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Ntaifas, Ioannis
🇬🇷FIDE 4210883· Male· Greece· Born in 1964
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Ioannis Ntaifas, a 62-year-old Greek player, is rated 1856. He is progressing steadily with +58 Elo over the past 12 months. 104 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 27th Open Tournament 2026 by PAO Chess Club, 2026 Team Championship of ESSNA - POA Rounds 6-7, and 36th open SO Peristeriou. He had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2007–2008), 12 months (2011–2012), 19 months (2012–2014) and 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2164 was reached at age 40 (Jul 2004).
Current rating
1856
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2164
−308 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 40
Jul 2004 · age 40
Activity
71
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
88 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#59,748
#59,748 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
34th Greek 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1856
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+135 Elo)
1645 → 1780
Aug 2024
2020
62nd Greek 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1767
May 2020
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1767 → returned at 1708
Jun 2019
500 career games
at age 55
Feb 2019
2015
62nd Greek 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1893
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+73
1783 → 1856
Tournaments
15
99 games
Score
56/ 9956.6%
50W20D29L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTheodoros Matthaiou1,731·28th Chess Open Heraklion Attikis - ATHENS CHALLENGE 2026 - A·R9·-13.5
2.[L]vsOurania Fanouria Karanasou1,745·28th Chess Open Heraklion Attikis - ATHENS CHALLENGE 2026 - A·R7·-13.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/3 | #2 | 2425 | +16.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #9 | 1733 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #31 | 1937 | +16.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #137 | 1401 | -1.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/5 | #2 | 2416 | +3.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2046 | +22.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #12 | 2033 | +24.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/6 | #21 | 1730 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #7 | 1940 | +31.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/7 | #5 | 1723 | +0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDimitrios Delithanasis
🇬🇷GRE·1886
+3 −11 =6
20 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDimitrios Vazelakis
🇬🇷GRE·1912
+1 −6 =9
16 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsTheodoros Sideris
🇬🇷GRE·1954
+4 −7 =2
13 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsZbigniew Sienczewski
🇵🇱POL·1901
+0 −6 =7
13 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsKonstantinos Ignatiadis
🇬🇷GRE·1948
+2 −6 =3
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Greece
#737
out of 3,681 players
Europe
#43,755
in continent
World
#59,747
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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