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21 year old Greek master Evgenios Ioannidis wins International Chess Championship

21-year-old Greek chess master Evgenios Ioannidis  has taken out the international open chess championship Serbia OPEN 2022 that was held in Novi Sad between June 28th – July 6th reported Chessdom magazine.

According to the media outlet, the tournament attracted more than 400 entries from 41 countries with a sensational display by young Greek who won the Masters event  in a field of 39 grandmasters and 68 international masters. scoring outstanding 8/9 points with performance of 2858, and clinched the Winner prize of 7.500 euros, grandmaster norm, and 40.8 rating points!

Meanwhile Indian grandmaster Chopra Aryan finished the event as the runner-up with 7.5 points, while Israeli GM Evgeny Zanan and Azerbaijani GM Aydin Suleymanli tied for the third place with 7 points, each. Scroll down for final rankings.

Evgenios Ioannidis,  won first place at the European Youth Chess Championship 2018.


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