OAA Heraklio Chess Club has about 100 active chessplayers. The following list contains our most well-known:

ATALIK SUAT - International Grandmaster with a FIDE rating of 2551. Born in Istanbul, Turkey. Many times champion of Turkey and 1st board of the Turkish National Chess Team. Now playing for Bosnia.

GEORGIEV KRUM - International Grandmaster with a FIDE rating of 2513. Born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Member of the Bulgarian National Chess Team. In his record is a tremendous victory over Garry Kasparov in 1980 (Malta Chess Olympiad).

MICHELAKIS GEORGE - International Master with a FIDE rating of 2410. Born in Capetown, South Africa. 3rd place in the 1992 World Junior Championship (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Member of the South African National Chess Team.

MASTROKOUKOS GEORGE - International Master with a FIDE rating of 2358. Born in Toronto, Canada. Greek Cadet Champion 1988. Former member of the Greek National Chess Team. Board member of the Greek Chess Federation.

LOGOTHETIS SOTIRIS - National Master with a FIDE rating of 2243. Born in Athens, Greece. Professionally occupied with chess as an International Arbiter, Coach and Organizer. He is currently doing his military service in the Greek Army.

FOUKAKIS THEODOROS - Candidate Master with a FIDE rating of 2200. Born in Heraklio, Greece. Student of Medicine in the University of Crete.

FANOURAKI NIKI - Candidate Master with a FIDE rating of 2070. Born in Heraklio, Greece. Girl Junior Champion of Greece 1997. Student of Civil Engineering in the Polytechnic University of Athens.

PETSETIDI MARIA - Candidate Master with a FIDE rating of 2011. Born in Athens, Greece. In her record is a draw against Gary Kasparov in a simul display (Corfu 1996). Student of Topography in the Polytechnic University of Athens.

MANOLARAKI YVONNI - Candidate Master with a FIDE rating of 2048. Born in Athens, Greece. Student of Applied Mathematics in the Polytechnic University of Athens.

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