Vasilios Kotronias

Vasilios Kotronias
Kotronias in 2014
CountryGreece
Cyprus (1998–2004)
Born (1964-08-25) 25 August 1964
Athens, Greece
TitleGrandmaster (1990)
FIDE rating2429 (June 2025)
Peak rating2628 (January 2008)
Peak rankingNo. 44 (July 1996)

Vasilios Kotronias (Greek: Βασίλειος Κοτρωνιάς; first name sometimes spelled Vassilios; born 25 August 1964) is a Greek chess player and writer. He is a ten-time Greek champion (1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2010, 2014). Kotronias was awarded the titles of International Master in 1986 and Grandmaster in 1990 by FIDE. He was the first Greek chess player to become a Grandmaster.

Between 1998 and 2004, he represented Cyprus, but has since switched federations to become a Greek national player once again.