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Sandalakis, Nikolaos
CM🇬🇷FIDE 4222890· Male· Greece· Born in 1994
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Nikolaos Sandalakis, a 32-year-old Greek Candidate Master, is rated 2231 — just 20 short of his peak of 2251 (May 2022, age 28) and sitting in the top 3% of Greek players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 8 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 40th European Club Cup (open), 37th Heraklion Open 2025 A, and 2025 National Team Champiosnhip A Category. He reached Greek #71 in May 2017.
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 29). At junior level, he reached #9, #14, #13 and #8 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2231
Standard
Rpd2106·Blz2105
All-time high
2251
−20 pts below
May 2022 · age 28
May 2022 · age 28
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#86 · Greek players · of 3,059
Career timeline
17 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 31
Oct 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 29
Dec 2023
CM title awardedCM
at age 29
Jan 2023
2022
All-time peak 2251
at age 28 · −20 from today
May 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 25
Aug 2019
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2221 → returned at 2226
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
2248 → 2231
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
13.5/ 2261.4%
12W3D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #103 | 2349 | +24.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7.5/8 | #1 | 2183 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/7 | #319 | 1959 | -52.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKonstantinos AnagnostopoulosFM
🇬🇷GRE·2298
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met May 2022
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vsGeorgios MilonakisCM
🇬🇷GRE·2210
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsSevastianos Papadogiannis
🇬🇷GRE·2251
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Dec 2011
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vsTimotheos LirindzakisIM
🇬🇷GRE·2103
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsSpyridon Naoum
🇬🇷GRE·2342
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2022
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Rankings
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Greece
#86
out of 3,641 players
Europe
#4,581
in continent
World
#6,650
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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