In the last list of the top Chess players we published, we ranked the best Finn Chess players. In this post, we’re ranking the ten best Cypriot Chess players from Cyprus from FIDE.
10. Giorgos Ioannou
Full Name: Giorgos Ioannou
Title: None
Born: November 04, 1998
Federation: Cyprus
Ratings
World ranking: 356750
Rapid: Not Rated
Blitz: Not Rated
Classical: 1947
Profiles
Giorgos Ioannou is a dedicated chess player from Cyprus born on 1998. He currently holds an Elo rating of 1947, the highest FIDE rating he has recorded in his chess career. He is one of the top chess players in his country, with the most impressive Elo rating in his chess career.
9. Nicolas Skettos
Full Name: Nicolas Skettos
Title: None
Born: August 04, 1996
Federation: Cyprus
Ratings
World ranking: 27360
Rapid: 1923
Blitz: 1942
Classical: 1972
Profiles
Nicolas Skettos is a self-motivated chess player from Cyprus with an impressive Elo rating of 1972. He is among the best chess players in his country, with remarkable Rapid and Blitz ratings in his chess career.
8. Michalis Florentiades
Full Name: Michalis Florentiades
Title: None
Born: January 01, 1973
Federation: Cyprus
Ratings
World ranking: 27164
Rapid: 2024
Blitz: Not Rated
Classical: 1974
Profiles
Michalis is a famous chess player from Cyprus. He has played a total of 46 games, recording an overall result of Win: 23.9% (11), Loss: 41.3% (19) Draw: 34.8% (16). In the games Michalis played, he recorded a white result of Win: 19% (4), Loss 28.6% (6) Draw: 20% (5) in a total of 21 games. On the other hand, he recorded a black result of Win: 28% (7), Loss: 52% (13), and Draw: 20% (5) in a total of 25 games. Michalis achieved his highest FIDE rating on March 01, 2006, when he was rated 2094.
7. Panikos Savva
Full Name: Panikos Savva
Title: Candidate master
Born: February 01, 1963
Federation: Cyprus
Ratings
World ranking: 22814
Rapid: 2019
Blitz: 1973
Classical: 2014
Profiles
Panikos is a Cyprus chess player who currently holds a master’s in his chess career. He was granted the title in 2006 and participated in 157 chess games in his history. In the games he played, Savva recorded an overall result of Win: 36.3% (57), Loss: 47.1%, and Draw: 16.6% (26). In white results he recorded: Win: 41.8% (33) Loss: 39.2% (31) and Draw: 19% (15) in a total of 79 matches. In addition, Savva recorded a black result of; Win: 30.8% (24) Loss: 55.1% (43) Draw: 14.1% (11) in a total of 78 games. On January 01, 1993, Savva reached his highest Elo rating of 2210.
6. Marina Cherkasova
Full Name: Marina Cherkasova
Title: Women FIDE Master
Born: September 26, 1983
Federation: Cyprus
Ratings
World ranking: 20734
Rapid: 1976
Blitz: Not Rated
Classical: 2034
Profiles
Marina Cherkasova is a female chess player from Cyprus who holds a Female Candidate master title in her chess career. Marina is one of her country’s top-rated female chess players and has played 29 chess games. In the games attempted, she recorded an overall result of Win: 13.8% (4), Loss: 68% (20), and Draw: 17.2% (5). She recorded a white result of: win: 20% (2) Loss: 70% (7) Draw: 10% (1) in 10 games. Marina also recorded a black result of: Win: 10.5% (2) Loss: 68.4% (13) Draw: 21.1% (4) in a total of 19 games. On January 01, 2003, Marina recorded her highest Elo rating when she was rated at 2176.
