Spyridon Kapnisis

Spyridon Kapnisis (Greek: Σπυρίδων (Σπύρος) Καπνίσης; is a Greek chess player. He was awarded the title of chess grandmaster in 2011.^[1]

Spyridon Kapnisis
Spiridon Kapnisis, 2011
Country	Greece
Born	May 11, 1981 (1981-05-11) (age 44)
Title	Grandmaster (2011)
Peak rating	2529 (July 2011)

Chess career

In 2003, Kapnisis won the Mediterranean Chess Championship taking place in Beirut, Lebanon with 7.5 points in 9 rounds^[2]

He was awarded the title of International Master in 2004 and the title of Grandmaster in 2011. He achieved his peak rating of 2529 in July 2011.^[1]

He has served as coach of the Greek national teams in events including the 43rd Chess Olympiad.^[3]

Personal life

Kapnisis has studied finance in University of Piraeus^[4]