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Skembris, Spyridon
GM🇬🇷FIDE 4200020· Male· Greece· Born in 1958
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Spyridon Skembris, a 68-year-old Greek Grandmaster, is rated 2270 and sitting in the top 2% of Greek players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2264 and 2311 over the past 2 years. 67 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team Cup TESSHPIN Apr 2026, 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 A-Open, and Oberliga Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including 19th open National Rapid Championship 2025) and 4 blitz events (including 11th open National Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He took a 20-month break between Oct 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2475 was reached at age 51 (Nov 2009); he also reached Greek #8 in Jul 2001 and spent 19 months in Greek top 10.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 43).
Current rating
2270
Standard
Rpd2340·Blz2061
All-time high
2475
−205 pts below
Nov 2009 · age 51
Nov 2009 · age 51
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#68 · Greek players · of 3,059
19 months in National top 10 (2001–2014)
19 months in National top 10 (2001–2014)
Career timeline
23 entries2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 67
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 66
May 2024
42nd 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2353
Jan 2024
2020
32nd 60-65 player worldwide
at age 62 · rated 2421
Oct 2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2421 → returned at 2408
Oct 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 61
May 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-25
2295 → 2270
Tournaments
14
66 games
Score
44/ 6666.7%
31W26D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #3 | 1770 | -6.1 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #23 | 2168 | -12.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #27 | 2191 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #24 | 2092 | -18.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 2273 | -0.5 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/7 | #9 | 2331 | +2.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 2347 | +0.5 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #31 | 2271 | -3.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2218 | -1.3 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2561 | +15.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHristos BanikasGM
🇬🇷GRE·2545
+1 −4 =5
10 games·last met Aug 2022
View head-to-head →
vsAthanasios MastrovasilisGM
🇬🇷GRE·2419
+2 −2 =5
9 games·last met Jul 2018
View head-to-head →
vsAlberto DavidGM
🇮🇹ITA·2460
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Aug 2015
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vsSpyridon Naoum
🇬🇷GRE·2342
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsAleksandr KarpatchevGM
🇷🇺RUS·2393
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2018
View head-to-head →
Rankings
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Greece
#68
out of 3,641 players
Europe
#3,419
in continent
World
#5,070
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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