GM Yuri S Balashov

Photo: Hans van Dijk/Dutch National Archive.

Full name

Yuri Sergeevich Balashov

Born

Jan 1, 1949 (age 76)‎

Place of birth

Shadrinsk, Kurgan Oblast, USSR

Federation

Russia

Total Games 3005

34% Win

52% Draw

14% Loss

As White 1514

41% Win

49% Draw

10% Loss

As Black 1491

26% Win

56% Draw

18% Loss

Yuri S Balashov Chess Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Yuri S Balashov (2396) David Zakaryan (2325) 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 g6 Caro-Kann Defense	1-0	81	2023
Yuri S Balashov (2390) Per Ofstad (2010) 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind Formation	1-0	29	2023
Yuri S Balashov (2390) Timothy Taylor (2112) 1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. f3 d6 Owen's Defense	1-0	65	2023
Yuri S Balashov (2390) Rolf Bergstrom (2152) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 Indian Game: Accelerated Variation	1-0	34	2023
Yuri S Balashov (2395) Hans-Joachim Vatter (2211) 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 Bg4 Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč Variation	1-0	51	2023
Yuri S Balashov (2390) Ole Christian Moen (2157) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation	0-1	44	2023
Yuri S Balashov (2390) Jan Rooze (2245) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation	0-1	45	2023
Yuri S Balashov (2416) Leonid Efimov (1911) 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 English Opening: Agincourt Defense	1-0	63	2022
Yuri S Balashov (2393) Aleksey Gusarov (2142) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Open, Löwenthal, Kalashnikov Variation	1-0	43	2022
Yuri S Balashov (2393) Nikolay Zharkov (2165) 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 Modern Defense	1-0	45	2022
Yuri S Balashov (2295) Nikita Petrov (2528) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights, Duchamp Variation	0-1	48	2022
Yuri S Balashov (2295) Aleksei Pridorozhni (2581) 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 Queen's Pawn Opening: English Defense	0-1	48	2022
Yuri S Balashov (2295) Alexander Gutenev (2414) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 Grünfeld Defense: Burille Variation	½-½	31	2022
Yuri S Balashov (2461) Maksim Novikov (2469) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Classical, Maróczy, Spielmann Variation	1-0	56	2021
Yuri S Balashov (2461) Egor Bykov (2423) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Bishop Attack	1-0	43	2021
Yuri S Balashov (2461) Aleksei Pridorozhni (2555) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Semi-Meran Variation	0-1	54	2021
Yuri S Balashov (2455) Shant Sargsyan (2642) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation	0-1	42	2021
Yuri S Balashov (2345) Nikita Petrov (2541) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Deferred Classical Defense	½-½	33	2021
Yuri S Balashov (2408) Yuri Boidman (2335) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation	1-0	53	2020
Yuri S Balashov (2408) Adolf Herzog (2358) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 English Opening: Four Knights, Quiet Line	0-1	35	2020
Yuri S Balashov (2408) Anatoly Vaisser (2509) 1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack	½-½	51	2020
Yuri S Balashov (2457) Jose Luis Fernandez Garcia (2404) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Open, Main Line	1-0	39	2019
Yuri S Balashov (2457) Jan-Olov Lind (2148) 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation	1-0	31	2019
Yuri S Balashov (2470) Sergey Zagrebelny (2485) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 b6 English Opening: Anglo-Indian, Queen's Indian Formation	1-0	21	2019
Yuri S Balashov (2470) Jens Kolbak (2145) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line	1-0	60	2019

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