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Papanicolaou, Mila
🇿🇦FIDE 14371944· Female· South Africa· Born in 2013
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Mila Papanicolaou, a 13-year-old South African player, is rated 1565. She has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Girls), 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Girls Championship), and 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 12 GIRLS. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. Her peak of 1597 was reached at age 12 (Dec 2025).
At junior level, she reached #48 and #14 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1565
Standard
Rpd1478·Blz1455
All-time high
1597
−32 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 12
Dec 2025 · age 12
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#160,479
#160,479 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
48th South African U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1570
Jan 2026
2025
14th South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1597
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Dec 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Dec 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 12
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1597
at age 12 · −32 from today
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
5
37 games
Score
24/ 3764.9%
23W2D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/8 | #3 | 1576 | +12.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/2 | #8 | 2280 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/5 | #8 | 2400 | -25.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #4 | 1601 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/2 | #6 | 1435 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 12 GIRLS (-25.6 Elo, finished #8).
Rankings
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South Africa
#1,091
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,778
in continent
World
#160,462
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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