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Kotronias, Vasilios
GM🇬🇷FIDE 5900212· Male· Greece· Born in 1964
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Vasilios Kotronias, a 62-year-old Greek Grandmaster, is rated 2371 and ranked 30th among Greek players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 63 Elo over the past 12 months. 92 rated games in the past year (≈79/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include First Saturday 2026 February - GM, SixDays Budapest February 2026 - GM-A, and SixDays Budapest January 2026 - GM-A. Also played 2 rapid (including 19th open National Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including 11th open National Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2628 was reached at age 44 (Jan 2008); he also reached World #67 in Oct 2003 and spent 19 months as Greek #1.
Competes for Greece since Jul 2004. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 37).
Current rating
2371
Standard
Rpd2474·Blz2376
All-time high
2628
−257 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 44
Jan 2008 · age 44
Activity
105
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
74 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#30
#30 · Greek players · of 3,076
19 months in #1 nationally (2003–2008)
19 months in #1 nationally (2003–2008)
Career timeline
26 entries2025
24th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2434
Mar 2025
2020
11th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2517
Sep 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2500
at age 55
Dec 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2500
at age 53
Oct 2017
2015
8th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2578
Apr 2015
1,000 career games
at age 51
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-49
2420 → 2371
Tournaments
10
84 games
Score
45/ 8453.6%
27W36D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jun 2026 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2448 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/8 | #12 | 2256 | -6.7 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2.5/8 | #10 | 2268 | -14.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3.5/8 | #9 | 2350 | -5.9 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3.5/9 | #10 | 2318 | -11.3 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #4 | 2346 | -4.5 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #2 | 2519 | +16.1 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/9 | #76 | 2339 | -5.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/7 | #1 | 2490 | +10.3 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/8 | #107 | 2168 | -24.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAthanasios KaragiannisIM
🇬🇷GRE·2106
+13 −1 =8
22 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsIoannis NikolaidisGM
🇬🇷GRE·2444
+7 −3 =10
20 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSpyridon KapnisisGM
🇬🇷GRE·2362
+6 −4 =6
16 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsChristos KrallisIM
🇬🇷GRE·2441
+4 −1 =9
14 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAthanasios MastrovasilisGM
🇬🇷GRE·2419
+5 −5 =4
14 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Greece
#30
out of 3,681 players
Europe
#1,403
in continent
World
#2,206
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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