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- Lists of winners: and
- O'Connell, Kevin (1977), "Greece", in Golombek, Harry (ed.), Golombek's Encyclopedia of Chess, Crown Publishers, p. 132, ISBN 0-517-53146-1
- Crowther, Mark (28 December 1998), THE WEEK IN CHESS 216: 48th Greek Championships, London Chess Center
- Crowther, Mark (17 December 2007), THE WEEK IN CHESS 684: Greek Championships, London Chess Center
- 2003 results from chess.gr
- 2005 results from chess.gr
- 2007 results [ permanent dead link ] from fide.com