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Antoniou, Rafail

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FIDEFIDE 5904390· Male· Cyprus· Born in 2008

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Rafail Antoniou, a 18-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2305 — just 2 short of his peak of 2307 (Mar 2026, age 18) and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +171 Elo over the past 12 months. 77 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4th International Open Chess Tournament Pafos Cyprus Group A, Cyprus Closed Chess Championship 2026, and Green Monday Close Round Robin Chess Toyrnament 2026. Also played 7 rapid (including SERBIA OPEN 2025 - Rapid) and 12 blitz events (including SERBIA OPEN 2025 - Qualifying blitz 3) recently. He reached #2 nationally in Mar 2026 and has been in top 5 for 20 months and counting.

Awarded FM in 2026 (age 18) and CM in 2024 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.

Current rating

2305

Standard

Rpd2338·Blz2236

All-time high

2307

2 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 18

Activity

63

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

77 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 1%

#235 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,644
National top 5 since Jan 2025

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
20 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
longest streak 17 months · since May 2024
May 2026
Peak national rank: #2
at age 18 · rated 2307
Mar 2026
1st U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 2307
Mar 2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 18
Mar 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 18
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2307
at age 18 · −2 from today
Mar 2026

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Cyprus Youth U18 Chess Tournament 2026
perf 2533 (+284) · 6/6 · #1
Top opponent
vs Kerem ErtenFM 2,372

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Apr 20266.5/9#52314+5.0
Round-Robin
Mar 20267/9#12217-8.4
Round-Robin
Feb 20265/5#12342+16.0
Open Swiss
Jan 20268/9#22302+42.8
Open Swiss
Jan 20266/6#12533+21.2
Round-Robin
Nov 20255.5/8#112200+37.2
Open Swiss
Oct 20254.5/9#442267+66.4
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/7#602039-48.4
Worst Elo result: 7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championship (-48.4 Elo, finished #60).

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Rankings

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Cyprus
#2
out of 135 players
Europe
#2,598
in continent
World
#3,930
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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8
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Europe
1
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7
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2598🇨🇾Antoniou, Rafail2,305
World
1
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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10
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