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Zahariou, Nikolaus
🇬🇷FIDE 4206371· Male· Greece· Born in 1967
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Nikolaus Zahariou, a 59-year-old Greek player, is rated 1688. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 2026 Team Friendship Cup P. Kolyvas North Rounds 6-7 and Attica Team Cup Spyros Bikos 2025. His peak of 2016 was reached at age 35 (Jan 2002).
Current rating
1688
Standard
Rpd1717·Blz1693
All-time high
2016
−328 pts below
Jan 2002 · age 35
Jan 2002 · age 35
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#114,321
#114,321 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
73rd Greek 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1688
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+236 Elo)
1453 → 1689
Mar 2024
2022
76th Greek 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1533
Apr 2022
2020
500 career games
at age 53
Aug 2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1545 → returned at 1533
Aug 2020
2013
87th Greek 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1730
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+21
1667 → 1688
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
2/ 2100.0%
2W0D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2550 | +11.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #269 | 2440 | +9.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDimitrios Vazelakis
🇬🇷GRE·1912
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsZbigniew Sienczewski
🇵🇱POL·1901
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2016
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vsPanagiotis Kostas
🇬🇷GRE·2187
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2016
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vsPanag Anairousis
🇬🇷GRE·1887
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2016
View head-to-head →
vsIlias Diatsintos
🇬🇷GRE·1483
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2012
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Rankings
/
Greece
#1,406
out of 3,681 players
Europe
#79,830
in continent
World
#114,317
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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