GM Hristos Banikas Maria Emelianova Full name Hristos Banikas Born May 20, 1978 (age 46) Place of birth Thessaloniki, Greece Federation Greece Profiles #373 World Ranking 2543 Classical 2606 Rapid 2601 Blitz Rating 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 (2555) Nikolaos Aggelis (2291) 1-0 44 2024 Hristos Banikas (2555) Petros Rahmanidis (2224) ½-½ 38 2024 Hristos Banikas (2555) Evgenios Ioannidis (2501) ½-½ 37 2024 Dimitris Alexakis (2492) Hristos Banikas (2555) 1-0 51 2024 Konstantinos Soukos (2143) Hristos Banikas (2555) 0-1 39 2024 Konstantinos Nikolaidis (2193) Hristos Banikas (2555) ½-½ 30 2024 Antonios Pavlidis (2572) Hristos Banikas (2555) ½-½ 32 2024 Hristos Banikas (2606) Daniele Genocchio (2430) 1-0 47 2023 Hristos Banikas (2599) Grigorios Drakoulakos (2251) 1-0 55 2023 Hristos Banikas (2599) Ioannis Ergazakis (2178) 1-0 27 2023 Show All Games