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Koutlas, Nikolaos

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FIDEFIDE 25827138· Male· Greece· Born in 2006

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Nikolaos Koutlas, a 20-year-old Greek FIDE Master, is rated 2360 — just 11 short of his peak of 2371 (Nov 2024, age 18) and ranked 35th among Greek players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2302 and 2371 over the past 2 years. 47 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 3rd International Open Katerini chess 2026 - A, and 40th European Club Cup (open). Also played 5 rapid (including 3rd Elite Over 1800 Rapid Tournament 2026, by GAS Cholargou) and 1 blitz events (including 16th Open GP SO Chalandriou - Blitz Nov 2025) recently. He reached Greek #31 in Nov 2024.

Awarded FM in 2021 (age 15). Earned IM norms at 14th Intl Tnmt of Palaiochora 2021, IM Third Saturday 252 2022, Serbia OPEN 2022 - MASTERS, and Dimitrovgrad - Spring Vacation IM Norm Tournament 2023. At junior level, he reached World #96 in U18, World #56 in U16 and #4, #1, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

2360

Standard

Rpd2184·Blz2164

All-time high

2371

−11 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 18

Activity

45

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#35

#35 · Greek players · of 3,076

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
4th Greek U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2369
Jan 2025
2024
Peak Greek rank: #31
at age 18 · rated 2371
Nov 2024
96th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2371
Nov 2024
All-time peak 2371
at age 18 · −11 from today
Nov 2024
500 career games
at age 18
Nov 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 17
Jan 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
3rd International Open Katerini chess 2026 - A
perf 2444 (+105) · 5.5/7 · #4
Top opponent
vs Aleksandar IndjicGM 2,616
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open · Apr 2026 · +6.3 Elo
Evolution
+13
2347 → 2360
Tournaments
7
49 games
Score
30/ 4961.2%
24W17D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20267/9#272425+20.8
3rd International Open Katerini chess 2026 - A
Swiss
Mar 20265.5/7#42444+25.2
40th European Club Cup (open)
Team
Oct 20254/7#2132348+11.6
47th Chess Memorial "Georgi Tringov"
Open Swiss
Aug 20256/9#42352+13.2
34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A
Open Swiss
Jul 20252/5#1892057-38.0
2025 National Team Cup - FINAL 4
Team
Jul 20251/2#92174-7.8
2025 National Team Champiosnhip A Category
Open Swiss
Jun 20254.5/7#812256-12.0
Worst Elo result: 34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A (-38.0 Elo, finished #189).

Most-Played Opponents

vsDimitrios StefanouFM
🇬🇷GRE·2358
+1 −5 =3
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsStefanos MagkalakisFM
🇬🇷GRE·2343
+5 −1 =3
9 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsChristos Antonoglou
🇬🇷GRE·1921
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsRodolfos StamatiouFM
🇬🇷GRE·2324
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsLampros GiannoulakisFM
🇬🇷GRE·2262
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2021
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Rankings

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Greece
#35
out of 3,681 players
Europe
#1,578
in continent
World
#2,469
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Greece
1
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3
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2,573
4
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2,570
5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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35🇬🇷Koutlas, Nikolaos2,360
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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4
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5
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6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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1578🇬🇷Koutlas, Nikolaos2,360
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2469🇬🇷Koutlas, Nikolaos2,360