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Papazahariou, Nikolaos
🇬🇷FIDE 4226801· Male· Greece· Born in 1988
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Nikolaos Papazahariou, a 38-year-old Greek player, is rated 1731. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 18 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Team Championship of ESSNA - C Category and Attica Team Cup Spyros Bikos 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Attica Team Rapid Championship) and 1 blitz events (including New Year Eve Speed Chess Festival by Fysiolatris Blitz) recently. His peak of 1893 was reached at age 26 (Jun 2014).
Current rating
1731
Standard
Rpd1858·Blz1795
All-time high
1893
−162 pts below
Jun 2014 · age 26
Jun 2014 · age 26
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#99,142
#99,142 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+156 Elo)
1632 → 1788
Mar 2024
75th Greek 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1658
Jan 2024
2021
100 career games
at age 33
Dec 2021
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1699 → returned at 1681
Apr 2020
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 27
Jul 2015
Re-crossed 1800
at age 27
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
1725 → 1731
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
7/ 1838.9%
5W4D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/8 | #47 | 1739 | -13.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #77 | 1967 | +19.2 |
Rankings
/
Greece
#1,206
out of 3,681 players
Europe
#70,359
in continent
World
#99,140
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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