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Andreas Kelires

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Andreas Kelires
Country
Born1 July 1999 (1999-07) (age 25)
Nicosia, Cyprus
TitleGrandmaster (2016)
FIDE rating2531 (November 2024)
Peak rating2543 (December 2021)

Andreas Kelires (Greek: Αντρέας Κελίρης; born 1 July 1999) is a Greek-Cypriot chess grandmaster. He is a two-time Cypriot Chess Champion.

Chess career

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Born in 1999, Kelires won the Cypriot Chess Championship in 2013 and 2014.[1] He earned his international master title in 2015[2] and his grandmaster title in 2016.[3] He transferred to Greece in 2016. He is the No. 8 ranked Greek player as of February 2018.[4] In March 2018, he competed in the European Individual Chess Championship. He placed one-hundred-and-thirty-seventh,[5] scoring 5½/11 (+5–5=1).[6]

References

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  1. ^ Staff writer(s) (13 April 2014). "Για Δεύτερη Συνεχόμενη Χρονιά Πρωταθλητής Κύπρου ο Αντρέας Κελίρης" [Andreas Kelires Cyprus Champion for the second consecutive year] (in Greek). Cyprus Chess Federation. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015.
  2. ^ 4th quarter Presidential Board Meeting, 7-10 November 2014, Sochi, RUS FIDE
  3. ^ 87th FIDE Congress 2016, 1-14 September, Baku, Azerbaijan FIDE
  4. ^ Staff writer(s) (February 2018). "Federations Ranking - Greece". FIDE. Archived from the original on 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  5. ^ Staff writer(s) (28 March 2018). "European Individual Chess Championship 2018". Chess Results.
  6. ^ Staff writer(s) (28 March 2018). "European Individual Chess Championship 2018: Kelires Andreas". Chess Results.
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