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Stavroula Tsolakidou at the Global Chess League

International Master, Greece. Ganges Grandmasters, Superstar, women's boards.

Stavroula Tsolakidou is an international master from Greece and the country's highest-rated woman player. She won three World Youth girls' titles, in the under-14 (2013), under-16 (2015) and under-18 (2016) sections, and played the 2024-25 FIDE Women's Grand Prix series.

FIDE title
International Master
Federation
Greece
2026 team
Ganges Grandmasters
2026 board
Superstar, women's boards
Seasons
2025, 2026
FIDE id
4264312

She played a women's Superstar board for the Ganges Grandmasters in 2025, scoring 4 points from 10 games, and stays with the team for 2026.

In the 2026 season Tsolakidou plays for the Ganges Grandmasters on one of the two Superstar women's boards. The season runs from 5 to 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India.

Global Chess League record

In 2025 the Ganges Grandmasters finished fourth in Mumbai. They were level on match points with two other teams behind the Triveni Continental Kings, missed the final by one game point and lost the third-place match to the PBG Alaskan Knights on blitz tiebreaks.

  1. 1.2025: Ganges Grandmasters, Superstar (women's boards). Team result: fourth. Scored 4 points from 10 games.

Career highlights

  1. 1.World Youth girls' champion under 14 in 2013, under 16 in 2015 and under 18 in 2016.
  2. 2.Greece's top-rated woman player and a regular on the national Olympiad team.
  3. 3.Played the 2024-25 FIDE Women's Grand Prix series.
  4. 4.Second Global Chess League season in 2026, again with the Ganges Grandmasters.
  5. 5.On the September 2026 FIDE rating list, Tsolakidou is rated 2441 in classical chess, 2381 in rapid and 2403 in blitz.

2026 season

Stavroula Tsolakidou plays the 2026 season with the Ganges Grandmasters, which runs from 5 to 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India. Tsolakidou's squad mates are Ian Nepomniachtchi, Levon Aronian, Leinier Dominguez, Polina Shuvalova and Leon Mendonca.

Each Global Chess League match is played on six boards of rapid chess, one board per squad member, and a win with Black earns the team more game points than a win with White. The format and scoring page explains the points. Matches are streamed free; the how-to-watch page lists the streams and the IST start times.

  • Matches played: 10
  • Match points: 18
  • Game points: 95
  • Position: 1 of 6
  1. 1.Saturday 5 September, 17:00 IST: Ganges Grandmasters 10–9 Triveni Continental Kings
  2. 2.Sunday 6 September, 15:30 IST: Ganges Grandmasters 6–11 Alpine APL Pipers
  3. 3.Sunday 6 September, 18:30 IST: Ganges Grandmasters 9–7 FYERS American Gambits
  4. 4.Monday 7 September, 17:00 IST: CheQ Mumba Masters 12–3 Ganges Grandmasters
  5. 5.Tuesday 8 September, 15:30 IST: Ganges Grandmasters 12–8 PBG Alaskan Knights
  6. 6.Wednesday 9 September, 17:00 IST: Triveni Continental Kings 3–15 Ganges Grandmasters
  7. 7.Thursday 10 September, 15:30 IST: Alpine APL Pipers 4–12 Ganges Grandmasters
  8. 8.Thursday 10 September, 20:00 IST: Ganges Grandmasters 5–13 FYERS American Gambits
  9. 9.Friday 11 September, 20:00 IST: Ganges Grandmasters 16–1 CheQ Mumba Masters
  10. 10.Saturday 12 September, 18:30 IST: PBG Alaskan Knights 9–7 Ganges Grandmasters

Results were last checked on 13 September 2026 at 8:36 PM IST.

The 2026 final is in progress. Scores so far: Finals | Game 1: Alpine APL Pipers 8, Ganges Grandmasters 7; Finals | Game 2: Alpine APL Pipers 4, Ganges Grandmasters 12.

2026 games

Tsolakidou has 12 finished games in the 2026 season: 6 wins, 3 draws, 3 losses, 25 team points earned.

  1. 1.Saturday 5 September, 17:00 IST: board 5, White against Kosteniuk, Alexandra (Triveni Continental Kings), win.
  2. 2.Sunday 6 September, 15:30 IST: board 5, White against Koneru, Humpy (Alpine APL Pipers), loss.
  3. 3.Sunday 6 September, 18:30 IST: board 5, White against Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat (FYERS American Gambits), draw.
  4. 4.Monday 7 September, 17:00 IST: board 5, Black against Yip, Carissa (CheQ Mumba Masters), loss.
  5. 5.Tuesday 8 September, 15:30 IST: board 5, White against Batsiashvili, Nino (PBG Alaskan Knights), loss.
  6. 6.Wednesday 9 September, 17:00 IST: board 5, Black against Kosteniuk, Alexandra (Triveni Continental Kings), win.
  7. 7.Thursday 10 September, 15:30 IST: board 5, Black against Koneru, Humpy (Alpine APL Pipers), win.
  8. 8.Thursday 10 September, 20:00 IST: board 5, Black against Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat (FYERS American Gambits), draw.
  9. 9.Friday 11 September, 20:00 IST: board 5, White against Yip, Carissa (CheQ Mumba Masters), win.
  10. 10.Saturday 12 September, 18:30 IST: board 5, Black against Batsiashvili, Nino (PBG Alaskan Knights), win.
  11. 11.Sunday 13 September, 18:30 IST: board 5, White against Koneru, Humpy (Alpine APL Pipers), draw.
  12. 12.Sunday 13 September, 19:30 IST: board 5, Black against Koneru, Humpy (Alpine APL Pipers), win.

Daily reports mentioning Tsolakidou

  1. 1.Day 1: Gambits win twice to take the first lead
  2. 2.Day 2: Grandmasters stop Gambits as three teams tie
  3. 3.Day 3: Pipers take sole lead with three Black wins
  4. 4.Day 5: Gambits hold lead in three-way tie
  5. 5.Day 6: Three teams share first with one point between them
  6. 6.Day 7: Grandmasters take lead after five wins
  7. 7.Day 8: Grandmasters and Pipers reach the final
  8. 8.The final: Grandmasters force a split with two Black wins

Frequently asked questions

Which team does Tsolakidou play for in the Global Chess League 2026?

Stavroula Tsolakidou plays for the Ganges Grandmasters in the 2026 season in Bengaluru, India, on one of the two Superstar women's boards.

Has Tsolakidou won the Global Chess League?

No. In 2025, her only season so far, the Ganges Grandmasters finished fourth. The 2026 final is in progress. Scores so far: Finals | Game 1: Alpine APL Pipers 8, Ganges Grandmasters 7; Finals | Game 2: Alpine APL Pipers 4, Ganges Grandmasters 12.

What is Tsolakidou's FIDE rating?

On the September 2026 FIDE rating list, Stavroula Tsolakidou is rated 2441 in classical chess, 2381 in rapid and 2403 in blitz.

Where can I watch Tsolakidou play in the Global Chess League 2026?

The 2026 season is streamed free on the Global Chess League YouTube channel and its partner channels. Every Ganges Grandmasters match is a six-board rapid match; the start times in IST are on the schedule and how-to-watch pages of this site.

More on the league: the Global Chess League 2026 hub, the schedule, the points table and the league overview with every season since 2023.

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