Ilija Balinov
Number of games in database: 82
Years covered: 1989 to 2007
Last FIDE rating: 2478
Highest rating achieved in database: 2520
Overall record: +36 -24 =22 (57.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (14)      B43 B31 B84 B50 B46  French Defense (4)      C10 C17 C00	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (16)      B27 B22 B40 B68 B84  Reti System (5)      A04  Grunfeld (4)      D85 D93 D80 D87

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   I Balinov vs M Cebalo, 1996 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   European Team Chess Championships (2007)

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ILIJA BALINOV (born Jul-28-1966) Bulgaria (citizen of Austria) [what is this?] Grandmaster (1999).

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 82  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. I Balinov vs B Brinck-Claussen   0-1 54 1989 Copenhagen C33 King's Gambit Accepted 2. I Balinov vs V Beim   ½-½ 71 1996 Graz op B07 Pirc 3. V Beim vs I Balinov   0-1 52 1996 Donau op 5th A30 English, Symmetrical 4. I Balinov vs M Cebalo 1-0 29 1996 Graz op B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 5. I Balinov vs F Blatny   1-0 42 1996 Carl Schlechter mem C45 Scotch Game 6. I Balinov vs I Stohl   0-1 57 1997 After GP Mladi B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 7. Movsesian vs I Balinov   ½-½ 24 1997 After GP Mladi B56 Sicilian 8. I Balinov vs Junior   0-1 43 1997 Vienna C45 Scotch Game 9. I Balinov vs Movsesian   0-1 69 1997 Pula op 11th B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 10. Degraeve vs I Balinov   0-1 24 1997 Makarska B22 Sicilian, Alapin 11. K Krupa vs I Balinov   0-1 26 1997 Raiffeisen op-A 6th B41 Sicilian, Kan 12. Oral vs I Balinov   1-0 53 1998 Karl Wagner mem 5th B40 Sicilian 13. I Balinov vs G Schebler   ½-½ 10 1999 Budapest First Saturday GM04, HUN C42 Petrov Defense 14. C Horvath vs I Balinov   ½-½ 16 1999 Budapest First Saturday GM04, HUN D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 15. R Ziebermayr vs I Balinov   0-1 28 1999 Danube op 8th A04 Reti Opening 16. I Balinov vs M Hoffmann   1-0 38 1999 Budapest First Saturday GM04, HUN B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 17. M Roeder vs I Balinov   ½-½ 11 1999 Budapest First Saturday GM04, HUN D93 Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3 18. I Balinov vs Z Kozul   0-1 40 1999 Bled open B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 19. I Balinov vs A Zontakh   ½-½ 14 1999 Budapest First Saturday GM04, HUN D13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation 20. Hoang Thanh Trang vs I Balinov   ½-½ 33 1999 Budapest First Saturday GM04, HUN D85 Grunfeld 21. I Balinov vs A Nguyen   0-1 38 1999 Budapest First Saturday GM04, HUN B22 Sicilian, Alapin 22. Csom vs I Balinov   ½-½ 11 1999 Budapest First Saturday GM04, HUN A36 English 23. I Balinov vs O Salmensuu   1-0 56 1999 Budapest First Saturday GM04, HUN B50 Sicilian 24. Bu Xiangzhi vs I Balinov 1-0 38 1999 Budapest First Saturday GM04, HUN A85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3 25. I Balinov vs D Hausrath   1-0 23 1999 Budapest First Saturday GM04, HUN B33 Sicilian  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 82

Jul-28-06    BIDMONFA: Ilija Balinov BALINOV, Ilija http://www.bidmonfa.com/balinov_ili... _ Jul-28-10    wordfunph: lonely page of GM Balinov huh? happy 44th birthday GM Balinov!

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