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Palaiologou, Apostolos
🇬🇷FIDE 42105595· Male· Greece· Born in 2011
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Apostolos Palaiologou, a 15-year-old Greek player, is rated 2133 — his current career high and ranked 7th among Greek players under 16, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +257 Elo over the past 12 months. 72 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 National Youth Champiosnhips Finals - open U16, 3rd International Open Katerini chess 2026 - A, and 9th International Chess Open Tournament Vardaris 2026 A. Also played 18 rapid (including 19th open National Rapid Championship 2025) and 11 blitz events (including 11th open National Blitz Championship 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #11, #7, #4, #2 and #2 nationally in U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2133
Standard
Rpd2100·Blz2140
All-time high
2133
at best
Jun 2026 · age 15
Jun 2026 · age 15
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
72 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · Greek players under 16 · of 276
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Crossed 2100
at age 15
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2133
at age 15
Jun 2026
11th Greek U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2093
May 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 15
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 14
Dec 2025
7th Greek U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2013
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+257
1876 → 2133
Tournaments
11
74 games
Score
51.5/ 7469.6%
39W25D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2092 | +8.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/7 | #29 | 2210 | +70.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/7 | #2 | 2159 | +40.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #49 | 2097 | +45.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #11 | 1898 | -44.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichail Armaos
🇬🇷GRE·1964
+5 −3 =3
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsStefanos KazantzoglouFM
🇬🇷GRE·2312
+1 −5 =4
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAgapi Tzempelikou
🇬🇷GRE·1841
+6 −0 =3
9 games·last met May 2022
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vsIlias Pitsakis
🇬🇷GRE·2028
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsApostolos Lafkidis
🇬🇷GRE·2125
+4 −4 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Greece
#158
out of 3,681 players
Europe
#9,078
in continent
World
#12,579
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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