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Papantoniou, John

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FIDEFIDE 3205223· Male· Australia· Born in 1994

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John Papantoniou, a 32-year-old Australian player, is rated 2082 — just 8 short of his peak of 2090 (Feb 2023, age 29) and sitting in the top 4% of Australian players, and in the top 8% worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 6 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Australian Championship and Hong Kong International Open 2025. He had 6 career breaks: 18 months (2011–2013), 27 months (2013–2015), 28 months (2015–2018), 25 months (2018–2020), 32 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 29 months (2023–2026). He reached Australian #52 in Feb 2023.

At junior level, he reached #6, #8 and #8 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2082

Standard

Rpd2074·Blz2040

All-time high

2090

−8 pts below
Feb 2023 · age 29

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 4%

#80 · Australian players · of 1,854

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 32
Jan 2026
2023
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2063 → returned at 2052
Jul 2023
Peak Australian rank: #52
at age 29 · rated 2090
Feb 2023
All-time peak 2090
at age 29 · −8 from today
Feb 2023
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2067 → returned at 2090
May 2020
2018
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2039 → returned at 2067
Mar 2018

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Australian Championship
perf 2172 (+90) · 5/10 · #20
Top opponent
vs George Wendi XieIM 2,309
2026 Australian Championship · Jan 2026 · +5.7 Elo
Evolution
+19
2063 → 2082
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
6W7D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSterling BayacaFM2,250·2026 Australian Championship·R1·+14.5
2.[W]vsDaniel WangCM2,111·2026 Australian Championship·R8·+10.8
3.[W]vsWoosung Lee1,906·Hong Kong International Open 2025·R9·+6.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsYi(BJ) Wang1,837·Hong Kong International Open 2025·R5·-15.5
2.[L]vsJesse ZafirakosCM2,146·2026 Australian Championship·R7·-8.2
3.[L]vsGary W LaneIM2,230·2026 Australian Championship·R2·-6.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Australian Championship
Swiss
Jan 20265/10#202172+31.0
Hong Kong International Open 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20254.5/8#632002-11.6

Rankings

/
Australia
#80
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,338
in continent
World
#17,134
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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