For the first time a Greek chess player wins the active world champion – It is the 25-year-old Nikola Theodorou

Since 1886, erstwhile the rubric of satellite champion successful chess was established, this is the archetypal clip a Greek chess subordinate has won the rubric of acting satellite champion. It is 25-year-old Nikola Theodorou from Rethymno, who defeated the reigning World Champion, 19-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju of India, successful Uzbekistan.

Their lukewarm congratulations to grandmaster Nicolas Theodorou for his caller planetary occurrence successful chess were expressed by the politician of Rethymnon, George H. Marinakis, and the Deputy Mayor of Sports Nikos Provias. The chess subordinate from Rethymnon prevailed implicit the World Champion, Gukesh Dommaraju, successful 1 of the apical tournaments of the year, the FIDE Grand Swiss, which confirms the large endowment of the young chess subordinate from Rethymnon.

Nikolas Theodorou started his chess steps successful the Chess Club of Rethymnon. He subsequently won the rubric of grandmaster successful 2021 and is the archetypal chess subordinate of the National Team. He has already recorded large victories against apical planetary players specified arsenic Caruana, Aronian, Erigaisi and Radjabov.

On the juncture of Nicolas Theodoros’ caller success, the politician expressed his lukewarm congratulations and said: “We are arrogant of the champion from Rethymnon. He is an illustration to beryllium emulated and a root of inspiration for each young radical who emotion the apical spiritual sport”.

For his part, the Deputy Mayor of Sports, Mr. Provias, pointed retired that “Nicholas Theodorou, with his endowment and evidently with his hard work, dedication, morals and militancy, honors Rethymno and our state internationally”.