Vasilios Kotronias Explained

Vasilios Kotronias
Country:Greece
Cyprus (1998–2004)[1] [2]
Birth Date:25 August 1964
Birth Place:Athens, Greece
Grandmaster (1990)
Peakrating:2628 (January 2008)
Peakranking:No. 44 (July 1996)
Fideid:5900212

Vasilios Kotronias (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Βασίλειος Κοτρωνιάς; first name sometimes spelled Vassilios; born 25 August 1964) is a Greek chess player and writer. He is a ten-time Greek champion (1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2010, 2014). Kotronias was awarded the titles of International Master in 1986 and Grandmaster in 1990 by FIDE. He was the first Greek chess player to become a Grandmaster.

Between 1998 and 2004, he represented Cyprus, but has since switched federations to become a Greek national player once again.

International tournament record

Most played openings

With the White pieces[5] With the Black pieces
Sicilian (212) Sicilian Defense (188)
Ruy Lopez (117) King's Indian (140)
French Defense (71) Sicilian Richter-Rauser (55)
Ruy Lopez, Closed (62) English (27)
French Tarrasch (57) Queen's Pawn Game (25)
Caro-Kann (49) Queen's Gambit Declined (18)

Team events

In team chess, he has participated in many Chess Olympiads since 1984, including eight on top board, with an overall score of +63 −29 = 62 (61%). 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. He also earned a bronze medal for his performance on the second board at the Dresden Olympiad 2008 and a gold medal for his performance on the reserve board at the European Team Championship 2013 in Warsaw.

Politics

He was a candidate for the European Parliament with The River, in the elections of 25 May 2014.[6] After leaving the River, Kotronias joined Syriza and was a candidate in the 2019 general elections. He failed to get elected, as he finished last amongst the 18 candidates of his party.[7]

Notable games

Publications

References

  1. Web site: FIDE rating history :: Kotronias, Vasilios. OlimpBase.
  2. Web site: Transfers in 2004. FIDE.
  3. Web site: The Week in Chess 209: Zonal 1.5 Panormo, Crete. Crowther. Mark. 1998-11-09. The Week in Chess. London Chess Center. 2009-07-14.
  4. Web site: The Week in Chess 431: Gibraltar Chess Congress. Crowther. Mark. 2003-12-10. The Week in Chess. London Chess Center. 2019-06-30.
  5. Web site: The chess games of Vasilios Kotronias.
  6. Web site: Greece – European Parliament election candidates. Europe Decides. 7 October 2015. 27 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140627072216/http://europedecides.eu/candidates/election-lists/gr/. dead.
  7. Web site: Εκλογική Περιφέρεια Α' Αθηνών | Εθνικές εκλογές – Ιούλιος 2019.

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