Papaioannou, Ioannis

GM

GRE GRE·Born 1976·FIDE #4201345

2608Classical
2614Rapid
2666Blitz

Statistics

Total705
Wins321
Draws299
Losses85
46%42%12%

Play Style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.1% average
Very consistent (88%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (72% in 76 games)

Play against Papaioannou's Twin

Uses their openings, level & style

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical · 28 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.3%
Middlegame
94.7%
Endgame
96.1%
Clutch Factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
94%
Losing (−2)
91%
Problematic Pieces
47%
7 err
27%
4 err
13%
2 err
13%
2 err
0%
0 err
0%
0 err
Critical Moment
Move 22 avg
0%
1-15
100%
16-25
0%
26-35
0%
36-45
0%
46+
100% of blunders occur after move 16-25 — keep tension until then.
Error Heatmap
3
Few
Many
b3
3 err
a5
2 err
a6
1 err
c3
1 err
d1
1 err
b3/a5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

705 games

Weaknesses

— exploit these

No significant weaknesses detected as white

No significant weaknesses detected as black

Strengths

— avoid these
aswhite90.0%wins
Sicilian: d6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d610 g
aswhite75.0%wins
Benoni — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c512 g
asblack80.0%wins
Caro-Kann: Exchange — 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd510 g
asblack55.6%wins
Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e318 g

Critical Blunders

5 errors
Qa5??vs McShaneOTB · 2025
Qxc3??vs IndjicOTB · 2025
f4??vs KapnisisOTB · 2024
Qxd1??vs PapadopoulosOTB · 2024
Rb3??vs PavlidisOTB · 2024

Recent Games

Draw
Kourkoulos-Arditis, Stamatis(2570)

53rd TCh-GRE 2026 · 10 Jul 2026

½-½
Win
Papasimakopoulos, Alexandros(2353)

53rd TCh-GRE 2026 · 9 Jul 2026

1-0
Draw
Gkoumas, Georgios(2439)

53rd TCh-GRE 2026 · 8 Jul 2026

½-½
Win
Petkidis, Anthony(2420)

53rd TCh-GRE 2026 · 7 Jul 2026

1-0
Draw
Krallis, Christos(2424)

53rd TCh-GRE 2026 · 5 Jul 2026

½-½
Loss
McShane, Luke J(2614)

Round 7: McShane, Luke J ... · 12 Oct 2025

1-0

Endgame Statistics

PRO

Repertoire

PRO
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1a
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g
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
SF18
363 games
51%40%9%
MovegamesPerf%
1.d4Strong
256
71%
1.e4Strong
76
72%
1.Nf3
24
67%
1.c4Strong
6
75%
1.b3Strong
1
100%

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