The Most Famous
CHESS PLAYERS from Greece
This page contains a list of the greatest Greek Chess Players. The pantheon dataset contains 461 Chess Players, 1 of which were born in Greece. This makes Greece the birth place of the 57th most number of Chess Players behind Myanmar (Burma), and Türkiye.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Greek Chess Players of all time. This list of famous Greek Chess Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Vasilios Kotronias (b. 1964)
With an HPI of 43.28, Vasilios Kotronias is the most famous Greek Chess Player. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Vasilios Kotronias (Greek: 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.
2. Anna-Maria Botsari (b. 1972)
With an HPI of 40.32, Anna-Maria Botsari is the 2nd most famous Greek Chess Player. Her biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Anna-Maria Botsari (Greek: Άννα-Μαρία Μπότσαρη; born 5 October 1972) is a Greek chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM).
3. Dimitrios Mastrovasilis (b. 1983)
With an HPI of 33.59, Dimitrios Mastrovasilis is the 3rd most famous Greek Chess Player. His biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Dimitrios Mastrovasilis (Greek: Δημήτριος Μαστροβασίλης; born 12 June 1983) is a Greek chess grandmaster. He competed in the FIDE World Chess Championship in 2004 and the FIDE World Cup in 2017 and 2023.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Greek chess players born between 1964 and 1983. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Greek chess players include Vasilios Kotronias, Anna-Maria Botsari, and Dimitrios Mastrovasilis. As of April 2024, 2 new Greek chess players have been added to Pantheon including Anna-Maria Botsari, and Dimitrios Mastrovasilis.
Living Greek Chess Players
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Vasilios Kotronias
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Anna-Maria Botsari
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.32
Dimitrios Mastrovasilis
1983 - Present
HPI: 33.59
