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Dimitris Alexakis
Photo: Biel International Chess Festival
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Dimitris Alexakis

GreeceBorn 2003 (age 23)FIDE ID 4277023

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2491
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2513
Luft

Flair

Dimitris Alexakis's classical flairs

0 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • UnderdogRegularly beats players rated 50+ higher
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games over the last 12 months
  • RisingAged 18 or under, Luft rating up 40+ over the last 12 months
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 90+: converting, saving and not throwing endgames
  • TacticianTactics 90+: sharp, tactical games they made sharp
  • LightningTop 20 at speed chess (mostly blitz, some rapid)
  • Hot StreakAt least 6 points from 7 straight games against strong opposition
  • SignatureSticks to one defence with black far more than most
  • ChameleonPlays a wide range of defences with black
  • WildcardBrilliant one event, off the next: hard to predict
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events
  • FighterRarely draws, and wins far more than they lose
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events

No classical flair in the last year yet.

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 72Positional 75Endgame 72Openings 72Composure 68Defence 80Speed 71Consistency 65

Luft classical rating

2491No. 295

From 25 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2427 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2427 level, blended with their FIDE rating−19
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−1
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity25 classical games in top events−2

Openings

Their most-played, from 35 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense863%
Ruy Lopez650%
Caro-Kann Defense1100%
Four Knights Game150%
Petrov's Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 8 games, won 4, drew 2, lost 2 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation275%
Modern Variations1100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
Kan Variation1100%
Godiva Variation150%
Taimanov Variation10%
Prins Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 6 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense350%
Berlin Defense1100%
Open150%
Closed10%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%

Four Knights Game

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Spanish Variation150%

Petrov's Defense

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 9 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 6 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation413%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack333%
Closed10%
Accelerated Dragon10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
St. Petersburg Variation1100%
Kmoch Variation150%

Bogo-Indian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 0, lost 2 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Grünfeld Variation20%

Indian Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Pseudo-Benko1100%

Benoni Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 202631 Oct 2026=32nd−8−8
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266/9+3+6
59th Biel International Chess Festival 202623 Jul 20261½/3−1−1
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=24th+6+11
2026 Saint Louis Masters1 Mar 20263/8−12−6

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Alonso Rosell4 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20242562
GMM. Muradli5 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20242555
IMB. Bilovil27 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters2446
IMS. Ghimpu9 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262443
IMF. Baenziger23 Jul 2026 · 59th Biel International Chess Festival 20262435

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. ErigaisiLast 20 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20252011
GMA. Alonso RosellLast 4 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20241100
GMK. AlekseenkoLast 4 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20241001
GMM. MuradliLast 5 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20241100
GMD. FernandezLast 6 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20241001

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How attributes are calculated

From their games in top events over the last 12 months, each judged against the opponent's rating

  • TacticsHow well they score in sharp games they chose to make sharp.
  • PositionalHow well they score in quiet, manoeuvring games they steered.
  • EndgameHow they do in endgames against what the position promised when it began: converting a winning one earns a little, saving a losing one earns a lot, and throwing a winning one costs a lot.
  • OpeningsThe engine's verdict on their position around moves 15 to 20, against what's normal for that colour, as the score it points to. Over the last 4 years, with older games counting less.
  • ComposureHow well they score under pressure: the game straight after a loss, and the last 3 games of an event while they can still win it. Over the last 4 years.
  • DefenceHow they do in games where they were 0.8 pawns or more worse after move 18, against what that position usually scores: holding the draw earns, turning it around earns more, and losing costs a little.
  • SpeedTheir Luft rapid and blitz ratings. With neither, an estimate a little below their classical level.
  • ConsistencyTheir Luft rating, less their off days: tournaments (5+ games each) over the last 4 years where they played 50+ below it. Anything better never counts against them.

  • "How well they score" is a performance rating: the opponent's rating, plus 400 for a win and minus 400 for a loss, averaged. So it's always judged against who they played.

    The score out of 100: 80 is a 2600 level, and each 13 rating points adds one, so 2860 and up is 100.

    Fair to everyone: with only a few games of a kind, the result leans towards their overall Luft rating. Strengths and weaknesses are measured against their overall level and compared with the top 100, so a specialist's best side stands out. A little recent form is added to all but Speed.