GMIoannis Nikolaidis
GRE · FIDE ID 4202139 · 88 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2453
#12 in GRE (active)
Rapid
2535
#6 in GRE (active)
Blitz
2513
#7 in GRE (active)
Score
56%
22 W · 55 D · 11 L
Opp. avg
2390
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-07-10
53rd Greek Team Championship 2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 79% of games (scores 58%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 13 of 25 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 58%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 16 of 18 games (Indian Defense), scoring 47%.
- Weak spot: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation as Black, only 33% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 33% against higher-rated players, 63% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 63% of games end in a draw.
Based on 88 over-the-board games (15 classical). 38 with White (59%), 50 with Black (54%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 30 | 58% |
| 1.Nf3 | 5 | 70% |
| 1.e4 | 2 | 50% |
| 1.c4 | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation | 2 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Karpov System | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Alekhine System | 2 | 50% |
| East Indian Defense | 2 | 25% |
| Slav Defense: Schlechter Variation | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (25 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 13 | 58% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 9 | 50% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 3 | 67% |
Against 1.d4 (18 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 16 | 47% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation | 3 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation | 3 | 33% |
| Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 2 | 0% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 2 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | Georgios Ketzetzis (2277) 53rd Greek Team Championship 2026 | W |
| 2026-07-08 | Atanas Dimitrov (2245) 53rd Greek Team Championship 2026 | ½ |
| 2026-07-07 | Stefanos Kazantzoglou (2345) 53rd Greek Team Championship 2026 | W |
| 2026-07-06 | Georgios Gkoumas (2439) 53rd Greek Team Championship 2026 | ½ |
| 2025-12-02 | Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis (2592) Greek National Chess Championships 2025 | Open | ½ |
| 2025-12-02 | Dimitris Alexakis (2544) Greek National Chess Championships 2025 | Open | L |
| 2025-12-02 | Evgenios Ioannidis (2480) Greek National Chess Championships 2025 | Open | ½ |
| 2025-12-02 | Konstantinos Tsarsitalidis (2223) Greek National Chess Championships 2025 | Open | ½ |
| 2025-12-02 | Antonios Kalogridis (2409) Greek National Chess Championships 2025 | Open | L |
| 2025-12-02 | Christos Krallis (2416) Greek National Chess Championships 2025 | Open | ½ |
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