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Nicolaou, Rafaella
🇨🇾FIDE 5911931· Female· Cyprus· Born in 2016
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Rafaella Nicolaou, a 10-year-old player, is rated 1420. She has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4th International Open Chess Tournament Pafos Cyprus Group B, Cyprus Open Chess Championship 2026, and Cyprus Youth U10 Chess Tournament 2026. Also played 3 rapid events (including Cyprus Clubs Chess Championship 2025) recently. Her peak of 1519 was reached at age 10 (Feb 2026, #72 nationally at the time).
At junior level, she reached #1 and #1 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
1420
Standard
Rpd1451·Blz—
All-time high
1519
−99 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 10
Feb 2026 · age 10
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#213,103
#213,103 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Peak national rank: #72
at age 10 · rated 1519
Feb 2026
1st U10 player nationally
at age 10 · rated 1519
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+54 Elo)
1465 → 1519
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 10
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1519
at age 10 · −99 from today
Feb 2026
2024
1st U8 player nationally
at age 8 · rated 1413
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
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Tournaments
5
37 games
Score
12/ 3732.4%
10W4D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/4 | #77 | 2438 | -43.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #73 | 1598 | -56.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #6 | 1405 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/6 | #113 | 1093 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | #57 | 1182 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Cyprus
#103
out of 136 players
Europe
#127,777
in continent
World
#212,701
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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