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Antoniou, Rafail
FM🇨🇾FIDE 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
Mar 2026 · age 18
Activity
63
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
77 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#235 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,644
National top 5 since Jan 2025
National top 5 since Jan 2025
Career timeline
19 entries2026
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
Top opponent
Evolution
+171
2134 → 2305
Tournaments
10
77 games
Score
56/ 7772.7%
50W12D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsNikolaos SirigosFM2,041·7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championship·R7·-24.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2314 | +5.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 2217 | -8.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2342 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 8/9 | #2 | 2302 | +42.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/6 | #1 | 2533 | +21.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 5.5/8 | #11 | 2200 | +37.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #44 | 2267 | +66.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #60 | 2039 | -48.4 |
Worst Elo result: 7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championship (-48.4 Elo, finished #60).
Most-Played Opponents
vsKonstantinos MichaelidesFM
🇨🇾CYP·2243
+8 −14 =2
24 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAlexandros IsaakidisFM
🇨🇾CYP·2252
+6 −15 =2
23 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsVasilis Theocharous
🇨🇾CYP·1851
+16 −3 =3
22 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAhmet Pasa
🇹🇷TUR·2044
+5 −10 =4
19 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDaniil Daniil
🇨🇾CYP·1893
+16 −1 =2
19 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
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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