Dimitrios Mastrovasilis
Greek chess grandmaster (born 1983)
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Dimitrios Mastrovasilis (Greek: Δημήτριος Μαστροβασίλης; born 12 June 1983) is a Greek chess grandmaster. He competed in the FIDE World Chess Championship in 2004 and the FIDE World Cup in 2017 and 2023.
Mastrovasilis in Polish Team Chess Championship "Ekstraliga" (2021) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 June 1983 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Greece |
| Title | Grandmaster (2003) |
| FIDE rating | 2525 (August 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2631 (January 2012) |
Career
Dimitrios Mastrovasilis is a Greek grandmaster. Mastrovasilis took the silver medal in the under 18 division at the European Youth Chess Championships of 2000.[1] In 2003 Mastrovasilis won the 1st Mediterranean Junior Championship in Ajelat, Libya.[2][3] The following year he tied for 1st–2nd with Kiril Georgiev at Topola.[4] In 2007 he tied for 2nd–7th with Kiril Georgiev, Vadim Malakhatko, Mircea Pârligras, Hristos Banikas and Dmitry Svetushkin in the Acropolis International Chess Tournament.[5] In 2012 he won the Artemis Cup in Leros.[6]
Mastrovasilis participated in the FIDE World Cup in 2017 and in 2023. In 2017 he was eliminated in 1st round by the Bulgarian GM Ivan Cheparinov losing 1.5 — 0.5 in their match.[7] In 2023, he eliminated the Austrian GM Felix Blohberger in the tiebreaks and advanced to round 2, where he was eliminated by the Indian GM Vidit Gujrathi, also in the tiebreaks. [8]
In team events, Mastrovasilis represented Greece in the Chess Olympiad, the World Team Chess Championship and the European Team Chess Championship.[9] In 2016, he was part of team Europe, which defeated team Poland in the 8th Lublin Union Memorial.[10]
Personal life
His brother is chess grandmaster Athanasios Mastrovasilis.[6]