Vasilios Kotronias
| Vasilios Kotronias | |
|---|---|
 Liverpool, 2008 | |
| Full name | Vasilios Kotronias |
| Country |  Greece |
| Born | August 25, 1964 Athens, Greece |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2417 (July 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2628 (January 2008) |
Vasilios Kotronias (Greek: Βασίλειος Κοτρωνιάς; first name sometimes spelled Vasilios, born 25 August 1964) is a Greek chess grandmaster and chess author.
Kotronias was awarded the titles of International Master in 1986 and Grandmaster in 1990. He is nine-time Greek Champion.[1]
Between 1998 and 2004, he represented Cyprus, but has since switched Federations to become a Greek national player once again.
International tournament record
- 1st 1988 Athens (Acropolis International)
- 1st 1993 Komotini
- 1st 1993 Corfu
- 1st 1994 Gausdal
- 1st 1995 Greek Championship
- 1st 1995 Gausdal
- 1st 1996 Rishon le Zion
- 1st 1998 Panormo[2]
Team events
In team chess, he has participated in many Chess Olympiads since 1984, including eight on top board, with a healthy overall plus score of +55 −27 = 55. In seven appearances at the European Team Chess Championships, all played at board one, he made a score of +19 −13 = 26. At León, in 2001, he earned an individual silver medal for his score of 5½/8.
Notable games
- Peter Heine Nielsen vs Vasilios Kotronias, Hastings 2004, King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System Neo-Classical Line (E98), 0-1
- Vasilios Kotronias vs Nikolaos Skalkotas, 34th Greek Teams Championship 2005, Spanish Game: Closed Variations, Chigorin Defense (C99), 1-0
- Thomas E Rendle vs Vasilios Kotronias, Gibraltar Masters 2005, Bird Opening: From Gambit, Lasker Variation (A02), 0-1
Publications
- Kotronias, Vassilios (2011). The Grandmaster Battle Manual. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-1-906552-52-7.
- (With Andreas Tzermiadianos) Beating the Petroff, Sterling Pub Co Inc, 2005.
- Beating the Flank Openings, Batsford Chess Library, 1998.
- Beating the Caro-Kann, Batsford Chess Library, 1994.
References
- ^ "The Grandmaster Battle Manual". ChessCafe.com. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (1998-11-09). "The Week in Chess 209: Zonal 1.5 Panormo, Crete". London Chess Center. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- German Wiki
- Team record at Olimpbase
External links
- Vasilios Kotronias player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Rating data
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