| Nico Georgiadis | |
|---|---|
 Nico Georgiadis, 2017 | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Born | 22 January 1996 (age 27) Bülach, Switzerland |
| Title | Grandmaster (2017) |
| FIDE rating | 2566 (July 2023) |
| Peak rating | 2578 (June 2022) |
Nico Georgiadis (born 22 January 1996) is a Swiss chess player of Greek descent. He holds the title of Grandmaster, which FIDE awarded him in 2017.
Born in Bülach, Georgiadis earned his international master title in 2013 and his grandmaster title in 2017. [1]
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