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Hristos Banikas
H Banikas 
Photo credit: chessanytime.com  

Number of games in database: 611
Years covered: 1992 to 2022
Last FIDE rating: 2543 (2606 rapid, 2601 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2646
Overall record: +177 -82 =246 (59.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 106 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (39) 
    E77 E76 E81 E70 E62
 Slav (34) 
    D17 D12 D11 D15 D18
 Queen's Indian (29) 
    E12 E15 E17 E16
 Queen's Pawn Game (24) 
    E10 A40 E00 A41 D02
 Semi-Slav (22) 
    D45 D44 D47 D43 D48
 Queen's Gambit Declined (20) 
    D37 D30 D38 D39 D06
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (118) 
    B90 B47 B40 B30 B22
 King's Indian (49) 
    E94 E97 E62 E90 E77
 Sicilian Najdorf (35) 
    B90 B94 B92 B98 B96
 Queen's Indian (21) 
    E17 E12 E15 E14 E16
 Sicilian Taimanov (19) 
    B47 B48 B49 B46
 Nimzo Indian (13) 
    E39 E55 E32 E21 E46
Repertoire Explorer

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   A Greet vs H Banikas, 2008 0-1
   H Banikas vs S Salihu, 2013 1-0
   H Banikas vs D Mastrovasilis, 2003 1/2-1/2
   H Banikas vs Deep Junior, 2001 1-0
   S Bogner vs H Banikas, 2008 0-1
   Saric vs H Banikas, 2013 0-1
   A Karagiannis vs H Banikas, 2005 0-1
   A Fier vs H Banikas, 2010 0-1
   Deep Junior vs H Banikas, 2001 1/2-1/2
   Kasparov vs H Banikas, 2001 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   World Junior Championship (1997)
   World Junior Championship (1998)
   Ano Liosia Open 2000/01 (2000)
   European Team Championship (2005)
   Kavala Open (2001)
   Bolzano Open (2000)
   Gibraltar Masters (2008)
   Greek Team Championship (2006)
   European Club Cup (2013)
   European Championship (2003)
   European Team Championship (2019)
   Istanbul Olympiad (2012)
   Batumi Olympiad (2018)
   European Team Championship (2017)
   Chennai Olympiad (2022)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Chennai Olympiad
   H Banikas vs M Cornette (Aug-09-22) 1/2-1/2
   G Kjartansson vs H Banikas (Aug-08-22) 1/2-1/2
   Dominguez Perez vs H Banikas (Aug-07-22) 1/2-1/2
   H Banikas vs P Bersamina (Aug-06-22) 1/2-1/2
   H Banikas vs Kuzubov (Aug-05-22) 1/2-1/2

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HRISTOS BANIKAS
(born May-20-1978, 47 years old) Greece

[what is this?]
Grandmaster (2001). In 2002, he won the European Rapid Chess Championship. He won the Greek championship in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2009.

Wikipedia article: Hristos Banikas


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 page 1 of 25; games 1-25 of 625  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Tukmakov vs H Banikas  1-0291992Katerini opE75 King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line
2. H Banikas vs Petursson  0-1561993Katerini GPA16 English
3. H Banikas vs H Stevic  0-11161993EU-ch U16E97 King's Indian
4. H Banikas vs E Prokopchuk  ½-½351994Wch U16A55 Old Indian, Main line
5. M Rychagov vs H Banikas  1-0421994Cappelle op 10thB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
6. J Stocek vs H Banikas  ½-½321994EU-ch U18E94 King's Indian, Orthodox
7. H Banikas vs B Kelly  1-0431994Wch U16D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
8. H Banikas vs M Hebden 0-1331994Cappelle op 10thE97 King's Indian
9. H Banikas vs I Miladinovic  ½-½411995Aegina opD07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense
10. E Grivas vs H Banikas  0-1261995Chania op 5thE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
11. T Gelashvili vs H Banikas  ½-½341995EU-ch U18B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
12. H Banikas vs A Beliavsky  ½-½50199511th ECC qual group 2E77 King's Indian
13. H Banikas vs K Mokry  ½-½20199511th ECC qual group 2E11 Bogo-Indian Defense
14. E Grivas vs H Banikas  ½-½331996GRE-chE75 King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line
15. H Banikas vs G Vojinovic  1-0421996Kavala op 6thE12 Queen's Indian
16. H Banikas vs I Koukos  1-0261996GRE-ch U20 28thD85 Grunfeld
17. H Banikas vs T Gelashvili  ½-½361996Kastoria opE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
18. H Banikas vs E Grivas  ½-½451996GRE-ch activeD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
19. Kotronias vs H Banikas  ½-½711996Ch GreeceB32 Sicilian
20. H Banikas vs G Borgo  ½-½351996Yerevan OlympiadA34 English, Symmetrical
21. H Banikas vs Lobron  ½-½461996Yerevan OlympiadE12 Queen's Indian
22. V Komliakov vs H Banikas  0-1521996Yerevan OlympiadB30 Sicilian
23. V Malakhov vs H Banikas  0-1601996Wch U18B54 Sicilian
24. H Banikas vs Sadvakasov  1-0321996Wch U18E41 Nimzo-Indian
25. Bacrot vs H Banikas  ½-½591996Yerevan OlympiadA00 Uncommon Opening
 page 1 of 25; games 1-25 of 625  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-04-06  EmperorAtahualpa: Hristos Banikas is currently Greece's third highest player on FIDE.
Mar-15-06  niemzo: My favourite Greek player. I saw him play last year in the Kavala Open near my hometown.He is the reigning Greek Champion.
May-19-06  BIDMONFA: Hristos Banikas

BANIKAS, Hristos
http://www.bidmonfa.com/banikas_hri...
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Mar-14-09  wordfunph: My son was named after GM HRISTOS Banikas.
Jun-10-09  myschkin: . . .

War in Chess:

http://www.spyrosnakas.com/warinche...

(GM Banikas - Rybka 3)

May-20-10  wordfunph: happy 32nd birthday Hristos!
Jul-29-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Picture: http://www.chessdom.com/images/stor...

5th today in the Paleochora Open (Greece) 22-29 July 2010: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr363...

Jan-05-11  kramputz: What is this in the bio?<Grandmaster (1978)> He became a GM in 2001

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