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Reinholds Balins

Number of games in database: 18
Years covered: 1945 to 1966
Overall record: +1 -11 =6 (22.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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REINHOLDS BALINS
(born Mar-13-1912, died Jun-30-1988, 76 years old) Latvia

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Reinholds Balins was Vice-Chairman of the Latvian Chess Association in 1960. He participated in several Latvian championships, with his best result shared 2nd-3rd in the 1960 championship. Balins achieved the rank of Candidate Master. In 1975, he shared 2nd-3rd at the Latvian senior championship.

Val Zemitis, "Encyclopedia of Latvian Chessplayer Vol I," pp. B-12 to B-13

Last updated: 2019-11-04 19:44:19

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. J Kruzkops vs R Balins  1-0401945Latvian championshipB08 Pirc, Classical
2. R Balins vs Keres 0-1471945Latvia/Estonia tournamentA46 Queen's Pawn Game
3. R Balins vs A Strautmanis  ½-½201946Ch LatviaB72 Sicilian, Dragon
4. A Aleksandrovs vs R Balins  1-0421946Fricis Apsenieks MemorialA07 King's Indian Attack
5. R Balins vs I Zdanovs  0-1521948Latvian ChampionshipA45 Queen's Pawn Game
6. A Darznieks vs R Balins  ½-½391948Latvian ChampionshipE77 King's Indian
7. R Balins vs Koblents  ½-½321948Latvian ChampionshipA47 Queen's Indian
8. T Bergs vs R Balins  1-0481948Latvian ChampionshipE62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
9. R Balins vs K Kajins  ½-½401948Latvian ChampionshipD60 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
10. A Strautmanis vs R Balins  0-1451948Latvian ChampionshipB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
11. A Akmentins vs R Balins  ½-½571948Latvian ChampionshipB07 Pirc
12. R Balins vs Tal 0-1341953Latvian ChampionshipA96 Dutch, Classical Variation
13. R Balins vs Tal  ½-½341953Riga ChampionshipA43 Old Benoni
14. I Zilber vs R Balins  1-0431953Latvian ChampionshipD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
15. P Kampenuss vs R Balins  1-0481954Latvian ChampionshipA10 English
16. Tal vs R Balins 1-0351954Latvian ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
17. R Balins vs Shulte  0-1361965Riga championshipA15 English
18. A Vitolinsh vs R Balins  1-0331966Latvian ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
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