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Tsaknakis, Zisis
FM🇬🇷FIDE 4259963· Male· Greece· Born in 1999
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Zisis Tsaknakis, a 27-year-old Greek FIDE Master, is rated 2292 and sitting in the top 2% of Greek players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 53 Elo over the past 12 months. 92 rated games in the past year (≈63/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, 3rd International Open Katerini chess 2026 - A, and 2026 Team Championship of ESSTH-CHALK - POA play off - play out. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool C) recently. His peak of 2355 was reached at age 26 (Aug 2025); he also reached Greek #33 in Apr 2025.
Awarded FM in 2022 (age 23). Earned a IM norm at 25th Open Intl Tnmt of Kavala -A group 2016. At junior level, he reached World #93 in U16 and #6, #8, #11 and #25 nationally in U20, U18, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2292
Standard
Rpd2192·Blz2180
All-time high
2355
−63 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 26
Aug 2025 · age 26
Activity
82
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
92 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#60 · Greek players · of 3,059
Career timeline
27 entries2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 26
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2355
at age 26 · −63 from today
Aug 2025
Peak Greek rank: #33
at age 26 · rated 2345
Apr 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 26
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 25
Aug 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 24
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-41
2333 → 2292
Tournaments
13
89 games
Score
55/ 8961.8%
36W38D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/10 | #288 | 2263 | -28.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/7 | #25 | 2224 | -11.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #2 | 2890 | +14.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/7 | #7 | 2267 | -5.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #1 | 2450 | +10.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #10 | 2268 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #6 | 2282 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 2342 | +9.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #309 | 2401 | +20.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #4 | 2312 | +3.0 |
Worst Elo result: 7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championship (-50.6 Elo, finished #23).
Most-Played Opponents
vsLampros GiannoulakisFM
🇬🇷GRE·2262
+7 −9 =6
22 games·last met Dec 2026
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vsAthanasios-panagiotis Ballas
🇬🇷GRE·2173
+8 −2 =7
17 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsNikolaos GalopoulosIM
🇬🇷GRE·2426
+3 −10 =2
15 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsOdyseas Kesidis
🇬🇷GRE·2206
+6 −3 =5
14 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNikolaos-Panagiotis GalanisCM
🇬🇷GRE·2005
+9 −1 =2
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Greece
#60
out of 3,641 players
Europe
#2,903
in continent
World
#4,350
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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