mkrtchyan, Mariam
ARM
2308
75
FM
Kouskoutis, Georgios-Alexandros
GRE
2305
76
FM
Priansh, Das
IND
2305
77
FM
Anand, Batsukh
MGL
2304
78
Dong, Hongfu
CHN
2298
79
FM
Ciric, Pavle
SRB
2297
80
IM
Danielyan, Vahe
ARM
2296
81
FM
Xhembulla, Aleksander
ALB
2295
82
FM
Ketzetzis, Georgios
GRE
2292
83
FM
Stefanou, Konstantinos
GRE
2291
84
CM
Sokhor, Nazar
UKR
2289
85
FM
Mahitosh, Dey
IND
2287
86
Chen, Yuan
CHN
2286
87
FM
Makridis, Dimitrios
GRE
2283
88
Janeczko, Jakub
POL
2282
89
FM
Alaverdyan, Gevorg
ARM
2278
90
FM
Gkavardinas, Antonios
GRE
2278
91
CM
Kazantzoglou, Stefanos
GRE
2272
92
FM
Stamatiou, Rodolfos
GRE
2269
93
FM
Yilmaz, Baver
TUR
2269
94
FM
Zherebtsova, Alexandra
MNE
2265
95
CM
Krawczyk, Flawian
POL
2264
96
WIM
Gomez Barrera, Javiera Belen
CHI
2263
97
FM
Arnold, Rhys
NED
2256
98
Tsarsitalidis, Christos
GRE
2252
99
FM
Ankit, Ray
IND
2248
100
WFM
Piddubna, Bozhena
UKR
2246
101
Chen, Zhi
CHN
2246
102
FM
Veleshnja, Zino
ALB
2245
103
CM
Ambartsumian, Tyhran
ARM
2244
104
Swarna, Nihal
IND
2244
105
WGM
Charkhalashvili, Inga
GEO
2240
106
Georgiou, Kostantinos
GRE
2234
107
Zhang, Lanlin
CHN
2230
108
FM
Ergazakis, Ioannis
GRE
2228
109
FM
Trimitzios, Petros
GRE
2228
110
FM
Nayak, Rajesh
IND
2227
111
Magkalakis, Stefanos
GRE
2227
112
CM
Zeneli, Klendi
ALB
2225
113
Heimann, Alexander
USA
2224
114
FM
Qalichava, Akaki
GEO
2223
115
CM
Klepek, Witold
POL
2221
116
Gallana, Marco
ITA
2215
117
FM
Mostertman, Milan
NED
2212
118
Georgiadis, Anastasios
GRE
2210
119
CM
Grot, Blazej
POL
2207
120
CM
Papaioannou, Dimitrios
GRE
2206
121
CM
Demirtas, Alper
TUR
2205
122
Pattnayak, Nilsu
IND
2205
123
WFM
Liashkevich, Lizaveta
FID
2204
124
Dumbelovic, Novak
SRB
2202
125
FM
Yildiz, Egehan
TUR
2198
126
Wojdak, Jan
POL
2198
127
WIM
Arpita, Mukherjee
IND
2196
128
CM
Barak, Gil
ISR
2195
129
CM
Musial, Tomasz
POL
2195
130
Levi, Netanel
ISR
2193
131
Parligras, Cosmin
ROU
2193
132
Katsanis, Vasileios Dim
GRE
2192
133
FM
Pipiras, Filipa Fortuna
POR
2191
134
Zheng, Harry Z
ENG
2190
135
CM
Sahin, Sarp
TUR
2187
136
CM
Stoimenidis, Dimitrios
GRE
2185
137
CM
Papadopoulos, Panayotis
GRE
2177
138
Iskos, Alexandros
GRE
2177
139
WIM
Wang, Ellen
USA
2175
140
FM
Brigljevic, Milan
CRO
2173
141
Tezcan, Alper
TUR
2170
142
FM
Nikolaidis, Konstantinos
GRE
2161
143
Avsar, Gediz
TUR
2157
144
Hrisomalis, Theodoros
GRE
2157
145
Oikonomopoulos, Filippos
GRE
2156
146
CM
Yildiz, Serdar Murat
TUR
2155
147
Georgakopoulos, Nikolaos K.
