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Lazaros Vizantiadis

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Lazaros Vizantiadis
CountryGreece
Born(1938-04-02)2 April 1938
DiedMay 2008 (aged 70)
TitleInternational Master (1968)
Peak rating2300 (January 1983)

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

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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]

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.

References

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  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: European zonal 3 :: Vrnjačka Banja 1967". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Lazaros Vizantiadis". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Lazaros Vizantiadis". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Balkaniads :: Lazaros Vizantiadis". www.olimpbase.org.
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