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Kapnisis, Spyridon
GM🇬🇷FIDE 4203445· Male· Greece· Born in 1981
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Spyridon Kapnisis, a 45-year-old Greek Grandmaster, is rated 2362 and ranked 33rd among Greek players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 2 years. 35 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 32nd Open Nikaias "Honour to National Resistance" 2025 A, 48th IKAROS INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURN. 2025 - AEGEAN OPEN A, and 27th Open Irakleiou Attikis - Athens Challenge 2025 A. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025 Attica Team Rapid Championship) recently. His peak of 2529 was reached at age 30 (Jul 2011); he also reached Greek #6 in Jan 2010 and spent 67 months in Greek top 10, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2011 (age 30) and IM in 2004 (age 23). At junior level, he reached World #78 in U20.
Current rating
2362
Standard
Rpd2406·Blz2422
All-time high
2529
−167 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 30
Jul 2011 · age 30
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#33
#33 · Greek players · of 3,076
67 months in National top 10 (2009–2021)
67 months in National top 10 (2009–2021)
Career timeline
16 entries2023
91st 40-45 player worldwide
at age 42 · rated 2456
May 2023
2021
67 months in national top 10
longest streak 24 months · since Sep 2009
Aug 2021
2012
500 career games
at age 31
Oct 2012
2011
All-time peak 2529
at age 30 · −167 from today
Jul 2011
GM title awardedGM
at age 30 · 2nd quarter Presidential Board 2011
May 2011
2010
Peak Greek rank: #6
at age 29 · rated 2510
Jan 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-16
2378 → 2362
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
12/ 1770.6%
10W4D3L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsCesar Gimenez MenchonCM2,061·48th IKAROS INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURN. 2025 - AEGEAN OPEN A·R2·+1.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPanagiotis Anagnostopoulos1,920·32nd Open Nikaias "Honour to National Resistance" 2025 A·R6·-9.3
2.[L]vsGeorgios PapadopoulosFM2,350·32nd Open Nikaias "Honour to National Resistance" 2025 A·R8·-5.2
3.[L]vsEvaggelos PatrelakisIM2,442·48th IKAROS INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURN. 2025 - AEGEAN OPEN A·R5·-4.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 2155 | -15.1 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/8 | #3 | 2319 | -0.5 |
Worst Elo result: 32nd Open Nikaias "Honour to National Resistance" 2025 A (-15.1 Elo, finished #7).
Most-Played Opponents
vsIoannis NikolaidisGM
🇬🇷GRE·2444
+2 −3 =13
18 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsVasilios KotroniasGM
🇬🇷GRE·2371
+4 −6 =6
16 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsGeorgios MitsisIM
🇬🇷GRE·2353
+4 −3 =4
11 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsAthanasios MastrovasilisGM
🇬🇷GRE·2419
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met Dec 2021
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vsHristos BanikasGM
🇬🇷GRE·2545
+0 −3 =6
9 games·last met Dec 2014
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Rankings
/
Greece
#33
out of 3,681 players
Europe
#1,545
in continent
World
#2,424
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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