Panayotis Balaskas
Panayotis Balaskas is a Greek chess player, two-times Greek Chess Championship winner.
Biography
From the end of 1960s to the end of 1970s Panayotis Balaskas was one of Greek leading chess players. He twice won Greek Chess Championship: in 1976, and 1979. In 1975, in Caorle Panayotis Balaskas participated in World Chess Championship Mediterranean-African Zonal Tournament where ranked in 9th place.Panayotis Balaskas played for Greece in the Chess Olympiad:
- In 1972, at second reserve board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje.
- In 1968, at second reserve board in the 15th World Student Team Chess Championship in Ybbs,
- In 1969, at first reserve board in the 16th World Student Team Chess Championship in Dresden.