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Halkias, Stelios

Halkias, Stelios

GM🇬🇷

FIDEFIDE 4201809· Male· Greece· Born in 1980

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Stelios Halkias, a 46-year-old Greek Grandmaster, is rated 2505 and ranked 8th among Greek players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2500 and 2525 for 4 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Team Championship of ESSNA - POA Rounds 6-7, 2026 Team Championship of ESSNA - POA Rounds 1-5, and 2025 National Team Champiosnhip A Category. Also played 12 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 5 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He took a 18-month break between Nov 2023 and Jun 2025. His peak of 2602 was reached at age 31 (May 2011); he also reached World #193 in Apr 2002 and spent 35 months in Greek top 3.

Awarded GM in 2003 (age 23) and IM in 2001 (age 21).

Current rating

2505

Standard

Rpd2457·Blz2465

All-time high

2602

97 pts below
May 2011 · age 31

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#8

#8 · Greek players · of 3,059
35 months in National top 3 (2002–2017)

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
41st 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2505
May 2026
2023
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2508 → returned at 2509
Nov 2023
2021
35th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2567
Aug 2021
2017
35 months in national top 3
longest streak 14 months · since Jan 2002
Nov 2017
2013
1,000 career games
at age 33
Sep 2013
2011
Re-crossed 2600
at age 31
May 2011

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
Evolution
-4
25092505
Tournaments
3
12 games
Score
8.5/ 1270.8%
5W7D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
Mar 20262/2#12866+1.6
Team
Jan 20262.5/3#292498+0.1
Open Swiss
Jun 20254/7#1042432-6.1

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Greece
#8
out of 3,641 players
Europe
#313
in continent
World
#550
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
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1
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3
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4
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5
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2,545
6
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2,538
7
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82,505
9
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9
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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313🇬🇷Halkias, Stelios2,505
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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550🇬🇷Halkias, Stelios2,505