The 3rd International Chess Tournament Isthmia 2013 was held on 18-25th August at the Alkyon Hotel in Vrachati, Korinthia, Greece. The event was organized by the Pnevmatiki Stegi Peristeriou and Korinthia Chess Academy “Argonaftis”, with support from the Prefecture...
Banikas wins Greek Championship
58th Greek Championship This all-play-all tournament with 11 players finished today in Rhodos. Two players were sharing the lead going into the last round – IM Spyridon Kapnisis and GM Hristos Banikas. And in that round they had to...
Hristos Banikas, a Greek hero
Here is an article about Greek Chess player Hristos Banikas in one of the largest newspapers in Greece (“Kathimerini”) regarding his third position in the 1st World Mind Sports Games held in Beijing. Greece, one of the superpowers in...