Yuri Balashov
Number of games in database: 1,708
Years covered: 1963 to 2007
Current FIDE rating: 2409
Highest rating achieved in database: 2581
Overall record: +514 -221 =970 (58.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      3 exhibition games, blitz games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (245)      B20 B23 B25 B24 B46  Ruy Lopez (127)      C88 C92 C95 C84 C96  Ruy Lopez, Closed (88)      C88 C92 C95 C84 C96  French Defense (67)      C00 C18 C05 C07 C09  Nimzo Indian (48)      E41 E29 E54 E42 E43  Caro-Kann (43)      B10 B17 B11 B14 B19	With the Black pieces:  Ruy Lopez (136)      C92 C77 C91 C85 C95  Sicilian (120)      B96 B44 B46 B22 B40  Ruy Lopez, Closed (89)      C92 C91 C85 C95 C93  Queen's Indian (73)      E12 E15 E18 E14 E19  Nimzo Indian (69)      E32 E35 E55 E52 E37  English (44)      A17 A15 A14 A13 A19

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Sznapik vs Balashov, 1990 0-1
   K Grigorian vs Balashov, 1974 0-1
   Balashov vs Biyiasas, 1976 1-0
   Balashov vs Smyslov, 1977 1-0
   Balashov vs Bronstein, 1975 1-0
   Karpov vs Balashov, 1980 0-1

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   A Few Choice Games by Yuri Balashov by Resignation Trap
   Bugojno 1978 by Benzol
   50th USSR Championship by Benzol
   Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1973 by suenteus po 147
   Moscow 1981 by suenteus po 147
   Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1982 by suenteus po 147
   Lone Pine USA (Louis D. Statham Tournament ) by wanabe2000

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YURI BALASHOV (born Mar-12-1949) Russia [what is this?] Yuri Sergeyevich Balashov was born on the 12th of March 1949 in Shadrinsk, Russia (formerly USSR). Awarded the IM title in 1970 and the GM title 1973 he was Moscow Champion in 1970. He was 2nd to Anatoli Karpov in the 1976 USSR Championship and achieved a number of fine results in strong international tournaments. He also acted as a second to Boris Spassky in his 1992 rematch against Robert James Fischer.

page 1 of 69; games 1-25 of 1,708  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. Balashov vs Sukochev   1-0 25 1964 URS D93 Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3 3. Keninger vs Balashov   ½-½ 40 1964 Beverwijk B56 Sicilian 4. J Flesch vs Balashov   0-1 37 1965 Beverwijk A26 English 5. Balashov vs M Christoph   ½-½ 26 1965 Hastings 1/326 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. Balashov vs L Borodiansky   1-0 35 1965 Moscow E93 King's Indian, Petrosian System 7. Balashov vs Muller   1-0 35 1965 Beverwijk E30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad 8. Balashov vs Keene ½-½ 25 1965 Hastings E91 King's Indian 9. Balashov vs Karaklajic   ½-½ 45 1965 Beverwijk E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 10. Balashov vs A Hollis   1-0 41 1965 Hastings D86 Grunfeld, Exchange 11. D D Van Geet vs Balashov 0-1 43 1965 Beverwijk A00 Uncommon Opening 12. Balashov vs Mecking   0-1 56 1966 Hastings C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 13. Balashov vs Hartston   1-0 64 1966 Hastings E91 King's Indian 14. Balashov vs V Tukmakov   0-1 49 1966 Moscow E93 King's Indian, Petrosian System 15. Botvinnik vs Balashov   1-0 42 1966 Hastings E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 16. Keene vs Balashov   0-1 40 1966 Hastings A14 English 17. Balashov vs Podgaets   1-0 40 1966 Moscow C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer 18. Balashov vs J Penrose 1-0 26 1966 Hastings E93 King's Indian, Petrosian System 19. Balashov vs Czerniak   ½-½ 13 1966 Hastings D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 20. Kurajica vs Balashov   ½-½ 65 1966 Hastings B54 Sicilian 21. Balashov vs Christoph   ½-½ 26 1966 Hastings B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. M Basman vs Balashov   0-1 66 1966 Hastings B89 Sicilian 23. Balashov vs Uhlmann   0-1 41 1966 Hastings D86 Grunfeld, Exchange 24. V E Adler vs Balashov   ½-½ 41 1967 Moscow C02 French, Advance 25. Balashov vs Kupreichik   1-0 43 1967 Moscow B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation  page 1 of 69; games 1-25 of 1,708

Jun-02-04    Minor Piece Activity: He has a lot of games in the database... Who is he? Jun-16-04    clocked: Chessmetrics puts him at number 11 in the world in 1977. Jul-06-04    rochade18: Balashov is another important GM who supports (or supported?) a club in the German 1.Bundesliga Jul-08-04    Dick Brain: Botvinnik some years ago claimed that Balashov has no talent. He has good opening preperation but afterward he is an ordinary GM and is as helpless as a kitten. Jul-09-04    weirdoid: IIRC Balashov was a sort of top player (pretty regular top25er) for quite some time in thd 2nd half of 70's / early 80's. He won Hoogoven 1982, for instance, ahead of Timman, Tal, and Portisch (I think). With all respect to the great Botvinnik, I always wonder how he could so freely pass withering judgments on others (never mind a mere Balashov, he once described Karpov as knowing nothing and having no chess future). Perhaps he expected everyone to be as well versed in theory as himself, as talented as Capablanca, as determined to win as Fischer, as tactically adept as Tal. Jul-09-04    henrilin: Balashov certainly was among the top 20 from about 1973 until 1983 when he suddenly dropped about 50-70 Elo-points for some reason. He won a couple of good tournements in the Soviet Union but also in the west during these years. Just to mention some of them: Wilnius zt 1975 9/14 (qualifying for the Interzonal) Lone Pine 1977 6,5/9 Lvov zt 1978 9/14 (qualifying for the Interzonal) Wijk an Zee 8/12 His result against the best Soviet players are quite good. He has a positive score against Tukmakov, Sveshnikov, Kupreichik, Tseshkovsky, Beliavsky, Vaganian, Savon, Geller, Kholmov, Psakhis and Smyslov. His style is mainly positional with well developed opening schemes and tend to give many draws. Not spectacular but very solid. Sep-14-04    NMTOR761: He was said to very good tecnical player. Dec-21-04    Benzol: Yuri Sergeyevich Balashov Born 12th March 1949 in Shadrinsk Awarded the IM title in 1970 and GM title in 1973. He was also Moscow champion in 1970. Mar-12-07    BIDMONFA: Yuri Balashov BALASHOV, Yuri http://www.bidmonfa.com/balashov_yu... _ Feb-25-08    Resignation Trap: A photo of Balashov at Aeroflot 2008: http://www.chesspro.ru/_images/mate... .

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