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Markides, Markellos
🇨🇾FIDE 5903521· Male· Cyprus· Born in 1976
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Markellos Markides, a 50-year-old player, is rated 1599. He is progressing steadily with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Green Monday Close Round Robin Chess Toyrnament 2026, Cyprus Open Chess Championship 2026, and Cyprus Adult Closed Chess Tournament (Summer 2025) 5-7. He took a 13-month break between Jan 2016 and Mar 2017. His peak of 1634 was reached at age 48 (Apr 2024); he also reached #34 nationally in Oct 2016.
Current rating
1599
Standard
Rpd1684·Blz—
All-time high
1634
−35 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 48
Apr 2024 · age 48
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#147,408
#147,408 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 50
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+264 Elo)
1370 → 1634
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1634
at age 48 · −35 from today
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 48
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 48
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 48
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+34
1565 → 1599
Tournaments
4
17 games
Score
8.5/ 1750.0%
6W5D6L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsKonstantinos Karathymios1,757·Cyprus Adult Closed Chess Tournament (Summer 2025) 5-7·R6·+14.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsChristoforos Zacharopoullos1,487·Cyprus Adult Closed Chess Tournament (Summer 2025) 1-4·R4·-12.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 1822 | +23.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/1 | #67 | 2201 | -4.2 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 1/3 | #5 | 1860 | +11.8 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 1.5/4 | #5 | 1619 | +4.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKonstantinos Karathymios
🇨🇾CYP·1769
+3 −5 =5
13 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsAndreas Georgiou
🇨🇾CYP·1728
+2 −9 =2
13 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsPambos Zacharoplastis
🇨🇾CYP·1557
+4 −4 =2
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsKosmas Karagiannis
🇬🇷GRE·1885
+0 −9 =1
10 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsKypros Evangelides
🇨🇾CYP·1729
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2019
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Rankings
/
Cyprus
#62
out of 136 players
Europe
#98,538
in continent
World
#147,395
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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