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Greek chess player
Lazaros Vizantiadis (
Greek : Λάζαρος Βυζαντιάδης ; 2 April 1938 – May 2008) was a
Greek
chess
International Master (IM) (1969), two-times
Greek Chess Championship winner (1965, 1966).
Biography
From the 1960s to the begin 1980s Lazaros Vizantiadis was one of Greek leading chess players. He twice won
Greek Chess Championship : in 1965, and 1966. In 1967, in
Vrnjačka Banja Lazaros Vizantiadis participated in World Chess Championship European Zonal Tournament where shared in 17th–18th place.
[1]
Lazaros Vizantiadis played for Greece in the
Chess Olympiads :
[2]
In 1962, at fourth board in the
15th Chess Olympiad in
Varna (+2, =1, -8),
In 1964, at third board in the
16th Chess Olympiad in
Tel Aviv (+4, =5, -6),
In 1966, at first board in the
17th Chess Olympiad in
Havana (+6, =6, -6),
In 1968, at first board in the
18th Chess Olympiad in
Lugano (+3, =5, -6),
In 1970, at second board in the
19th Chess Olympiad in
Siegen (+2, =5, -6),
In 1972, at second board in the
20th Chess Olympiad in
Skopje (+4, =5, -7),
In 1974, at fourth board in the
21st Chess Olympiad in
Nice (+9, =4, -5).
Lazaros Vizantiadis played for Greece in the
European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:
[3]
In 1970, at first board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+0, =3, -3),
In 1973, at second board in the 5th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+1, =1, -1),
In 1977, at fourth board in the 6th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+0, =1, -1),
In 1980, at fourth board in the 7th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+0, =1, -0).
Lazaros Vizantiadis played for Greece in the Men's Chess Balkaniads:
[4]
In 1971, at first board in the 3rd Men's Chess Balkaniad in
Athens (+0, =3, -1),
In 1972, at second board in the 4th Men's Chess Balkaniad in
Sofia (+0, =1, -3),
In 1973, at second board in the 5th Men's Chess Balkaniad in
Poiana Brașov (+0, =3, -1),
In 1975, at first board in the 7th Men's Chess Balkaniad in
Istanbul (+0, =2, -2),
In 1976, at first board in the 8th Men's Chess Balkaniad in
Athens (+1, =1, -2),
In 1977, at third reserve board in the 9th Men's Chess Balkaniad in
Albena (+0, =3, -1),
In 1978, at sixth board in the 10th Men's Chess Balkaniad in
Băile Herculane (+0, =2, -2).
In 1969, Lazaros Vizantiadis was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.
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