Spyridon Kapnisis

Greek chess Grandmaster

Spyridon Kapnisis

Spiridon Kapnisis, 2011

Country| Greece
Born| May 11, 1981 (1981-05-11) (age 42)
Title| Grandmaster (2011)
FIDE rating| 2405 (March 2024)
Peak rating| 2529 (July 2011)

Spyridon Kapnisis (Greek: Σπυρίδων (Σπύρος) Καπνίσης; is a Greek chess player. He was awarded the title of chess grandmaster in 2011.[1].

## Chess career[edit]

In 2003, Kapnisis won the Mediterranean Chess Championship taking place in Beirut, Lebanon with 7.5 points in 9 rounds[2]

He was awarded the title of International Master in 2004 and the title of Grandmaster in 2011. He achieved his peak rating of 2529 in July 2011[1].

He has served as coach of the Greek national teams in events including the 43rd Chess Olympiad[3].

## Personal life[edit]

Kapnisis has studied finance in University of Piraeus[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Kapnisis, Spyridon". ratings.fide.com.
2. ^ "The 1st Mediterranean Chess Association Championships, Beirut, Lebanon, Sep 25th - Oct 6th 2003". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
3. ^ "43η Σκακιστική Ολυμπιάδα - Χανιώτικα Νέα" (in Greek). 24 September 2018.
4. ^ "Μάχη γιγάντων στο ελληνικό σκάκι στις 30 Μαίου". saronicmagazine.gr (in Greek). 9 February 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Spyridon Kapnisis rating card at FIDE
* Spyridon_Kapnisis chess games at 365Chess.com
* Spyridon Kapnisis player profile and games at Chessgames.com