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Balafoutas, Alexandros
🇬🇷FIDE 25847945· Male· Greece· Born in 2010
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Alexandros Balafoutas, a 16-year-old Greek player, is rated 1972. He is rising rapidly, having gained +215 Elo over the past 12 months. 77 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 National Youth Champiosnhips Finals - open U16, 3rd International Open Katerini chess 2026 - A, and 9th International Chess Open Tournament Vardaris 2026 A. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 School Cup Thessaloniki Chalkidiki Rapid open U16) and 2 blitz events (including 1st International Open Blitz YMATH 2025) recently. His peak of 2070 was reached at age 16 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, he reached #12, #27, #25 and #37 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1972
Standard
Rpd1631·Blz1680
All-time high
2070
−98 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 16
Feb 2026 · age 16
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#32,286
#32,286 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
12th Greek U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2070
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2070
at age 16 · −98 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 15
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Aug 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Nov 2024
27th Greek U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1776
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+214
1758 → 1972
Tournaments
11
77 games
Score
44/ 7757.1%
35W18D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsDimitrios Panagiotis Petridis1,821·9th International Chess Open Tournament Vardaris 2026 A·R1·-27.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #8 | 2059 | +68.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/7 | #75 | 1856 | -46.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/6 | #148 | 1708 | -112.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 1919 | -8.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/8 | #31 | 2187 | +22.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #20 | 2033 | +11.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #6 | 2023 | +18.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 5/6 | #3 | 2059 | +26.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #32 | 2098 | +94.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #5 | 1958 | +84.0 |
Worst Elo result: 9th International Chess Open Tournament Vardaris 2026 A (-112.0 Elo, finished #148).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarios Konstantinos Skodras
🇬🇷GRE·2062
+3 −9 =2
14 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsKonstantinos Karakotsios
🇬🇷GRE·1831
+5 −5 =1
11 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsGeorgios Rafail Mantazis
🇬🇷GRE·2134
+5 −4 =2
11 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsDimitrios Balafoutas
🇬🇷GRE·1587
+8 −1 =2
11 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsDimitra Alexandri
🇬🇷GRE·1855
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Jun 2023
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Rankings
/
Greece
#415
out of 3,681 players
Europe
#23,876
in continent
World
#32,285
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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