The 1st International Tournament Isthmia 2011 took place from 18th to 25th August at the “Alkyon” Hotel in Vrachati, Korinthia, Greece. The tournament was 9-rounds Swiss event, divided in two rating groups. Group A was for the players with FIDE rating over 2000 and Group B for the players with FIDE rating under 1900 or unrated. Players rated 1850 – 2000 were free to select in which group they will participate.
Group A gathered 92 players from 16 countries, with 20 Grandmasters in the field. By winning the crucial last round games with black pieces, Grandmasters Sergei Tiviakov (NED) and Salvador Del Rio De Angelis (ESP) moved ahead of the rest of the field to share the first place with 7.0 points each. Top two prizes are 5000 EUR worth. Group B had 66 participants. Ioannis Tassis took a clear first place with 7.5 points from nine games.
The tournament is organized by Pnevmatiki Stegi Peristeriou, Korinthia Chess Academy “Argonaftis”, Prefecture of Peloponnisos and Municipality of Velo Vocha.
Group A final standings:
1. GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2623 – 7
2. GM Del Rio De Angelis Salvador G ESP 2509 – 7
3. GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2607 – 6.5
4. GM Solak Dragan SRB 2598 – 6.5
5. GM Nikolaidis Ioannis GRE 2545 – 6.5
6. GM Shanava Konstantine GEO 2535 – 6.5
7. GM Peralta Fernando ARG 2601 – 6.5
8. GM Mastrovasilis Athanasios GRE 2537 – 6
9. GM Atalik Suat TUR 2619 – 6
10. GM Kotronias Vasilios GRE 2588 – 6
11. GM Rozentalis Eduardas LTU 2571 – 6
12. GM Svetushkin Dmitry MDA 2576 – 6
13. GM Burmakin Vladimir RUS 2579 – 6
14. GM Baklan Vladimir UKR 2620 – 6
15. GM Jojua Davit GEO 2505 – 6
16. Valden Petros GRE 2201 – 6
17. IM Javakhishvili Lela GEO 2469 – 5.5
18. GM Skembris Spyridon GRE 2475 – 5.5
19. GM Banikas Hristos GRE 2593 – 5.5
20. GM Kasparov Sergey BLR 2503 – 5.5
21. GM Kapnisis Spyridon GRE 2529 – 5.5
22. Tsekouras Theodoros GRE 2223 – 5.5
23. Galopoulos Nikolaos GRE 2327 – 5.5
24. Azis Azizis Ektoras GRE 2246 – 5.5
25. FM Gogolis Alexandros GRE 2261 – 5.5
26. GM Sethuraman S P IND 2529 – 5
27. IM Shoker Samy EGY 2475 – 5
28. IM Georgiadis Ioannis GRE 2464 – 5
29. Filippas Sebastian GRE 2246 – 5
30. FM Nikolaidis Konstantinos GRE 2274 – 5
31. Fragkos Vasilios GRE 2022 – 5
32. Theodorou Nikolas GRE 1859 – 5
33. Soultatis Kostas GRE 2050 – 5
34. Stoumbou Eleni GRE 1873 – 5
35. Naoum Spyridon GRE 1999 – 5
36. Xylogiannopoulos Antonios GRE 2104 – 5
37. Michelakos Panagiotis GRE 2111 – 5
38. Tsokopoulos Dedalos GRE 1992 – 5
39. Kostouros Alexandros GRE 2166 – 5
40. Kouvatsos Filippos GRE 2152 – 5
41. Spiliadis Athanasios GRE 1896 – 5
42. Zeppos Panagiotis GRE 1949 – 4.5
43. WIM Pavlidou Ekaterini GRE 2220 – 4.5
44. Mihopoulos Konstantinos GRE 1968 – 4.5
45. Spirakopoulos Ioannis GRE 2155 – 4.5
46. Rigopoulos-Tsigkos Alexandros GRE 2041 – 4.5
47. Papadimitriou Athanasios GRE 2184 – 4.5
48. Spiropoulos Panagiotis I GRE 2086 – 4.5
49. Papakonstantinou Dimitrios GRE 2018 – 4.5
50. Papadopoulos Georgios GRE 2029 – 4.5
51. Adamopoulos Ioannis GRE 2070 – 4.5
52. Hrisanthopoulos Dimitrios GRE 2076 – 4
53. Kokolias Konstantinos GRE 2205 – 4
54. WIM Kasparova Tatiana BLR 2129 – 4
55. Skiadopoulos Nikolaos GRE 2111 – 4
56. Bellos Ioannis GRE 1944 – 4
57. Sverkounos Spyridon GRE 2051 – 4
58. Gkikas Hristos GRE 1853 – 4
59. Sideris Theodoros GRE 2050 – 4
60. Lappas Konstantinos GRE 1972 – 4
61. FM Pountzas Hrisanthos GRE 2177 – 4
62. Lommers Frank NED 2176 – 4
63. Kaldis Georgios GRE 1945 – 4
64. Papathanasiou Elisavet GRE 1884 – 4
65. Asimakopoulos Ioannis GRE 1964 – 4
66. Papakonstantinou Dimitrios GRE 1783 – 4
67. Skouvaklis Alexis SUI 2084 – 4
68. Marianidis Dimitrios GRE 1850 – 4
69. Stamos Filippos GRE 1914 – 3.5
70. Papasimakopoulos Alexandros GRE 1835 – 3.5
71. Linos Efstathios GRE 1875 – 3.5
72. Kelires Andreas CYP 1825 – 3.5
73. Tzolas Georgios GRE 2049 – 3.5
74. Bournakas Alexis GRE 0 – 3.5
75. Karaoulanis Dimitrios GRE 1982 – 3
76. Amiridou Dimitra GRE 1664 – 3
77. Drakaki Anna-Maria GRE 1742 – 3
78. Asimakopoulos Konstantinos GRE 1929 – 3
79. Paouris Nikolaos GRE 2030 – 3
80. Vazelakis Dimitrios GRE 2022 – 3
81. Mantikos Konstantinos GRE 1823 – 3
82. Tsiros Fragkiskos Vlasios GRE 1730 – 3
83. Fragkou Eleni GRE 1864 – 2.5
84. Kokossis Danae GRE 1768 – 2.5
85. Hatzoudis Gerasimos GRE 1830 – 2.5
86. Kalofonos Panayotis GRE 1713 – 2.5
87. Antoniadis Nikolaos GRE 1848 – 2.5
88. Serefidou Despina GRE 1705 – 2.5
89. Habesis Panayotis GRE 1760 – 2.5
90. Bellos Evangelos GRE 1621 – 2.5
91. Gripeos Kiriakos GRE 2127 – 2
92. Zorbas Nikolaos GRE 1876 – 2
