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Makropoulou, Marina
WGM🇬🇷FIDE 4200187· Female· Greece· Born in 1960
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Marina Makropoulou, a 66-year-old Greek Woman Grandmaster, is rated 2078 and ranked 9th among Greek women, and in the top 8% worldwide. She has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 11 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Team Championship of ESSPEP POA, 2026 Team Cup of ESSPEP, and World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65 - Women. Her peak of 2315 was reached at age 41 (Jan 2001); she also reached Greek #29 in Oct 2006.
Awarded WGM in 2001 (age 41).
Current rating
2078
Standard
Rpd2129·Blz—
All-time high
2315
−237 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 41
Jan 2001 · age 41
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#9
#9 · Greek women · of 399
Career timeline
25 entries2026
4th Greek 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2096
Mar 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 64
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 64
Aug 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 63
Nov 2023
2021
3rd Greek 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2195
Nov 2021
2019
3rd Greek 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2201
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
2105 → 2078
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
16.5/ 2761.1%
12W9D6L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsLudmila A TsifanskayaWIM1,973·World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65 - Women·R11·+6.6
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsGrigorios Emmanouil Toumpakaris1,922·18th PALEOCHORA INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT - A·R9·-14.2
3.[L]vsKonstantinos Dimitrios Ziomas1,941·18th PALEOCHORA INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT - A·R8·-13.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 4/3 | #19 | 2446 | -11.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 1909 | -5.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7.5/11 | #3 | 2137 | +19.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #121 | 2006 | -25.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsElena-Luminita CosmaWGM
🇷🇴ROU·2234
+0 −4 =11
15 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsIoulia MakkaWIM
🇬🇷GRE·1961
+6 −3 =5
14 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsHaritomeni MarkantonakiWFM
🇬🇷GRE·2112
+2 −6 =4
12 games·last met Dec 2021
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vsEkaterini FakhiridouWIM
🇬🇷GRE·2126
+0 −0 =12
12 games·last met Nov 2012
View head-to-head →
vsEkaterini PavlidouWIM
🇬🇷GRE·2144
+2 −5 =4
11 games·last met Dec 2021
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Rankings
/
Greece
#230
out of 3,681 players
Europe
#12,784
in continent
World
#17,535
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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