Vasilios Kotronias

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Vasilios Kotronias

(2013)
Full name Vasilios Kotronias
Country  Greece
Born (1964-08-25) August 25, 1964
Athens, Greece
Title Grandmaster
FIDE rating 2570 (February 2014)
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

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

  • [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1069445, Vasilios Kotronias vs Anatoly Karpov, Athens 1997, Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation. Van der Wiel Attack (B12), 1-0 (Rapid)]
  • [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1567863, Levon Aronian vs Vasilios Kotronias, World Team Championship (2010), Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense. Pseudo-Tarrasch Bishop Attack (D30) · 1/2-1/2]
  • [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1272077, Peter Heine Nielsen vs Vasilios Kotronias, Hastings 2004, King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System Neo-Classical Line (E98), 0-1]
  • [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1372311, Vasilios Kotronias vs Nikolaos Skalkotas, 34th Greek Teams Championship 2005, Spanish Game: Closed Variations, Chigorin Defense (C99), 1-0]
  • [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1330082, 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

  1. ↑ "The Grandmaster Battle Manual". ChessCafe.com. Retrieved 9 July 2011. 
  2. ↑ Crowther, Mark (1998-11-09). "The Week in Chess 209: Zonal 1.5 Panormo, Crete". London Chess Center. Retrieved 2009-07-14. 

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