International Chess Tournament “Ikaros”: 36 Years of a Brilliant Course!

Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013

Hi everyone,

The International Chess Tournament Ikaros becomes 36 years old this summer, celebrating with yet another marvelous tournament. Traditional but also modern and always in a very friendly as well as competitive atmosphere, with participants ranging from 6 to 85 years of age and from grandmasters to novices, the event has started in Ikaria, Greece.

From 1978 till today thousands of chess players from 5 different continents have taken part in the tournament. This year, under quite unfavorable financial circumstances and with several important chess events at Rio (Achaia), Anogia, Leros and Paleochora (Chania) coinciding with Ikaros (this has been the first time that an international chess tournament in Greece coincides with four other major chess events), the friends of Ikaria confirmed once more their trust and love for Ikaros tournament and the number of participants exceeded the initial expectations.

On Saturday 13th of July, during the 1st round, 120 chess players faced each other over the board. Their number will be considerably increased during the next rounds after the arrival of the participants that these days have been taking part at the Greek National Youth Championships taking place at Rio. (Left Photo: Simultaneous exhibition by WIM Eva Kondou at the central square of Aghios Kirykos back in 1984. The legendary Greek champion from Santorini is taking part again this year in “Ikaros” and is one of the favorites for the title of female Aegean Champion 2013!)

The 36th International Chess Tournament “Ikaros”, aka Aegean Open Championship 2013, is once more organized by the Municipality of Ikaria and Ikaria Chess Club at the spacey Sports Center of Aghios Kirykos. The games commence at 7.00 p.m. (on Tuesday Wednesday and Saturday at 11.00 a.m.) with free entry for all visitors. The closing ceremony will take place on Saturday 20th of July at 7.00 p.m. while the 4th Mediterranean Team Rapid Tournament will be held on Sunday 21st of July.

More info about the 36th International Chess Tournament “Ikaros” 2013 can be found at: http://www.ikaroschess.gr (www.chessdom.com)

