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Galopoulos, Nikolaos
IM🇬🇷FIDE 4208951· Male· Greece· Born in 1993
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Nikolaos Galopoulos, a 33-year-old Greek International Master, is rated 2426 — just 4 short of his peak of 2430 (Mar 2012, age 19) and ranked 18th among Greek players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 19 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 40th European Club Cup (open), 2025 National Team Cup - FINAL 4, and 2025 National Team Champiosnhip A Category. Also played 2 rapid (including 9th White Tower Rapid 2025) and 6 blitz events (including 1st International Open Blitz YMATH 2025) recently. He took a 14-month break between Jan 2003 and Apr 2004. He reached Greek #15 in Jan 2012.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 32). At junior level, he reached World #58 in U20, World #70 in U18, World #62 in U16, World #88 in U14, World #70 in U12 and World #26 in U10.
Current rating
2426
Standard
Rpd2338·Blz2300
All-time high
2430
−4 pts below
Mar 2012 · age 19
Mar 2012 · age 19
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#18
#18 · Greek players · of 3,059
Career timeline
23 entries2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 32 · 2025 3rd FIDE Council
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 31
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 31
Aug 2024
2012
500 career games
at age 19
Oct 2012
58th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2430
Mar 2012
All-time peak 2430
at age 19 · −4 from today
Mar 2012
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
2419 → 2426
Tournaments
4
25 games
Score
14.5/ 2558.0%
9W11D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #286 | 2434 | +0.8 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2493 | +2.1 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/7 | #58 | 2384 | -1.7 |
Round-Robin | May 2025 | 5/9 | #3 | 2467 | +6.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLampros GiannoulakisFM
🇬🇷GRE·2262
+21 −7 =4
32 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSotirios MalikentzosIM
🇬🇷GRE·2436
+2 −6 =18
26 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsEvgenios IoannidisGM
🇬🇷GRE·2473
+7 −10 =3
20 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsNikolaos Gouloutis
🇬🇷GRE·2277
+11 −4 =5
20 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsNikolaos LagopatisCM
🇬🇷GRE·2071
+12 −1 =6
19 games·last met Nov 2022
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Rankings
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Greece
#18
out of 3,641 players
Europe
#792
in continent
World
#1,286
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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