Scouting report: Ioannis Nikolaidis (GM, GRE)

1,825 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,795 classical, 21 rapid, 9 blitz): 44% wins, 44% draws, 12% losses. FIDE rating 2453 standard, 2535 rapid, 2513 blitz. 161 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.04 blunders per game.

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Ioannis Nikolaidis

GM

Greeceborn 1971FIDE ID 4202139

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2420
2460
2500
2540
2508 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2535
2513
2453
2570peak, Aug 2013
1,825games
803wins, 44%
810draws, 44%
212losses, 12%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.4% average
High resilience (62%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 87%
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 as ♔ (79% in 92 games)

Play against Nikolaidis's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,825 games

Openings

1,825 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
English: Anglo-Indian1.c4 ♞f6 2.♞c3 g613 games, last played 12 years ago84.6%wins
Benko Gambit1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b518 games, last played 9 months ago72.2%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 161 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.0%
Middlegame
94.4%
Endgame
95.9%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
28%
28 err
17%
17 err
16%
16 err
14%
14 err
13%
13 err
12%
12 err
Critical moment
Move 36 avg
0%
1-15
17%
16-25
33%
26-35
33%
36-45
17%
46+
33% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
7
7
Few
Many
e5
7
f5
7
d5
4
d8
4
a3
3
e5/f5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#17
♞a3?? vs Alexakis
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#39
♛d7?? vs Ioannidis
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#41
♚b2?? vs Tzagarakis
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#30
♛b1?? vs Kouskoutis
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#63
♚g7?? vs Risteski
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#44
♞g5?? vs Loutragotis
Endgame · OTB · 2024

Recent games

Ketzetzis, Georgios(2277)

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

1–0
Dimitrov, Atanas(2245)

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

½–½
Kazantzoglou, Stefanos(2345)

53rd Greek Team Championship 202... · 7 Jul 2026

1–0
Gkoumas, Georgios(2439)

53rd Greek Team Championship 202... · 5 Jul 2026

½–½
Kourkoulos-Arditis, Stamatis(2592)

Greek National Chess Championshi... · 11 Dec 2025

½–½
Alexakis, Dimitris(2544)

Greek National Chess Championshi... · 10 Dec 2025

0–1

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

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1,825 games in scope
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889 games48%W44%D8%L
Move
1. d4
5462m
47%46%
70%
1. ♞f3
1469m
48%44%
70%
1. e4
992y
42%47%
66%
1. c4
921y
66%26%
79%
1. g3
59y
2060%20
50%
1. b3
1Dec 2000
100%
100%

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