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Sarantidis, Ilias
🇬🇷FIDE 25843354· Male· Greece· Born in 1987
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Ilias Sarantidis, a 39-year-old Greek player, is rated 1606 — just 29 short of his peak of 1635 (Mar 2024, age 37). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 30 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: 20th Open Championship of ESSPEP 2026 - A. Also played 8 rapid (including 1st Grand-Prix by Fysiolatris Halloween Edition Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including 5th Castle chess tournament 2025 Blitz) recently.
Current rating
1606
Standard
Rpd1685·Blz1742
All-time high
1635
−29 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 37
Mar 2024 · age 37
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#144,704
#144,704 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 39
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 38
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+230 Elo)
1405 → 1635
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 37
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 37
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 37
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+16
1590 → 1606
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
1W2D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #22 | 1792 | +3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTheodoros Papadopoulos
🇬🇷GRE·1886
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsIoannis Iosif Papageorgis
🇬🇷GRE
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsArgirios Hrisafis
🇬🇷GRE·1787
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsNektarios Berkoutakis
🇬🇷GRE·1503
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsDimitrios Hararis
🇬🇷GRE·1874
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Sep 2019
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Rankings
/
Greece
#1,851
out of 3,681 players
Europe
#97,084
in continent
World
#144,692
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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