GM Ilija Balinow

Full name

Ilia Balinov

Born

1966 (age 60)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Austria

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 (2398) Helmut Kummer (2216)	1-0	33	2023
Ilija Balinow (2398) Harald Groetz (2232)	1-0	41	2023
Ilija Balinow (2398) Siegfried Baumegger (2415)	0-1	74	2023
Ilija Balinow (2398) Thomas Bauer (2132)	0-1	26	2023
David Schernthaner (2296) Ilija Balinow (2398)	1-0	39	2023
Julian Kranzl (2268) Ilija Balinow (2398)	0-1	37	2023
Juergen Brustkern (2165) Ilija Balinow (2398)	0-1	28	2023
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