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Karapappas, Nikolaos
🇬🇷FIDE 4235380· Male· Greece· Born in 1969
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Nikolaos Karapappas, a 57-year-old Greek player, is rated 1488. He returned to competition in August 2020. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Team Friendship Cup N. Strofalis Rounds 1-5, 195th Open SO Ampelokipon Jan 2026, and 7th Stamatopoulos Open 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017), 26 months (2018–2020) and 18 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1609 was reached at age 55 (Dec 2024).
Current rating
1488
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1609
−121 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 55
Dec 2024 · age 55
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#190,303
#190,303 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+597 Elo)
1012 → 1609
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 55
Dec 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 55
Dec 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 55
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1609
at age 55 · −121 from today
Dec 2024
Return after 18-month break
back at 1609
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+476
1012 → 1488
Tournaments
5
29 games
Score
6/ 2920.7%
6W1D22L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/7 | #60 | 824 | -90.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #102 | — | +14.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #31 | 1788 | +3.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/5 | #37 | 1320 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/4 | #45 | 758 | 0.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFragkiskos Panaidis
🇬🇷GRE·1437
+1 −16 =3
20 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsAristotelis Kazantzoglou
🇬🇷GRE·1438
+5 −10 =2
17 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNikolaos Dalpis
🇬🇷GRE·1492
+4 −11 =2
17 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsKonstantinos Karatzanos
🇬🇷GRE·1593
+2 −8 =4
14 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsDimitrios Ntovas
🇬🇷GRE·1441
+2 −10 =0
12 games·last met May 2023
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Rankings
/
Greece
#2,565
out of 3,681 players
Europe
#118,363
in continent
World
#189,102
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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