Andreas Kelires Explained

Andreas Kelires
Birth Place:	Nicosia, Cyprus
Grandmaster (2016)
Peakrating:	2543 (December 2021)
Fideid:	5900727

Andreas Kelires (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αντρέας Κελίρης; born 1 July 1999) is a Greek-Cypriot chess grandmaster. He is a two-time Cypriot Chess Champion.

Chess career

Born in 1999, Kelires won the Cypriot Chess Championship in 2013 and 2014.^[1] He earned his international master title in 2015^[2] and his grandmaster title in 2016.^[3] He transferred to Greece in 2016. He is the No. 8 ranked Greek player as of February 2018.^[4] In March 2018, he competed in the European Individual Chess Championship. He placed one-hundred-and-thirty-seventh,^[5] scoring 5½/11 (+5–5=1).^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Για Δεύτερη Συνεχόμενη Χρονιά Πρωταθλητής Κύπρου ο Αντρέας Κελίρης. Andreas Kelires Cyprus Champion for the second consecutive year. el . Cyprus Chess Federation . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150813225214/http://chesscy.com/?page_id=254 . 13 August 2015 . 13 April 2014. Staff writer(s).
2. http://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=5900727&title=IM&pb=41 4th quarter Presidential Board Meeting, 7-10 November 2014, Sochi, RUS
3. http://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=5900727&title=GM&pb=46 87th FIDE Congress 2016, 1-14 September, Baku, Azerbaijan
4. Web site: Federations Ranking - Greece. Staff writer(s). FIDE. February 2018. 2018-02-23. 2018-02-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20180224113316/https://ratings.fide.com/topfed.phtml?ina=1&country=GRE. dead.
5. Web site: European Individual Chess Championship 2018. Staff writer(s). Chess Results. 28 March 2018.
6. Web site: European Individual Chess Championship 2018: Kelires Andreas. Staff writer(s). Chess Results. 28 March 2018.