Yuri Balashov playing the Ruy Lopez as White

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

page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 127  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Balashov vs Podgaets   1-0 40 1966 Moscow C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer 2. Balashov vs Mecking   0-1 56 1966 Hastings C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 3. Balashov vs I Zaitsev   0-1 38 1968 USSR 5/282 C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 4. Balashov vs Kupreichik   ½-½ 47 1969 Moscow C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense 5. Balashov vs Kholmov   ½-½ 48 1969 Moscow C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 6. Balashov vs Petrosian   ½-½ 20 1969 Moscow URS ch C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed 7. Balashov vs Kholmov   1-0 41 1970 USSR 10/341 C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 8. Balashov vs M D Tseitlin   1-0 39 1970 Riga URS ch C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall 9. Balashov vs Antoshin   ½-½ 41 1970 Riga C87 Ruy Lopez 10. Balashov vs Podgaets   ½-½ 31 1970 USSR 10/351 C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 11. Balashov vs M S Tseitlin 1-0 39 1971 URS C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall 12. Balashov vs Y Nikolaevsky   1-0 61 1971 Leningrad URS ch C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense 13. Balashov vs Karasev   1-0 37 1971 Leningrad URS ch C82 Ruy Lopez, Open 14. Balashov vs Geller   ½-½ 24 1971 Leningrad URS ch C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense 15. Balashov vs Geller   ½-½ 24 1971 USSR 12/299 C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense 16. Balashov vs R Hernandez   ½-½ 66 1972 Graz Stu tt C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 17. Balashov vs Spassky   ½-½ 35 1973 Sochi C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer 18. Balashov vs C Zuidema   1-0 45 1973 Wijk aan Zee C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer 19. Balashov vs E Gereben   1-0 49 1973 Bath EUR ch tt C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 20. Balashov vs Szabo   1-0 36 1973 Wijk aan Zee C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical 21. Balashov vs Filip   ½-½ 16 1973 Chigorin mem C67 Ruy Lopez 22. Balashov vs Keres   1-0 40 1973 Tallinn C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 23. Balashov vs Spassky   ½-½ 31 1973 Tallinn C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer 24. Balashov vs I Nei   ½-½ 72 1974 Daugavpils C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 25. Balashov vs Kupreichik   1-0 72 1974 Leningrad URS ch C78 Ruy Lopez  page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 127    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Balashov wins | Balashov loses

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