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GM Ioannis Papaioannou

Full name

Ioannis Papaioannou

Born

1/1/1976 (age 48)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Greece

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Catalan Opening: Closed (29 games)

Catalan Opening (20 games)

Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense (17 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (16 games)

Slav Defense: Modern, Quiet, Schallopp Defense (16 games)

Black Pieces

Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Main Line (32 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (16 games)

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation (14 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (14 games)

Indian Game: East Indian, Anti-Nimzo-Indian Variation (10 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Ioannis Papaioannou (2624) Spyridon Kapnisis (2397)	1-0	30	2024
Ioannis Papaioannou (2615) Tom O'Gorman (2353)	1-0	33	2024
Ioannis Papaioannou (2615) Tarvo Seeman (2375)	1-0	46	2024
Ioannis Papaioannou (2615) Nikola Djukic (2515)	1-0	58	2024
Ioannis Papaioannou (2624) Georgios Papadopoulos (2291)	½-½	47	2024
Ioannis Papaioannou (2615) Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2733)	½-½	36	2024
Ioannis Papaioannou (2615) Pablo Salinas Herrera (2479)	½-½	33	2024
Ioannis Papaioannou (2628) Argirios Papadopoulos (2045)	1-0	45	2023
Ioannis Papaioannou (2628) Dimitrios Papaioannou (2055)	1-0	24	2023
Ioannis Papaioannou (2628) Nikolaos Spyropoulos (2432)	1-0	44	2023

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