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Greek chess player (1949–2020)
Nikolaos Skalkotas (
Greek: Νικόλαος Σκαλκώτας; 21 September 1949 – 2 September 2020) was a
Greek
chess
International Master (IM) (1984),
Greek Chess Championship winner (1982).
Chess player career
From the early 1970s to the early 1990s, Nikolaos Skalkotas was one of Greece's leading chess players. In 1982 he won the
Greek Chess Championship and
Acropolis International chess tournament in
Athens.
Nikolaos Skalkotas played for Greece in the
Chess Olympiad:
[1]
- In 1970, at first reserve board in the
19th Chess Olympiad in
Siegen (+4, =8, -2),
- In 1972, at third board in the
20th Chess Olympiad in
Skopje (+3, =4, -7),
- In 1974, at second board in the
21st Chess Olympiad in
Nice (+5, =6, -7),
- In 1980, at third board in the
24th Chess Olympiad in
La Valletta (+3, =3, -4),
- In 1982, at second board in the
25th Chess Olympiad in
Lucerne (+4, =2, -4),
- In 1984, at first reserve board in the
26th Chess Olympiad in
Thessaloniki (+4, =2, -3),
- In 1986, at first reserve board in the
27th Chess Olympiad in
Dubai (+1, =0, -1),
- In 1988, at second reserve board in the
28th Chess Olympiad in
Thessaloniki (+0, =3, -0),
- In 1990, at second reserve board in the
29th Chess Olympiad in
Novi Sad (+0, =1, -1),
Nikolaos Skalkotas played for Greece in the
European Team Chess Championships:
[2]
- In 1989, at fifth board in the 9th European Team Chess Championship in
Haifa (+1, =0, -2).
Nikolaos Skalkotas played for Greece in the World Student Team Chess Championships:
[3]
- In 1968, at second board in the 15th World Student Team Chess Championship in
Ybbs (+2, =8, -2),
- In 1969, at second board in the 16th World Student Team Chess Championship in
Dresden (+1, =5, -6),
- In 1972, at first board in the 19th World Student Team Chess Championship in
Graz (+5, =3, -4),
Nikolaos Skalkotas played for Greece in the Men's Chess Balkaniads:
[4]
- In 1971, at fourth board in the 3rd Men's Chess Balkaniad in
Athens (+1, =3, -0) and won individual silver medal,
- In 1972, at third board in the 4th Men's Chess Balkaniad in
Sofia (+1, =1, -2),
- In 1973, at third board in the 5th Men's Chess Balkaniad in
Poiana Brașov (+0, =3, -1),
- In 1978, at first reserve board in the 10th Men's Chess Balkaniad in
Băile Herculane (+1, =1, -2),
- In 1979, at second board in the 11th Chess Balkaniad in
Bihać (+0, =1, -4),
- In 1981, at sixth board in the 13th Chess Balkaniad in
Athens (+1, =1, -2),
- In 1982, at second board in the 14th Chess Balkaniad in
Plovdiv (+0, =2, -3),
- In 1983, at third board in the 15th Chess Balkaniad in
Băile Herculane (+0, =0, -3),
- In 1985, at fifth board in the 17th Chess Balkaniad in
Irakleio (+0, =1, -1),
- In 1986, at fifth board in the 18th Chess Balkaniad in
Sofia (+0, =1, -4),
- In 1988, at sixth board in the 19th Chess Balkaniad in
Kaštel Stari (+0, =1, -1),
- In 1990, at sixth board in the 21st Chess Balkaniad in
Kavala (+1, =3, -2).
In 1984, Nikolaos Skalkotas was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.
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