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Zafirakos, Jesse
CM🇦🇺FIDE 3236200· Male· Australia· Born in 2005
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Jesse Zafirakos, a 21-year-old Australian Candidate Master, is rated 2116 and sitting in the top 3% of Australian players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +66 Elo over the past 12 months. 100 rated games in the past year (≈73/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 MCC City of Melbourne Open Round 1, 2026 Box Hill Club Championship Division 2 Round 2, and 2026 Melbourne International Open - Masters. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Melbourne University Open Rapid) and 13 blitz events (including 2026 Australian Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2155 was reached at age 21 (Apr 2026, Australian #46 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #3, #2, #5 and #8 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2116
Standard
Rpd1964·Blz2150
All-time high
2155
−39 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 21
Apr 2026 · age 21
Activity
106
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
100 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#64 · Australian players · of 1,854
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Peak Australian rank: #46
at age 21 · rated 2155
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2155
at age 21 · −39 from today
Apr 2026
2025
3rd Australian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2122
Nov 2025
6-month rising streak
+75 Elo
Nov 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 20
Oct 2025
500 career games
at age 20
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+69
2047 → 2116
Tournaments
26
94 games
Score
59.5/ 9463.3%
47W25D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 1826 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2517 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/8 | #23 | 2004 | -32.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2384 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/7 | #4 | 2245 | +23.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1.5/5 | #3 | 2156 | +4.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #4 | 1371 | -9.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/11 | #11 | 2107 | -10.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #7 | 2184 | +18.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2786 | +6.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKai Jie SooFM
🇦🇺AUS·2248
+9 −20 =11
40 games·last met May 2026
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vsRandheer ThogataFM
🇦🇺AUS·2086
+13 −3 =10
26 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsNicholas IlicFM
🇦🇺AUS·2094
+13 −8 =3
24 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJames HartleyCM
🇦🇺AUS·2011
+12 −4 =5
21 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDaniel Poberezovsky
🇦🇺AUS·1951
+13 −3 =5
21 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Australia
#64
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,970
in continent
World
#13,950
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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