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FM Guenther Ballon

Full name

Guenther Ballon

Born

1/1/1942 (age 82)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Netherlands

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Stoltz Variation (4 games)

Benko Gambit Half-Accepted: Modern Variation (3 games)

Benoni Defense: Modern, King's Pawn Line (3 games)

Benko Gambit Fully-Accepted (3 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox, Henneberger Variation (2 games)

Black Pieces

Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov, Open (5 games)

Ruy López Opening: Fianchetto Defense (4 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz, Fianchetto Variation (3 games)

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Chigorin Defense (3 games)

English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System, Anglo-Slav, Bogoljubov Variation (3 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Guenther Ballon (2089) E Baarslag (2220)	½-½	42	2019
Guenther Ballon (2091) Eric Rolle (2217)	½-½	68	2019
Guenther Ballon (2091) Thomas Thiel (2271)	½-½	65	2019
Guenther Ballon (2091) Raj Tischbierek (2428)	0-1	40	2019
Guenther Ballon (2071) Miso Cebalo (2287)	0-1	27	2018
Guenther Ballon (2090) Roeland Pruijssers (2519)	0-1	53	2018
Guenther Ballon (2071) Klaus de Francesco (2325)	½-½	63	2018
Guenther Ballon (2090) Arno Bezemer (2311)	½-½	32	2018
Guenther Ballon (2135) Radoslav Dimitrov (2476)	½-½	76	2017
Guenther Ballon (2130) Nedeljko Kelecevic (2217)	½-½	23	2017

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