Format
BS
Balaskas, Stefanos
🇬🇷FIDE 25819453· Male· Greece· Born in 2004
Follow Stefanos BalaskasTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Stefanos Balaskas, a 22-year-old Greek player, is rated 1741 — just 1 short of his peak of 1742 (Feb 2026, age 22). He is on a steady climb with +57 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th round robin SS Larisas Dec 2025 - B, 9th Weekender SS Larisas, and 18th PALEOCHORA INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT - B. Also played 3 rapid events (including 2025 Attica Rapid Championship Theodoros Papatheodorou) recently.
At junior level, he reached #73 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1741
Standard
Rpd1592·Blz1576
All-time high
1742
−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 22
Feb 2026 · age 22
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#95,687
#95,687 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1742
at age 22 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
2024
73rd Greek U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1692
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+422 Elo)
1252 → 1674
Sep 2024
8-month rising streak
+339 Elo
Jul 2024
100 career games
at age 20
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+55
1686 → 1741
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
16.5/ 2178.6%
14W5D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 1801 | +17.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2034 | +38.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/6 | #39 | 1682 | +0.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Greece
#1,169
out of 3,681 players
Europe
#68,160
in continent
World
#95,685
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Greece
| 1 | 🇬🇷Follow Nikolas TheodorouTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,634 |
| 2 | 🇬🇷Follow Ioannis PapaioannouTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,611 |
| 3 | 🇬🇷Follow Antonios PavlidisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,573 |
| 4 | 🇬🇷Follow Stamatis Kourkoulos-ArditisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,570 |
| 5 | 🇬🇷Follow Hristos BanikasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,545 |
| 6 | 🇬🇷Follow Dimitrios MastrovasilisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,525 |
| 7 | 🇬🇷Follow Dimitris AlexakisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,524 |
| 8 | 🇬🇷Follow Stelios HalkiasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,505 |
| 9 | 🇬🇷Follow Evaggelos PatrelakisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,483 |
| 9 | 🇬🇷Follow Anatole VlachosTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,483 |
| ... | ||
| 1169 | 1,741 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
| ... | ||
| 68160 | 1,741 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 95685 | 1,741 | |