FM Guenther Ballon Full name Guenther Ballon Born 1942 (age 83) Place of birth Federation Netherlands Profiles #22634 World Ranking 2026 Classical 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 Wilfried Hoellrigl (2217) Guenther Ballon (2091) 1-0 23 2019 Onno Elgersma (2232) Guenther Ballon (2089) 1-0 20 2019 Lars Vereggen (2370) Guenther Ballon (2089) 0-1 44 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 Show All Games