5. Pavlos Constantinou
Full Name: Pavlos Constantinou
Title: Candidate Master
Born: August 07, 1982
Federation: Cyprus
Ratings
World ranking: 18970
Rapid: 2012
Blitz: 2050
Classical: 2053
Profiles
Pavlos Constantinou is a famous chess player from Cyprus who holds a candidate master title by FIDE in 2014. He is among the top-rated chess players after recording his highest Elo rating of 2601 in October 2001. Pavlos has played a total of 66 chess games and recorded overall results of Win: 24.24% (16), 50% (33), and Draw: 25.76% (17), with a maximum score of 37.12% in his chess career.
4. Paris Klerides
Full Name: Paris Klerides
Title: FIDE Master
Born: January 01, 1970
Federation: Cyprus
Ratings
World ranking: 14891
Rapid: 2175
Blitz: 2301
Classical: 2101
Profiles
Paris Klerides is a high profiled chess player from Cyprus who was awarded a FIDE master title in 2006. He is presently one of the top chess players in his country to achieve a Blitz rating above 2300. In November 2017, Paris reached his highest Elo rating when he earned a rating of 2189.
3. Ioannis Damianou
Full Name: Ioannis Damianou
Title: Candidate Master
Born: March 26, 2003
Federation: Cyprus
Ratings
World ranking: 11038
Rapid: 1966
Blitz: 2158
Classical: 2153
Profiles
Ioannis is a self-motivated chess player from Cyprus who holds a candidate master title in his chess career. He has played a total of 106 games and recorded an overall result of Win: 34.9% (37), Loss: 43.4% (46), and Draw: 21.7% (23). He achieved a white result of 40% (22), Loss: 40%, and Draw: 20% (11) in a total of 55 games. In addition, he achieved a Black result of Win: 29.4% (15), Loss: 47.1% (24), and a Draw: 23.5% in a total of 51 games. On March 01, 2020, Ioannis reached his maximum rating when he achieved a peak rating of 2212.
2. Alexandros Isaakidis
Full Name: Alexandros Isaakidis
Title: None
Born: January 01, 1998
Federation: Cyprus
Ratings
World ranking: 10289
Rapid: 2084
Blitz: 2160
Classical: 2165
Profiles
Alexandros Isaakidis is the second top-rated chess player in Cyprus. He has played a total of 85 chess games and achieved an overall result of Win: 41.2% (35), Loss: 34.1% (29), and Draw: 24.7% (21). He scored a white result of Win: 43.2% (19), Loss 43.2% (19), and Draw 13.6% (6) in a total of 41 games. In addition, he scored a Black result of Win: 39% (16), Loss: 24.4% (10), and Draw: 36.6% (15) in a total of 41 games. On July 01, Alexandros achieved his highest Elo rating when he was rated at 2224.
1. Konstantinos Michaelides
Full Name: Konstantinos Michaelides
Title: FIDE Master
Birth: October 08, 2002
Federation: Cyprus
Ratings
World ranking: 4329
Rapid: 1996
Blitz: 2221
Classical: 2300
Profiles
Konstantinos Michaelides is the top-rated chess player in Cyprus with a FIDE master title. FIDE first awarded him a candidate master title in 2012 before winning a FIDE master title in 2022. He has played 154 chess games, recording an overall result of Win;36.4% (56), Loss: 39% (60), and Draw: 24.7% (38). On January 01, 2022, Konstantinos achieved his maximum rating of 2302, which he currently holds as his standard rating.
That concludes the list of the best Cypriot Chess players. If you like list posts like this, you may also be interested in seeing the ten best Indonesian Chess players or the best Portuguese Chess players.
Sources
- “FIDE Directory: Cyprus.” FIDE. Archived from the original on 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
- “ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΤΕΣ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ” [CHAMPIONS OF CYPRUS]. Cyprus Chess Federation. Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
- “Cyprus, Individual Record.” OlimpBase. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
- “Cyprus Closed Chess Championship 2013”. Chess-Results. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- “Cyprus Closed Chess Championship 2015”. FIDE. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
- “Cyprus Closed Chess Championship 2020”. Chess-Results. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- “Cyprus Closed Chess Championship 2021”. Chess-Results. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- “Cyprus Closed Chess Championship 2022”. Chess-Results. Retrieved 2022-04-17.