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Balashov, Yuri S

Total Games

181

Wins

32

Draws

105

Losses

44

17.7% wins58.0% draws24.3% losses

Most Played Openings

C92 - Ruy Lopez: Closed7C95 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer5A17 - English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense4C93 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense4B96 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation4E11 - Bogo-Indian Defense4E14 - Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3A30 - English Opening: Wing Gambit3C78 - Ruy Lopez: Brix Variation3C42 - Petrov's Defense3

Most Faced Opponents

Tal, Mihail17 gamesBeliavsky, Alexander G15 gamesGeller, Efim P14 gamesKarpov, Anatoly12 gamesPolugaevsky, Lev11 gamesSmyslov, Vassily11 gamesBronstein, David I10 gamesKhalifman, Alexander10 gamesPetrosian, Tigran V8 gamesTimman, Jan H8 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Balashov, Yuri S

Manila Interzonal

1976

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FCGFCG
1-0

Balashov, Yuri S vs Spassky, Boris V

Manila Interzonal

1976

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FCGFCG
1-0

Karpov, Anatoly vs Balashov, Yuri S

Tilburg

1977

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FCGFCG
1-0

Balashov, Yuri S vs Timman, Jan H

Tilburg

1977

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FCGFCG
1-0

Balashov, Yuri S vs Smyslov, Vassily

Tilburg

1977

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FCGFCG
1-0

Portisch, Lajos vs Balashov, Yuri S

Rio de Janeiro Interzonal

1979

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FCGFCG
1-0

Portisch, Lajos vs Balashov, Yuri S

Toluca Interzonal

1982

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FCGFCG
1-0

Balashov, Yuri S vs Timman, Jan H

Rio de Janeiro Interzonal

1979

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FCGFCG
0-1

Balashov, Yuri S vs Polugaevsky, Lev

Manila Interzonal

1976

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Games (181)

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Balashov, Yuri S vs Shirov, Alexei
1-0
URS-FL56 1988 B26
Balashov, Yuri S vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
URS-FL56 1988 B52
Gelfand, Boris vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0
URS-FL 1987 D25
Khalifman, Alexander vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0
URS-FL 1987 C91
Balashov, Yuri S vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Moscow TV 1987 C60
Balashov, Yuri S vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1-0
URS-ch53 1986 E04
Gelfand, Boris vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
Minsk Int 1986 D28
Balashov, Yuri S vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
URS-ch53 1986 E92
Balashov, Yuri S vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-FL 1986 D31
Balashov, Yuri S vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0
Minsk Int 1986 B63
Balashov, Yuri S vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
URS-ch52 1985 C88
Tal, Mihail vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
Jurmala 1985 C85
Balashov, Yuri S vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0
URS-chI 1985 E52
Balashov, Yuri S vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
URS-ch51 1984 C92
Balashov, Yuri S vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
URS-ch50 1983 C88
Balashov, Yuri S vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
URS-ch50 1983 C92
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
URS-ch50 1983 A16
Karpov, Anatoly vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
Hannover 1983 E19
Bronstein, David I vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
URS-ch sf 1983 E37
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
URS-ch50 1983 E12
Jussupow, Artur vs Balashov, Yuri S
0-1
URS-ch50 1983 E61
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
URS-ch sf 1983 E35
Balashov, Yuri S vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
URS-ch50 1983 C92
Balashov, Yuri S vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
Moscow-ch 1982 C42
Balashov, Yuri S vs Jussupow, Artur
0-1
Minsk 1982 C42
Timman, Jan H vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1982 A28
Kasparov, Gary vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1981 B71
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1981 E19
Balashov, Yuri S vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1981 D94
Balashov, Yuri S vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1981 B85
Balashov, Yuri S vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1981 D58
Geller, Efim P vs Balashov, Yuri S
0-1
Moscow 1981 B08
Balashov, Yuri S vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Moscow 1981 B09
Karpov, Anatoly vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0
Moscow 1981 E69
Balashov, Yuri S vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1981 C82
Balashov, Yuri S vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Buenos Aires 1980 B82
Balashov, Yuri S vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
Buenos Aires 1980 B14
Balashov, Yuri S vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2
Lone Pine 1980 B83
Balashov, Yuri S vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1980 E42
Timman, Jan H vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0
Buenos Aires 1980 D65
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Balashov, Yuri S
0-1
Lone Pine 1980 E46
Balashov, Yuri S vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Buenos Aires 1980 E04
Geller, Efim P vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
Lone Pine 1980 E18
Jussupow, Artur vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
URS-ch48 1980 D55
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
URS-ch48 1980 E04
Balashov, Yuri S vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
URS-ch48 1980 C90
Tal, Mihail vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
URS-ch47 1979 E18
Balashov, Yuri S vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
URS Spartakiad 1979 D55
Karpov, Anatoly vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0
Munich+ 1979 C95
Jussupow, Artur vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
URS-ch47 1979 A90
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