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.
| Dimitrios Mastrovasilis | |
|---|---|
 Mastrovasilis in Polish Team Chess Championship "Ekstraliga" (2021) | |
| Country | Greece |
| Born | 12 June 1983 |
| Title | Grandmaster (2003) |
| FIDE rating | 2566 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2631 (January 2012) |
Career edit
Mastrovasilis took the silver medal in the under 18 division at the European Youth Chess Championships of 2000.[1] In 2003 Mastrovasilis won the 1st Mediterranean Junior Championship in Ajelat, Libya.[2][3] The following year he tied for 1st–2nd with Kiril Georgiev at Topola.[4] In 2007 he tied for 2nd–7th with Kiril Georgiev, Vadim Malakhatko, Mircea Pârligras, Hristos Banikas and Dmitry Svetushkin in the Acropolis International Chess Tournament.[5] In 2012 he won the Artemis Cup in Leros.[6]
Mastrovasilis participated in the FIDE World Cup in 2017 and in 2023. In 2017 he was eliminated in 1st round by the Bulgarian GM Ivan Cheparinov losing 1.5 — 0.5 in their match.[7] In 2023, he eliminated the Austrian GM Felix Blohberger in the tiebreaks and advanced to round 2, where he was eliminated by the Indian GM Vidit Gujrathi, also in the tiebreaks. [8]
In team events, Mastrovasilis represented Greece in the Chess Olympiad, the World Team Chess Championship and the European Team Chess Championship.[9] In 2016, he was part of team Europe, which defeated team Poland in the 8th Lublin Union Memorial.[10]
Personal life edit
His brother is chess grandmaster Athanasios Mastrovasilis.[6] He is married to Polish Woman Grandmaster Jolanta Zawadzka.
References edit
- ^ Jugend-Europameisterschaft U18 Burschen. chess-results.com.
- ^ 1st Mediterranean Junior Championship 2003. FIDE.
- ^ Minutes of General Assembly 2007 Archived 13 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Mediterranean Chess Association.
- ^ "Karadjord.-Serb.1804-2004". FIDE. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ^ "Ilya Smirin wins Acropolis 2007". ChessBase. 26 August 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ^ a b "GM Dimitrios Mastrovasilis lifts the Artemis Cup". Chessdom. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ "FIDE World Cup 2017: Eljanov out; 22 tiebreaks!". Chess News. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Σκάκι: Στο Παγκόσμιο Κύπελλο με τους καλύτερους συμμετείχαν Τσολακίδου και Μαστροβασίλης". www.kavalanews.gr (in Greek). 6 August 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Men's Chess Olympiads: Dimitrios Mastrovasilis". OlimpBase. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ Schulz, André (23 June 2016). "Chess Festival Lublin: Europe wins against Poland". Chess News. ChessBase. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
External links edit
- Dimitrios Mastrovasilis chess games at 365Chess.com
- Dimitrios Mastrovasilis player profile and games at Chessgames.com