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Theodorou, Nikolas
GM🇬🇷FIDE 4262875· Male· Greece· Born in 2000
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Nikolas Theodorou, a 26-year-old Greek Grandmaster, is rated 2634 — just 22 short of his peak of 2656 (Nov 2025, age 25) and ranked 1st among Greek players, and 96th worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 87 rated games in the past year (≈64/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Februar 2026, 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic, and FIDE World Cup 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #60 in Nov 2025 and has been Greek #1 for 16 months and counting.
Awarded GM in 2021 (age 21) and IM in 2016 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #14 in U20, World #12 in U18, World #8 in U16, World #19 in U14, World #16 in U12 and World #53 in U10.
Current rating
2634
Standard
Rpd2600·Blz2555
All-time high
2656
−22 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 25
Nov 2025 · age 25
Activity
83
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Greek players · of 3,076
#1 nationally since Aug 2025
#1 nationally since Aug 2025
Career timeline
24 entries2026
16 months in National #1 (ongoing)
since Dec 2023
Jun 2026
2025
Peak World rank: #60
at age 25 · rated 2656
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2656
at age 25 · −21 from today
Nov 2025
Crossed 2650
at age 25
Oct 2025
1,000 career games
at age 25
Jul 2025
2023
Peak Greek rank: #1
at age 23 · rated 2626
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
2625 → 2634
Tournaments
12
66 games
Score
32/ 6648.5%
13W38D15L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNodirbek AbdusattorovGM2,777·The III International Chess Tournament UzChess Cup MASTERS·R8·+6.9
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMukhiddin MadaminovGM2,586·The III International Chess Tournament UzChess Cup MASTERS·R2·-5.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jun 2026 | 3/9 | #10 | 2586 | -6.3 |
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #98 | 2548 | -1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #141 | 2479 | -4.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #125 | 1877 | -9.3 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #7 | 2630 | -3.5 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 1.5/4 | R128 | 2589 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #36 | 2683 | +3.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2844 | +5.1 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/11 | #39 | 2697 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #21 | 2589 | -7.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVaruzhan AkobianGM
🇺🇸USA·2553
+6 −4 =10
20 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsIllya NyzhnykGM
🇺🇦UKR·2527
+1 −3 =10
14 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsAram HakobyanGM
🇦🇲ARM·2635
+2 −2 =9
13 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsGrigoriy OparinGM
🇺🇸USA·2643
+1 −4 =7
12 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsAkshat ChandraGM
🇺🇸USA·2463
+3 −4 =5
12 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings
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Greece
#1
out of 3,681 players
Europe
#44
in continent
World
#96
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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