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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 Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
URS-ch47 1979 C90
Balashov, Yuri S vs Kasparov, Gary
1/2-1/2
URS-ch47 1979 A43
Balashov, Yuri S vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
URS-ch47 1979 C93
Balashov, Yuri S vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
Munich 1979 C07
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
Lvov zt 1978 E11
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1978 C44
Smyslov, Vassily vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
Lvov zt 1978 A19
Balashov, Yuri S vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
Lvov zt 1978 B70
Tal, Mihail vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1978 E14
Balashov, Yuri S vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1978 C09
Karpov, Anatoly vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1978 D32
Balashov, Yuri S vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Bugojno 1978 B09
Balashov, Yuri S vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1978 B82
Larsen, Bent vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0
Bugojno 1978 A17
Tal, Mihail vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
October Revolution 60 1977 C99
Balashov, Yuri S vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
October Revolution 60 1977 B85
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0
URS-ch45 1977 A27
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0
URS-ch45 1977 A17
Balashov, Yuri S vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
October Revolution 60 1977 C82
Balashov, Yuri S vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
October Revolution 60 1977 C67
Tal, Mihail vs Balashov, Yuri S
0-1
URS-ch45 1977 B96
Balashov, Yuri S vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
URS-ch45 1977 B33
Smyslov, Vassily vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
URS-ch45 1977 E61
Balashov, Yuri S vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
URS-ch44 1976 D19
Balashov, Yuri S vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0
URS-ch44 1976 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0
URS-ch44 1976 C92
Geller, Efim P vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
URS-ch44 1976 C93
Tal, Mihail vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
URS-ch44 1976 B08
Balashov, Yuri S vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
URS-ch44 1976 B15
Tal, Mihail vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
URS-ch43 1975 A30
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
URS-ch43 1975 A30
Balashov, Yuri S vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
URS-ch43 1975 D03
Balashov, Yuri S vs Bronstein, David I
1-0
URS-ch43 1975 C95
Geller, Efim P vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0
URS-ch43 1975 B96
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
Vilnius zt 1975 E55
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Balashov, Yuri S
0-1
URS-ch43 1975 A17
Balashov, Yuri S vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
Vilnius zt 1975 C09
Tal, Mihail vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0
URS-ch42 1974 B52
Balashov, Yuri S vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
0-1
URS-ch sf 1974 B84
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
URS-ch42 1974 E52
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
URS-ch42 1974 A17
Balashov, Yuri S vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Sochi 1973 A30
Bronstein, David I vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
Tallinn 1973 A14
Bronstein, David I vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0
Moscow-3teams 1973 E54
Balashov, Yuri S vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
Moscow-3teams 1973 B84
Balashov, Yuri S vs Keres, Paul
1-0
Tallinn 1973 C92
Tal, Mihail vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
Tallinn 1973 B67
Balashov, Yuri S vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
Tallinn 1973 C95
Tal, Mihail vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1973 A14
Najdorf, Miguel vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1973 E14
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