GM Hristos Banikas

Hristos Banikas

Maria Emelianova

Full name

Hristos Banikas

Born

May 20, 1978 (age 47)‎

Place of birth

Thessaloniki, Greece

Federation

Greece

Bio

Hristos Banikas is a Greek Grandmaster.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Stoltz Variation (32 games)

Benoni Defense: Modern, Pawn Storm, Four Pawns Attack (21 games)

Indian Game: East Indian, Anti-Nimzo-Indian Variation (15 games)

King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns, Dynamic Line (15 games)

King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack (15 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (36 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (26 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (21 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense (20 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (18 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Hristos Banikas (2543) Petros Trimitzios (2228)	1-0	43	2025
Hristos Banikas (2542) Tamas Gunes Ongut (2292)	1-0	28	2025
Hristos Banikas (2542) Julius Chittka (2312)	1-0	34	2025
Hristos Banikas (2542) Filip Pancevski (2430)	½-½	45	2025
Hristos Banikas (2542) Denis Kadric (2540)	½-½	13	2025
Alexandros Dounis (2197) Hristos Banikas (2543)	0-1	68	2025
Laurin Perkampus (2117) Hristos Banikas (2542)	0-1	49	2025
Jakob Leon Pajeken (2444) Hristos Banikas (2542)	0-1	25	2025
Sotirios Malikentzos (2432) Hristos Banikas (2544)	½-½	60	2025
Antonios Kalogridis (2426) Hristos Banikas (2544)	½-½	31	2025