Ioannis Papadopoulos
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Ioannis Papadopoulos is a Greek chess
player who holds the title of International Grandmaster
. In 2007, the untitled Papadopoulos won the Greek Chess Championship
in Igoumenitsa
with 7.5/9.0, a full two points ahead of the runner up. He played for Greece's top board at the 2008 chess olympiad
.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
player who holds the title of International Grandmaster
International Grandmaster
The title Grandmaster is awarded to strong chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain....
. In 2007, the untitled Papadopoulos won the Greek Chess Championship
Greek Chess Championship
The Greek Chess Championship is normally played the year after the title year. For example, the 24th championship was played in 1975....
in Igoumenitsa
Igoumenitsa
Igoumenitsa , is a coastal city in northwestern Greece. It is the capital of the regional unit Thesprotia. Its original ancient name used to be Titani....
with 7.5/9.0, a full two points ahead of the runner up. He played for Greece's top board at the 2008 chess olympiad
38th Chess Olympiad
The 38th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between 12–25 November 2008, in Dresden, Germany and was won by Armenia.The 2010 Olympiad is...
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