GRE
2153
148
Mnatsakanyan, Aren
ARM
2150
149
FM
Gaikwad, Siddhant
IND
2148
150
Yohan, Yadav Tarala
IND
2143
151
Karademir, Bugra
TUR
2142
152
Levi, Or
ISR
2141
153
Betsakos, Konstantinos
GRE
2137
154
Teng, Jiarong
CHN
2134
155
IM
Maksimovic, Branimir
SRB
2131
156
Bai, Xue
CHN
2124
157
Tatvidze, Davit
GEO
2124
158
Androutsopoulos-Agiotatos, Vasil
GRE
2123
159
WFM
Pragnya, H G
IND
2119
160
Develi, Kemal Cagan
TUR
2112
161
CM
Dorfanis, Ilarion
GRE
2110
162
Kormas, Georgios
GRE
2110
163
WFM
Arshiya, Das
IND
2108
164
Korniotis, Filippos
GRE
2102
165
Yu, Shuxiao
CHN
2100
166
FM
Tabak, Stefan
NED
2097
167
Yildiz, Ali Aras
TUR
2089
168
Schroer, Marcel
NED
2086
169
Dzwierzynski, Bartosz
POL
2083
170
WIM
Zhao, Yunqing
CHN
2081
171
WIM
Mrudul, Dehankar
IND
2078
172
Samaridis, Konstantinos
GRE
2078
173
WIM
Petronic, Sanja
SRB
2076
174
CM
Sahbudak, Baris Cinar
TUR
2072
175
AFM
Karamichos, Michail
GRE
2071
176
CM
Shefer, Uri
ISR
2065
177
Anacak, Hasan Gunes
TUR
2065
178
Tsakona, Maria
GRE
2065
179
Karanikolas, Dimitrios
GRE
2063
180
WFM
Zeliantsova, Kseniya
FID
2062
181
Tsakonas, Konstantinos
GRE
2058
182
Brotto, Alessandro
ITA
2050
183
Kyparissopoulos, Spyridon
GRE
2049
184
CM
Gokturk, Murat Kutay
TUR
2048
185
Aditya, Kunal Patil
IND
2047
186
WIM
Chandreyee, Hajra
IND
2044
187
Yildiz, Talat
TUR
2043
188
Karakatsanis, Nikolaos
GRE
2041
189
Lafkidis, Apostolos
GRE
2040
190
Merkouropoulos, Dionysios
GRE
2040
191
WFM
Silva, Mariana
POR
2039
192
Bougas, Georgios
GRE
2039
193
Nenova, Andzhelika
BUL
2038
194
Pintor, Simao
POR
2038
195
Triantafyllakis, Dimitrios
GRE
2038
196
Dovbysh, Timur
UKR
2036
197
Aker, Meric Zeynel
TUR
2034
198
Gur, Ali
TUR
2033
199
Antonyan, Hamlet
ARM
2031
200
WFM
Szczotka, Klara
POL
2030
201
WIM
Marcetic, Marija
SRB
2026
202
Mavridis, Emmanouil
GRE
2020
203
Sunyuktha, C M N
IND
2020
204
Margaritis, Ioannis M
GRE
2019
205
Stoychev, Ognian
BUL
2018
206
Arjun, Satheesh
IND
2017
207
Bozilov, Dragan
SRB
2015
208
WFM
Barwinska, Ewa
POL
2014
209
Zavrakidis, Nikolaos
GRE
2014
210
CM
Rupesh, Reddy Y
IND
2011
211
Sahin, Burak Doga
TUR
2006
212
Bardis, Harilaos-Panagiotis
GRE
2005
213
Niharika, Challa
IND
2004
214
Stefan, Victor
GRE
2004
215
Kiryttopoulos, Ioannis
GRE
2003
216
Ertugrul, Berkay
TUR
2002
217
Theodoridis, Charalampos
GRE
2001
218
Skytte, Robert
DEN
2000