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Athanasiou, Soumela
🇬🇷FIDE 25868748· Female· Greece· Born in 2007
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Soumela Athanasiou, a 19-year-old Greek player, is rated 1836 — just 12 short of her peak of 1848 (Jul 2024, age 17). She is climbing fast, having gained +81 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Team Championship of ESSNA - POA Rounds 6-7, 2026 Team Friendship Cup N. Strofalis Rounds 1-5, and 2026 Team Championship of ESSNA - POA Rounds 1-5. Also played 3 rapid (including 2nd Easter Marathon YES to CHESS 2026 - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including 9th team Blitz Nikaias 4 X 4 2025) recently.
At junior level, she reached #46, #36, #37, #42 and #24 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1836
Standard
Rpd1776·Blz1710
All-time high
1848
−12 pts below
Jul 2024 · age 17
Jul 2024 · age 17
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#65,440
#65,440 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
46th Greek U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1845
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 18
Aug 2025
2024
36th Greek U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1848
Jul 2024
All-time peak 1848
at age 17 · −12 from today
Jul 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+74
1762 → 1836
Tournaments
8
32 games
Score
14.5/ 3245.3%
8W13D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPanagiotis Sotirakopoulos1,838·27th Open Irakleiou Attikis - Athens Challenge 2025 A·R8·-15.7
2.[L]vsAntonios Ioan Papadopoulos1,919·32nd Open Nikaias "Honour to National Resistance" 2025 A·R8·-15.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #65 | 1802 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #155 | — | -8.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #100 | 2380 | +3.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #36 | 2248 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/8 | #41 | 1890 | +37.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #108 | 1870 | +49.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 0.5/2 | #357 | 1692 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/8 | #45 | 1777 | +5.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
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Greece
#795
out of 3,681 players
Europe
#47,755
in continent
World
#65,439
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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