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GM Hristos Banikas

Hristos Banikas

Maria Emelianova

Full name

Hristos Banikas

Born

May 20, 1978 (age 46)‎

Place of birth

Thessaloniki, Greece

Federation

Greece

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
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
Hristos Banikas (2599) Georgios Kormas (2071)	1-0	74	2023
Hristos Banikas (2592) Athanasios-panagiotis Ballas (2065)	1-0	41	2023
Hristos Banikas (2606) Alexandr Predke (2582)	½-½	30	2023
Hristos Banikas (2606) Francesco Sonis (2454)	½-½	23	2023

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