GEORGIOS MAKROPOULOS
FIDE Deputy President
Born: September, 29, 1953
Ethnic background: Greek
Degrees and Titles: International Master (IM), Grandmaster (GM) norm in Banco di Roma 1980
Career history
- Since 1976: journalist for the Athens-based newspaper «Eleftherotypia»
- 1971-1985: 7 times champion of Greece
- 1971-1989: Member of the Greek National Team
- 1982-present: President of the Greek Chess Federation
- 1986-1990: FIDE Vice President
- 1990-1996: FIDE General Secretary
- 1996-present: FIDE Deputy President
Under his leadership, the Greek Chess Federation hosted numerous FIDE events:
- 26th Chess Olympiad (Thessaloniki, 1984)
- 28th Chess Olympiad (Thessaloniki, 1988)
- Zonal Tournament 1.5 of World Chess Championship (Mati, 1990)
- European Youth Championships for Boys and Girls U18 (Hania, Crete, 1994)
- Zonal Tournament 1.5 of World Chess Championship (Panormo, Crete, 1998)
- European Youth Championships (Litohoro, 1999)
- European Junior Championships (Patra, 1999)
- European Youth Championships (Halkidiki, 2000)
- World Junior Championships (Athens, 2001)
- European Junior Championships (Patra, 2001)
- European Club Cup (Rethymno, Crete 2001)
- European Youth Championships (Halkidiki, 2001)
- European Club Cup (Halkidiki, 2002)
- World Youth Championships (Heraklio, Crete, 2002)
- European Rapid & Blitz Championships (Rethymno, Crete 2002)
- European Club Cup (Rethymno, Crete, 2003)
- World Youth Championships (Halkidiki 2003)
- 28th World Congress of Chess Composition (Halkidiki, 2004)
- World Youth Championships (Heraklio, Crete 2004)
- 1st World School Championships (Halkidiki, 2005)
- World Women’s Blind Championship (Eretria 2005)
- World Women’s Blind Championship (Eretria, 2005)
- World Junior’s Blind Championship (Eretria 2005)
- World Cup of National Teams Blind (Eretria, 2005)
- 29th World Congress of Chess Composition (Eretria 2005)
- the European Team Championships (Heraklio, Crete 2007)
- the European School Championships (Halkidiki 2008)
- the World Amateur Championship (Halkidiki 2008)
- the Chess Olympiad for the Blind (Heraklio Crete, 2008)
- the European Seniors Championship (Thessaloniki 2010)