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Poupalos, Nikolaos
FM🇬🇷FIDE 25875302· Male· Greece· Born in 2008
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Nikolaos Poupalos, a 18-year-old Greek FIDE Master, is rated 2230 and ranked 5th among Greek players under 18, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 8 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈79/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 35th open SO Peristeriou, 32nd Open Nikaias "Honour to National Resistance" 2025 A, and 7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championship. Also played 3 blitz events (including 9th team Blitz Nikaias 4 X 4 2025) recently. His peak of 2309 was reached at age 16 (Feb 2024, Greek #48 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #82 in U16, World #92 in U14 and #5, #2 and #4 nationally in U18, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2230
Standard
Rpd2116·Blz2018
All-time high
2309
−79 pts below
Feb 2024 · age 16
Feb 2024 · age 16
Activity
58
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · Greek players under 18 · of 213
Career timeline
18 entries2025
5th Greek U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2261
Sep 2025
2024
Peak Greek rank: #48
at age 16 · rated 2309
Feb 2024
82nd U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2309
Feb 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
Feb 2024
Crossed 2300
at age 16
Feb 2024
All-time peak 2309
at age 16 · −79 from today
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championshipperf 2335 (+74) · 6/9 · #9
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
2227 → 2230
Tournaments
5
29 games
Score
18/ 2962.1%
15W6D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsChristos Tsarsitalidis2,287·7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championship·R4·+10.7
3.[W]vsSusanna GaboyanWIM2,220·7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championship·R5·+8.8
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsDimosthenis Panagiot Tzortzatos2,003·32nd Open Nikaias "Honour to National Resistance" 2025 A·R8·-15.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #11 | 2729 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/8 | #25 | 2072 | -26.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 2335 | +27.0 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 1/2 | #10 | 2367 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/7 | #97 | 2189 | -6.0 |
Worst Elo result: 32nd Open Nikaias "Honour to National Resistance" 2025 A (-26.4 Elo, finished #25).
Most-Played Opponents
vsDimosthenis Panagiot Tzortzatos
🇬🇷GRE·2143
+14 −10 =4
28 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAnastasios GeorgiadisFM
🇬🇷GRE·2306
+9 −5 =3
17 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsChristos KrallisIM
🇬🇷GRE·2438
+0 −13 =0
13 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAnastasios Vassis
🇬🇷GRE·2125
+5 −4 =3
12 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsStefanos KazantzoglouFM
🇬🇷GRE·2312
+6 −1 =4
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Greece
#87
out of 3,641 players
Europe
#4,611
in continent
World
#6,695
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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