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Papasimakopoulos, Alexandros
IM🇬🇷FIDE 4244125· Male· Greece· Born in 1996
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Alexandros Papasimakopoulos, a 30-year-old Greek International Master, is rated 2348 and ranked 39th among Greek players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2348 and 2387 over the past 2 years. 35 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Reykjavik Open 2026, and 2026 Team Championship of ESSNA - POA Rounds 6-7. Also played 9 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 9 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2416 was reached at age 27 (Oct 2023, Greek #19 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 29), FM in 2022 (age 26), and CM in 2021 (age 25). At junior level, he reached #4, #2, #7 and #10 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2348
Standard
Rpd2383·Blz2439
All-time high
2416
−68 pts below
Oct 2023 · age 27
Oct 2023 · age 27
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#39
#39 · Greek players · of 3,059
Career timeline
23 entries2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 29 · 2025 1st FIDE Council
Apr 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 28
Jan 2024
2023
Peak Greek rank: #19
at age 27 · rated 2416
Nov 2023
All-time peak 2416
at age 27 · −68 from today
Oct 2023
Crossed 2400
at age 27
May 2023
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 27
May 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-18
2366 → 2348
Tournaments
7
35 games
Score
21/ 3560.0%
15W12D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #707 | 2206 | -10.3 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/8 | #121 | 2403 | +6.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #94 | 2043 | -8.3 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #67 | 2206 | -9.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #13 | 2463 | +7.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #237 | 2869 | +1.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDimitris AlexakisGM
🇬🇷GRE·2538
+9 −9 =3
21 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsHristos AlexiadisIM
🇬🇷GRE·2373
+6 −4 =3
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsStamatis Kourkoulos-ArditisGM
🇬🇷GRE·2570
+7 −3 =1
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsSotirios MalikentzosIM
🇬🇷GRE·2436
+4 −3 =4
11 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsGeorgios Dimitriou
🇬🇷GRE·1946
+8 −2 =0
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Greece
#39
out of 3,641 players
Europe
#1,772
in continent
World
#2,758
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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