Ioannis Papadopoulos (chess player)
| Ioannis Papadopoulos | |
|---|---|
 Ioannis Papadopoulos at the World Junior Chess Championship in 2008 | |
| Country |  Greece |
| Born | April 12, 1988 |
| Title | Grandmaster (2009) |
| Peak rating | 2490 (July 2008) |
Ioannis K. Papadopoulos (born 1988) is a Greek chess player holding the title of Grandmaster. In the year, 2007, the untitled Papadopoulos won the Greek Chess Championship in Igoumenitsa with 7.5/9.0, a full two points ahead of the runner up.[1] He played for Greece's top board at the 2008 Chess Olympiad.[2]
Presently, he is playing for Greek chess club Keraunos Oraiokastrou. Additionally, he played on the first board for them in six out of seven games of the 2012 Alpha Ethniki Qualifying Group, scoring four wins and two draws.
Following his team's qualification to the 2012 Alpha Ethiniki Championship (they achieved 1st place in the 2012 Alpha Ethniki Qualifying Group), he once again played in the first board for them at the 2012 Alpha Ethniki Championship, scoring 2.5/7 points with a Rating Performance of 2411, as Keraunos Oraiokastrou achieved a 5th-place finish in 32 teams, being seeded 8th before the tournament began.
References
- ^ "Greek Chess Championships 2007 New star is born". Chessdom. Archived from the original on 2009-10-31. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- ^ "Papadopoulos, Ioannis". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
External links
- Ioannis Papadopoulos player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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