What is Hristos Banikas's FIDE rating?

Hristos Banikas's FIDE rating is 2543 standard, 2606 rapid, 2601 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Hristos Banikas's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Hristos Banikas played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 1,910 over-the-board games by Hristos Banikas (1,670 classical, 90 rapid, 150 blitz), with 44% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Hristos Banikas's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Hristos Banikas?

Open Hristos Banikas's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Hristos Banikas's style, before facing them.

Hristos Banikas

TitleGrandmasterFederationGreeceBorn1978FIDE ID4202031

Classical2543

Rapid2606

Blitz2601

Games1,910

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost44 / 43 / 13

Peak2646Jul 2014

Rating history

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Classical2543Rapid2606Blitz2601no games played

Accuracy by phase

96.9%Opening95.1%Middlegame96.3%Endgame

Clutch factor

Insufficient data

Play style

Elite accuracy: 94.8% average

High resilience (69%): Dangerous even when losing

Solid conversion: 90%

Very consistent (91%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 as

(81% in 96 games)

Recent games

Kazantzoglou, Stefanos(2345)

53rd Greek Team Championship 202... · 10 Jul 2026

1–0

Krallis, Christos(2424)

53rd Greek Team Championship 202... · 9 Jul 2026

½–½

Kourkoulos-Arditis, Stamatis(2570)

53rd Greek Team Championship 202... · 8 Jul 2026

½–½

Tsaknakis, Zisis(2292)

53rd Greek Team Championship 202... · 6 Jul 2026

½–½

Kelires, Andreas(2533)

53rd Greek Team Championship 202... · 4 Jul 2026

½–½

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Openings

956 games as White · scores 70.6%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Benko Gambit1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b519 games, last played 8 years ago84.2%wins

Benoni1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 c535 games, last played 3 years ago80.0%wins

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1,910 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 70.6%

A00–A041321y

60%34%

75.8%+5.2 pts

D30–D371144m

44%46%10

66.7%−3.9 pts

A10–A30964m

68%27%

81.3%+10.6 pts

D10–D45943y

43%44%13

64.4%−6.2 pts

E60–E70901y

48%41%11

68.3%—

A45–E11851y

51%44%

72.4%—

A40–D02831y

48%41%11

68.7%—

E12–E15664y

36%59%

65.9%−4.7 pts

Mistakes

Problematic pieces

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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

86 endgames (53.1%) · force Opposite-Color Bishops (17%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

53.1%

86 / 162

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Opposite-Color Bishops: only 17% win rate (6 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

1,910 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

956 games50%W40%D10%L

956games in this linewon 50%, drew 40%, lost 10%

Move

1. d4

6894m

47%43%10

68%

1. ♞f3

1291y

60%33%

76%

1. c4

964m

68%27%

81%

1. e4

394m

44%51%

69%

1. ♞c3

218y

100%

50%

1. g3

1Dec 1998

100%

Scouting report: Hristos Banikas (GM, GRE)

Hristos Banikas

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