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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 10 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 10 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
Rpd2390·Blz2428
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 3,076
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-18
2366 → 2348
Tournaments
7
37 games
Score
21/ 3756.8%
17W12D8L
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·2524
+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·2437
+4 −3 =4
11 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsGeorgios Dimitriou
🇬🇷GRE·1958
+8 −2 =0
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Greece
#39
out of 3,681 players
Europe
#1,781
in continent
World
#2,748
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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