Yuri Balashov playing the Ruy Lopez as Black

Player profile: Yuri Balashov
Opening: Ruy Lopez (C60-C99)

page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 136  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. V Panikovsky vs Balashov   0-1 43 1963 Shadrinsk C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 2. T Georgadze vs Balashov   ½-½ 29 1967 URS C77 Ruy Lopez 3. V Liberzon vs Balashov   0-1 35 1967 Moscow C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 4. Grokhotov Vladimir vs Balashov   1-0 38 1968 URS C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 5. Savon vs Balashov   ½-½ 26 1970 Riga C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O 6. Matulovic vs Balashov   ½-½ 30 1970 Skopje Solidarnost 4th C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred 7. Karpov vs Balashov   ½-½ 27 1971 Moscow Ale mem C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense 8. V Peresipkin vs Balashov   0-1 24 1972 Kaliningrad C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 9. N Kirilov vs Balashov   0-1 39 1972 Graz Stu tt C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O 10. A Planinc vs Balashov   1-0 30 1973 Wijk aan Zee C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O 11. Tseshkovsky vs Balashov ½-½ 83 1975 Sochi Zonal Play-off C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred 12. Matulovic vs Balashov   ½-½ 26 1975 Novi Sad C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred 13. Karpov vs Balashov 1-0 43 1976 Moscow URS ch C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 14. Geller vs Balashov   ½-½ 24 1976 Moscow URS ch C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 15. Vogt vs Balashov   ½-½ 50 1977 Leningrad 24/288 [Vogt,L] C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed 16. Kavalek vs Balashov   ½-½ 32 1977 Tilburg C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd 17. Parma vs Balashov   ½-½ 35 1977 Moscow ETC C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 18. G Kuzmin vs Balashov   ½-½ 26 1977 Leningrad C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd 19. Tal vs Balashov   ½-½ 24 1977 Leningrad C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd 20. A Malevinsky vs Balashov   ½-½ 40 1977 URS C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange 21. Savon vs Balashov   0-1 41 1978 Lvov zt C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 22. Matulovic vs Balashov   ½-½ 20 1979 Teslic C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 23. Karpov vs Balashov   1-0 60 1979 Munchen 27/317 C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense 24. Kavalek vs Balashov   1-0 52 1980 Buenos Aires C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 25. Tseshkovsky vs Balashov ½-½ 21 1980 URS C80 Ruy Lopez, Open  page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 136    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Balashov wins | Balashov loses

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