Kyriaki Kalyva
GRE · FIDE ID 4271181 · 59 tournament games since 2021
Standard
1966
#423 in GRE (active)
Rapid
1839
#637 in GRE (active)
Blitz
1918
#410 in GRE (active)
Score
54%
23 W · 18 D · 18 L
Opp. avg
1900
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-07-15
49th Ikaros International Chess Tournament 2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 93% of games (scores 63%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 14 of 17 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 54%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 3 of 5 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 33%.
- Weak spot: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack as Black, only 17% in 3 games.
- Comfort zone: King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Normal Attack as White, 100% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 35% against higher-rated players, 74% against lower-rated.
Based on 59 over-the-board games (5 classical). 30 with White (60%), 29 with Black (48%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 28 | 63% |
| 1.Nf3 | 2 | 25% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rapport-Jobava System | 6 | 58% |
| King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Normal Attack | 3 | 100% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 2 | 75% |
| East Indian Defense | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (17 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 14 | 54% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 3 | 67% |
Against 1.d4 (5 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 33% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 2 | 25% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Kalashnikov Variation | 4 | 63% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 3 | 17% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | 2 | 25% |
| Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | Stefanos Chairopoulos (1881) 49th Ikaros International Chess Tournament 2026 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-07-14 | Lambros Christou (1795) 49th Ikaros International Chess Tournament 2026 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-07-13 | M Paul Townsend (2151) 49th Ikaros International Chess Tournament 2026 · classical | L |
| 2026-07-13 | Filippos Oikonomopoulos (2258) 49th Ikaros International Chess Tournament 2026 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-07-12 | Harriet V Hunt (2299) 49th Ikaros International Chess Tournament 2026 · classical | W |
| 2026-07-10 | Anastasia Avramidou (2323) 53rd Greek Team Championship 2026 | ½ |
| 2026-07-08 | Asimenia Chatzipanagiotou (1810) 53rd Greek Team Championship 2026 | ½ |
| 2026-07-07 | Antonia Christodoulaki (2122) 53rd Greek Team Championship 2026 | ½ |
| 2026-07-06 | Maria Kratimenou (1792) 53rd Greek Team Championship 2026 | W |
| 2025-12-11 | Maria Tsakona (2102) Greek National Chess Championships 2025 | Women | L |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.