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Tsikalakis, Nikolaos
🇬🇷FIDE 42159199· Male· Greece· Born in 1963
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Nikolaos Tsikalakis, a 63-year-old Greek player, is rated 1485. He is progressing steadily with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Spring tournament EAP May 2026, 2026 Team Championship of ESSDE POA, and 2026 Open The Three Hierarchs by NEP. Also played 1 rapid event (including 20th Open Rapid ESSPEP - Beach Chess 2025) recently. His peak of 1518 was reached at age 63 (Mar 2026).
Current rating
1485
Standard
Rpd1472·Blz—
All-time high
1518
−33 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 63
Mar 2026 · age 63
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#191,403
#191,403 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+71 Elo)
1447 → 1518
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 63
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1518
at age 63 · −33 from today
Mar 2026
2024
81st Greek 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1509
Jul 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 61
Jul 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 61
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+40
1445 → 1485
Tournaments
9
39 games
Score
17/ 3943.6%
16W2D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #28 | 1668 | -21.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/3 | #62 | 991 | -10.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #6 | 2518 | +21.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #25 | 960 | -3.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/2 | #4 | 2439 | +8.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #16 | 1620 | +19.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #3 | 1644 | +42.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #20 | 1495 | -13.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/4 | #22 | 1415 | -2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDimitrios Moutousis
🇬🇷GRE
+6 −2 =0
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsSotirios Tatsiopoulos
🇬🇷GRE·1481
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsNikolaos Galionis
🇬🇷GRE·1459
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsEmmanouil Koutsantonakis
🇬🇷GRE·1870
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsGeorgios Kolliopoulos
🇬🇷GRE·1703
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Greece
#2,592
out of 3,681 players
Europe
#119,526
in continent
World
#191,327
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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