Panopoulos, Ioannis

Ioannis Panopoulos, a 24-year-old Greek player, is rated 2031. He is on a breakout run, having gained +104 Elo over the past 12 months. 79 rated games in the past year (≈58/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Team Friendship Cup N. Strofalis Rounds 6-7, 2026 Team Championship of ESSNA - POA Rounds 6-7, and 2026 Team Friendship Cup N. Strofalis Rounds 1-5. Also played 25 rapid (including Series Open Rapid SO Petralonon Dec 2025 - 3) and 19 blitz events (including 2026 New Year's Eve Chess Marathon Blitz YES to CHESS) recently. He took a 26-month break between Oct 2019 and Jan 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2065 was reached at age 23 (Dec 2025).

At junior level, he reached #40, #38, #35, #6, #9 and #19 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.