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WGM Xeniya Balabayeva

Xeniya Balabayeva

Full name

Xeniya Balabayeva

Born

Dec 26, 2005 (age 18)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Kazakhstan

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: French Variation (8 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (6 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Modern Variation (5 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (5 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal, Main Line (4 games)

Black Pieces

Queen's Gambit Declined (7 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack (4 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Short Variation with 4.Nf3 (4 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation (4 games)

London System (3 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Xeniya Balabayeva (2246) Arshiya Das (1919)	1-0	33	2024
Xeniya Balabayeva (2246) Kheerthi Ganta (1987)	1-0	52	2024
Xeniya Balabayeva (2210) Nicolas Perreard (2066)	1-0	27	2024
Xeniya Balabayeva (2210) Irine Kharisma Sukandar (2338)	1-0	40	2024
Xeniya Balabayeva (2318) Anuar Tokbayev (1899)	1-0	69	2024
Xeniya Balabayeva (2349) Mariya Kovanova (2061)	1-0	51	2024
Xeniya Balabayeva (2349) Nurtileu Niyazbek (1538)	1-0	39	2024
Xeniya Balabayeva (2349) Vadim Derksen (1602)	1-0	48	2024
Xeniya Balabayeva (2349) Shrook Wafa (2020)	1-0	42	2024
Xeniya Balabayeva (2518) Santiago Jose Guevara Ruiz (2318)	1-0	30	2024

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