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GM Ilija Balinow

Full name

Ilia Balinov

Born

Jan 1, 1966 (age 57)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Austria

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (9 games)

French Defense: Classical, Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation (8 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Classical Variation (7 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (6 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Freak Attack (6 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Katalimov Variation (11 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (10 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (10 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov Variations (8 games)

Dutch Defense (7 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Ilija Balinow (2419) Leopold Franziskus Wagner (2080)	1-0	29	2022
Ilija Balinow (2419) Paul Pilshofer (2173)	1-0	43	2022
Ilija Balinow (2419) Johannes Lerch (2242)	1-0	39	2022
Ilija Balinow (2419) Zoran Trkulja (2111)	½-½	33	2022
Ilija Balinow (2467) Franz Scheckenbach (2138)	1-0	25	2019
Ilija Balinow (2440) Stefan Mazur (2445)	1-0	38	2019
Ilija Balinow (2440) Konstantin Peyrer (2243)	1-0	54	2019
Ilija Balinow (2440) Nikolaus Stanec (2497)	½-½	17	2019
Ilija Balinow (2440) Serguei Khmelevski (2183)	½-½	42	2019
Ilija Balinow (2478) Denise Trippold (2138)	1-0	63	2018

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