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Abatzidis, Stelios
🇨🇾FIDE 4205707· Male· Cyprus· Born in 1961
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Stelios Abatzidis, a 65-year-old player, is rated 1705. He has slipped back 64 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4th International Open Chess Tournament Pafos Cyprus Group B, 9th International Chess Open Tournament Vardaris 2026 A, and Cyprus Open Chess Championship 2026. Also played 3 rapid (including Cyprus Clubs Chess Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Cyprus Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He took a 23-month break between Oct 2004 and Oct 2006. His peak of 2083 was reached at age 42 (Apr 2003); he also reached #7 nationally in Jul 2009 and spent 38 months in top 10.
Competes for Cyprus since Jul 2007.
Current rating
1705
Standard
Rpd1826·Blz1844
All-time high
2083
−378 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 42
Apr 2003 · age 42
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#108,167
#108,167 · players worldwide · of 218,279
38 months in National top 10 (2003–2016)
38 months in National top 10 (2003–2016)
Career timeline
18 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+109 Elo)
1797 → 1906
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 63
Mar 2024
2022
1st 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1828
Apr 2022
2021
Re-crossed 1800
at age 60
Nov 2021
2017
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1951
Feb 2017
2016
38 months in national top 10
longest streak 18 months · since Oct 2003
Jul 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-64
1769 → 1705
Tournaments
4
33 games
Score
16/ 3348.5%
15W2D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsMikhail Khudorozhkov1,522·4th International Open Chess Tournament Pafos Cyprus Group B·R6·-14.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/8 | #4 | 1814 | +11.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/6 | #170 | 1075 | -44.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #64 | 2500 | -39.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 1807 | +9.2 |
Worst Elo result: 9th International Chess Open Tournament Vardaris 2026 A (-44.8 Elo, finished #170).
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndreas Georgiou
🇨🇾CYP·1728
+16 −9 =1
26 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsKonstantinos MichaelidesFM
🇨🇾CYP·2243
+3 −18 =2
23 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsVassilis Aristotelous
🇨🇾CYP·1793
+14 −8 =0
22 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsPanikos SavvaCM
🇨🇾CYP·1897
+8 −13 =0
21 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsParis KleridesFM
🇨🇾CYP·2053
+4 −11 =4
19 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
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Cyprus
#38
out of 136 players
Europe
#76,049
in continent
World
#108,164
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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