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Vazelakis, Dimitrios
🇬🇷FIDE 4203674· Male· Greece· Born in 1966
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Dimitrios Vazelakis, a 60-year-old Greek player, is rated 1938. He is climbing fast, having gained +81 Elo over the past 12 months. 96 rated games in the past year (≈85/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Team Championship of ESSNA - B Category, 21st Siaperas Triantafyllos Open 2026, and New Year's Eve 2026 SE Herakliou. Also played 2 rapid (including 1st Rapid Chess Square Aug 2025) and 1 blitz events (including 1st Blitz Chess Square Aug 2025) recently. His peak of 2152 was reached at age 35 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1938
Standard
Rpd1902·Blz1827
All-time high
2152
−214 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 35
Jan 2001 · age 35
Activity
75
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
96 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#39,244
#39,244 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
24 entries2026
23rd Greek 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1938
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+240 Elo)
1631 → 1871
Jul 2024
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1688 → returned at 1691
Jul 2020
2019
45th Greek 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 1919
Jun 2019
2015
Re-crossed 2000
at age 49
Aug 2015
1,000 career games
at age 49
Feb 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+81
1857 → 1938
Tournaments
16
99 games
Score
65/ 9965.7%
52W26D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 16| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #27 | 1980 | +23.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #4 | 2110 | +39.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #9 | 2222 | +36.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/4 | #3 | 2543 | +3.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #3 | 1808 | -12.8 |
Rankings
/
Greece
#488
out of 3,641 players
Europe
#28,981
in continent
World
#39,244
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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