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Gkonelas, Nikolaos
🇬🇷FIDE 4212150· Male· Greece· Born in 1980
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Nikolaos Gkonelas, a 46-year-old Greek player, is rated 1936. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 11 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3rd International Open Katerini chess 2026 - A, 5th open Farsala CC - 2025 Open Championship of Thessalia, and 13th round robin SS Larisas Dec 2025 - A. He had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2008–2009), 15 months (2010–2012), 13 months (2016–2017) and 17 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2012 was reached at age 27 (Oct 2007).
Current rating
1936
Standard
Rpd1914·Blz1922
All-time high
2012
−76 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 27
Oct 2007 · age 27
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#39,667
#39,667 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
42nd Greek 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1947
Mar 2026
2022
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1949 → returned at 1922
Jun 2022
43rd Greek 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1952
Apr 2022
2021
Best 12-month gain (+39 Elo)
1898 → 1937
Sep 2021
2020
45th Greek 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1922
Aug 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 39
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-30
1966 → 1936
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
16.5/ 2663.5%
13W7D6L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsVasileios Giannopoulos1,861·5th open Farsala CC - 2025 Open Championship of Thessalia·R5·+7.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #31 | 2648 | +7.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #103 | 1797 | -20.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/7 | #2 | 1979 | +8.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #3 | 1958 | +4.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/7 | #9 | 1874 | -10.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKonstantinos Konstantelias
🇬🇷GRE·1945
+2 −11 =9
22 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsPetros TrimitziosFM
🇬🇷GRE·2204
+1 −12 =3
16 games·last met May 2024
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vsAsterios Skodras
🇬🇷GRE·1844
+5 −1 =4
10 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsVasilios Krommidas
🇬🇷GRE·1783
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsApostolos Papapostolou
🇬🇷GRE·2000
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Aug 2020
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Rankings
/
Greece
#500
out of 3,681 players
Europe
#29,297
in continent
World
#39,666
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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