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Stavroula Tsolakidou
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Stavroula Tsolakidou

GreeceBorn 2000 (age 26)FIDE ID 4264312

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2439
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2452
Luft

Flair

Stavroula Tsolakidou's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Lightning#7 woman at speed chess (blitz 2413, rapid 2419)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Lightning

Trophy cabinet

Stavroula Tsolakidou's classical titles

2 classical titles, 2 medals, newest first

  • Greek Championship 20261st · ½/1 · Perf. 2330
  • European Women's Team Championship 2023Bronze, board 1 · Greece
  • European Women's Team Championship 2017Bronze, board 2 · Greece
  • Greek Championship 20161st
  • Greek Championship×2

Attributes

Tactics 75Positional 70Endgame 62Openings 74Composure 63Defence 76Speed 66Consistency 63

Luft classical rating

2439No. 364

From 34 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2382 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2382 level, blended with their FIDE rating−16
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+8
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−6
Activity34 classical games in top events+1

Openings

Their most-played, from 94 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense967%
English Opening956%
Italian Game633%
Caro-Kann Defense580%
French Defense560%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 9 games, won 5, drew 2, lost 2 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation383%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack367%
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1100%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Taimanov Variation10%

English Opening

With White: 9 games, won 2, drew 6, lost 1 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense550%
King's English Variation367%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%

Italian Game

With White: 6 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 2 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo425%
Two Knights Defense150%
Classical Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 5 games, won 3, drew 2, lost 0 · 80%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation580%

French Defense

With White: 5 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 1 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation275%
Steinitz Variation250%
Hecht-Reefschläger Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 11 games, won 1, drew 7, lost 3 · 41%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack425%
Moscow Variation350%
Najdorf Variation275%
Alapin Variation150%
O'Kelly Variation10%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 10 games, won 3, drew 4, lost 3 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation743%
Exchange Variation1100%
Fianchetto Variation150%
Petrosian Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 0 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense463%
Open150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Invitation Declined1100%
Paris Defense150%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense275%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20265/7−10
Greek Championship 202611 Oct 2026½/1−2−1
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266½/9+10+10
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=7th+1+3
Italian Team Championship 202625 Apr 20261/1+4+4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMH. Koneru5 Nov 2024 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/252530
GMR. Vaishali15 Aug 2024 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/252506
IMP. Shuvalova15 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252492
GMN. Batsiashvili25 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20232475
WFMA. Hnatyshyn24 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262463

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GME. PaehtzLast 15 Mar 2025 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/255230
GMN. DzagnidzeLast 25 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20265023
GMH. DronavalliLast 11 Mar 2026 · IV International Chess Championship Uzbekistan5050
GMA. MuzychukLast 19 Mar 2025 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/254022
IMO. BadelkaLast 22 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20254130

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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.