Participants and round 1 results
GM VELICKA PETR 1 – 0 GEORGIADIS NIKITAS
DIATSINTOS ILIAS ½ – ½ IM FRENDZAS PANAYOTIS
FM MALIKENTZOS SOTIRIOS 1 – 0 EFKARPIDIS STYLIANOS
KOUROS AHILEAS 0 – 1 IM NESTER IHOR
GAZIS EFSTATHIOS 1 – 0 FRAGIADAKI EIRINI
OIKONOMOU NIKOLAOS CH 0 – 1 KISELEV PAVEL
WIM KONDOU EVA 1 – 0 HATZIMIHAIL PANAGIOTIS
METAXAS MILTIADIS 0 – 1 IM SKALKOTAS NIKOLAOS
KESOGLOU KONSTANTINOS 1 – 0 FOUTOUHOS DIMITRIOS
TSOUKARAKIS IOANNIS 0 – 1 ANAGNOU KONSTANTINOS
PAPARGYRIOU ANASTASIOS 1 – 0 BATSI LIDA
KOUVARAS ANDREAS 0 – 1 FM POUNTZAS HRISANTHOS
MELICH JINDRICH 1 – 0 GEORGITSI ANTIGONI
KEFALOY MARIA-HRYSOYLA 0 – 1 RIGOPOULOS-TSIGKOS ALEXANDROS
GROH JIRI 1 – 0 PANARAS EKTORAS
DOUNI KONSTANTINA 0 – 1 FINOKALIOTIS GEORGIOS
LAZARIDIS STAVROS 1 – 0 VASILAKOPOULOS GEORGIOS
ISARI ANGELIKI 0 – 1 WFM UROSEVIC MARIJA
DANCHENKO DIMITRIOS 1 – 0 LIBERTOU MIRSINI
POULOS STYLIANOS 0 – 1 HRYSOSTOMIDIS PAVLOS
KANELLOS DIMITRIOS V. 1 – 0 PISIAS ALEXANDROS
APERGIS NIKOLAOS 0 – 1 TSAGAROPOULOS SPYRIDON
KARGANASHVILI EVGENY 1 – 0 PAPADOPOULOS PETROS
HATOGLOU NIKOLAOS 0 – 1 KAKKANAS EVANGELOS
ARISTOTELOUS VASSILIS 1 – 0 GEORGITSI SOFIA
DELLOUDI EFIMIA 0 – 1 ANDRONI KONSTANTINA
TZOUVELEKIS IOANNIS 1 – 0 FAKIS ALEXANDROS
FRENDZA – KONDOU ILEKTRA ½ – ½ KAPAGIANNIDIS KONSTANTINOS
DIMOPOULOS NIKOLAOS 1 – 0 FRENDZAS – KONTOS DIMITRIOS
IOANNIDIS ILIAS 0 – 1 SPILIADIS ATHANASIOS
ABATZIS ANTONIOS 1 – 0 KEFALOS ISODOROS
NOMIKOS KOSMAS 0 – 1 DIATSINTOS APOSTOLOS
FAHOURI NIDAL 1 – 0 SARTZETAKIS IPPOKRATIS-LEONIDAS
SIDIROPOULOS VASILIS 0 – 1 GIANNOULIS ILIAS
SHISHKIN VADIM 1 – 0 TSOUKARAKIS DIMITRIOS
VAPTISMAS MARKOS 0 – 1 ZERVOGIANNIS ALEXANDROS
KABANIS NIKOLAOS 1 – 0 ADAM IASON
DELLOUDIS VAITSIS 0 – 1 MOULA ZOI
IATROS ARISTIDIS 1 – 0 KOTSIOPOULOS PANAGIOTIS
KOUROS ODISSEAS 0 – 1 SPANOS GEORGIOS
DELOUDIS GEORGIOS 1 – 0 MORAITIS AGELOS-XENOPHON
MYRONIDI DESPOINA 0 – 1 KORONAS VASILIOS
HAIROPOULOS STEFANOS ½ – ½ PAPARGYRIOU NATALIA
SHAKA ANXHELA 0 – 1 XIGIS MICHAIL
KOUTSOMPINAS GEORGIOS 1 – 0 BRATSIS STILIANOS
GENE SINAN 0 – 1 PAPACHARITONOS CHARITON
DOULIDIS PAVLOS-GEORGIOS 1 – 0 HONDROS NIKOLAOS
KALABOGIA ANASTASIA 0 – 1 TESKOS GEORGIOS
KAZAGLIS DIMITRIOS-STEFANOS 1 – 0 KAZALAS CHRISTOS
KOULOUBIS TRIANTAFILOS 0 – 1 PAPADOPOULOS EMANOUIL
ARVANITAKIS PANAGIOTIS 1 – 0 KOUTOUVALI-MENTI DIMITRA
MORAITIS ANARGYROS 0 – 1 HALKIADAKIS EVANGELOS
BEKAKOS MIHAIL + – - PROESTOS CHRISTODOULOS
SINANIS NIKOLAOS 0 – 1 LOUMAKOS VASILIOS
GIALIAS HRISTOS 1 – 0 SPYROU FAIDON-KONSTANTINOS
SPYROU GEORGIOS 0 – 1 MITSAKOS ACHILLEAS
KOUKOUFIKIS IOANNIS 0 – 1 VETYUGOV ALEXEI
VOUDADAS IASON 0 – 1 KARAHALIOU IANTHI
FOUTOUHOS SPYRIDON 1 – 0 ZENELAI BABIS
KARRAS DOMINIC 0 – 1 POULOS ANTONIOS
HRISTODOULOU PANAGIOTIS ½ not paired
AVRAMOPOULOS PERIKLIS ½ not paired
HALIORIS STEFANOS-ANTHIMOS ½ not paired
DOUNI ASPASIA ½ not paired
DOUNI MARIA ½ not paired
XENAKIS GEORGIOS ½ not paired
MELIGARIS IOANNIS ½ not paired
PILALIS ERNESTOS ½ not paired
KARRAS ANDREUS ½ not paired
POULOS ANTONIOS(FILIPPOS) ½ not paired
TSANTE IFIGENEIA ½ not paired

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