Ekaterini Pavlidou (; born 3 April 1993) is a

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chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...

player who holds the title of

Woman International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

(WIM, 2010). She is a four-time Greek Women Chess Champion (2012, 2013, 2015, 2017).

Chess career

Multiple times winner of Greek girl's chess championships in different age groups: U16 (2009), and U20 (2009, 2012). In Greek women's chess championships Ekaterini Pavlidou won 4 gold (2012, 2013, 2015, 2017) medals. In 2012 in

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she won Mediterranean Women's Chess Championship. Ekaterini Pavlidou played for Greece in the

Women's Chess Olympiad The Women's Chess Olympiad is an event held by FIDE (the International Chess Federation) since 1957 (every two years since 1972), where national women's teams compete at chess for gold, silver and bronze medals. Since 1976 the Women's Chess Olympia ...

s: * In 2012, at reserve board in the 40th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+4, =1, -2), * In 2014, at third board in the 41st Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+3, =4, -2), * In 2016, at second board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+3, =2, -5). Ekaterini Pavlidou played for Greece in the

World Team Chess Championship The World Team Chess Championship is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of 10 countries whose chess federations dominate their continent. It is played every two years. In chess, this tournament and the Chess Olympiads ...

: * In 2011, at fourth board in the 3rd Women's World Team Chess Championship 2011 in

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(+2, =4, -2). Ekaterini Pavlidou played for Greece in the

European Team Chess Championship The European Team Championship (often abbreviated in texts and games databases as ''ETC'') is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9. This more ...

s: * In 2007, at third board in the 7th European Team Chess Championship (women) in

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(+2, =0, -6), * In 2011, at reserve board in the 9th European Team Chess Championship (women) in

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(+3, =1, -3), * In 2013, at second board in the 10th European Team Chess Championship (women) in

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(+2, =1, -4), * In 2015, at second board in the 11th European Team Chess Championship (women) in

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(+3, =0, -5), * In 2017, at third board in the 12th European Team Chess Championship (women) in

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(+1, =3, -2). In 2010, she was awarded the FIDE

(WIM) title.

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