Vasilios Kotronias
| Vasilios Kotronias | |
|---|---|
 Kotronias in 2014 | |
| Country | Greece Cyprus (1998–2004)[1][2] |
| Born | 25 August 1964 Athens, Greece |
| Title | Grandmaster (1990) |
| FIDE rating | 2423 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2628 (January 2008) |
| Peak ranking | No. 44 (July 1996)[1] |
Vasilios Kotronias (
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 Gausdal
- 1st 1996 Rishon le Zion
- 1st 1998 Panormo[3]
- 1st 2003 Gibraltar Chess Festival (jointly with Nigel Short)[4]
- equal 1st 2003/04 Hastings International Chess Congress
- equal first at 2008 Cappelle-la-Grande Open
- 1st 2020 Ikaros Chess Festival[5]
Most played openings
| With the White pieces[6] | 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.[7] 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.[8]
Notable games
- Vasilios Kotronias vs Evgeny Tomashevsky, European Individual Championships (2013), Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Steinitz Deferred (C79), 1-0
- Vasilios Kotronias vs Hikaru NakamuraGibtelecom (2009), Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation. Main lines (B18), 1-0
- 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
- Laurent Fressinet vs Vasilios Kotronias, 12th European Individual Championship (2011), King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. Gligoric-Taimanov System (E92), 0-1
Publications
- Kotronias, Vassilios (1994). Beating the Caro-Kann. Batsford Chess Library. ISBN 978-0805032840.
- Kotronias, Vassilios (1996). Beating the Flank Openings. Batsford Chess Library. ISBN 978-0805047318.
- Kotronias, Vassilios; Tzermiadianos, Andreas (2004). Beating the Petroff. Batsford. ISBN 978-0713489194.
- Kotronias, Vassilios (2011). The Grandmaster Battle Manual. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-1906552527.
- Kotronias, Vassilios (2013). Kotronias on the King's Indian. Fianchetto Systems. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-1906552503.
- Kotronias, Vassilios; Logothetis, Sotiris (2014). Carlsen's Assault on the Throne. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-1906552220.
- Kotronias, Vassilios (2014). The Sicilian Sveshnikov. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-1907982927.
- Kotronias, Vassilios (2015). Kotronias on the King's Indian. Mar del Plata I. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-1907982552.
- Kotronias, Vassilios (2015). Kotronias on the King's Indian. Mar del Plata II. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-1907982569.
- Kotronias, Vassilios (9 December 2015). Beating the Anti-Sicilians. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-1-907982-63-7.
- Kotronias, Vassilios (2016). The Safest Scandinavian. Chess Stars. ISBN 978-619-7188-06-6.
References
- ^ a b "FIDE rating history :: Kotronias, Vasilios". OlimpBase.
- ^ "Transfers in 2004". FIDE.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (1998-11-09). "The Week in Chess 209: Zonal 1.5 Panormo, Crete". The Week in Chess. London Chess Center. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2003-12-10). "The Week in Chess 431: Gibraltar Chess Congress". The Week in Chess. London Chess Center. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
- S2CID 241118292
- ^ "The chess games of Vasilios Kotronias".
- ^ "Greece – European Parliament election candidates". Europe Decides. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ "Εκλογική Περιφέρεια Α' Αθηνών | Εθνικές εκλογές – Ιούλιος 2019".
External links
- Vasilios Kotronias chess games at 365Chess.com
- Vasilios Kotronias player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Vasilios Kotronias Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
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