| ECO B32 in 1988 play it! balashov yuri s defeats white's pirttimaki timo in 86 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Be2 a6 8. O-O Be7 9. Be3 Qc7 10. f4 d6 11. a4 b6 12. Bf3 Bb7 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Rad1 Nd7 15. Kh1 Nc5 16. Nd4 Bf6 17. e5 dxe5 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Bxc5 bxc5 21. fxe5 Be7 22. Qh5 Rab8 23. b3 c4 24. Ne2 cxb3 25. cxb3 Rb4 26. Rd3 g6 27. Qf3 Qxf3 28. gxf3 Rfb8 29. Nd4 Bc5 30. Nc6 Rxb3 31. Nxb8 Rxd3 32. Nxa6 Be3 33. Nb4 Rb3 34. Nc6 Rb6 35. Na5 Bf4 36. Rd1 Ra6 37. Rd4 Bxe5 38. Rd8+ Kg7 39. Nc4 Bc3 40. Rd7 Rxa4 41. Nd6 Rf4 42. Kg2 Be5 43. Ne4 Rf5 |
| ECO B41 in 1974 play it! balashov yuri s defeats white's popov luben in 62 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Be7 7. Be3 a6 8. O-O b5 9. f4 Qc7 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Nfd7 12. Bf3 Bb7 13. Bxb7 Qxb7 14. Qg4 Rf8 15. Qxg7 b4 16. Na4 Nc6 17. Qxh7 Ncxe5 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qh5+ Nf7 20. Rad1 Qb5 21. Qf3 Rd8 22. b3 Nde5 23. Rxd8+ Nxd8 24. Qh5+ Rf7 25. Qh8+ Bf8 26. Re1 Ng6 27. Qd4 Ne7 28. c4 Qf5 29. Rd1 Nec6 30. Qb6 Qg4 31. Rd2 Qe4 |
| ECO B90 in 1976 play it! balashov yuri s defeats white's kupreichik vikto in 78 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. Qf3 Nbd7 10. g4 b4 11. Nce2 Nc5 12. Ng3 Qc7 13. O-O g6 14. a3 bxa3 15. b4 Nxd3 16. cxd3 h5 17. Rac1 Qd7 18. g5 Ng4 19. Bd2 e5 20. Nb3 exf4 21. Bxf4 Bg7 22. Bxd6 Ne5 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Rc5 Bg7 25. Ra5 O-O 26. Rxa3 Qb5 27. Na5 Qxb4 28. Ra2 Bc8 29. Rc1 Bg4 30. Qf1 Rfc8 31. Nc4 Qc5+ 32. Kh1 Qxg5 33. Rcc2 Rc6 34. Rf2 Be6 35. Ra5 Qd8 36. Ra3 h4 37. Ne2 Qe7 38. Na5 Qxa3 39. Nxc6 Qc5 |
| ECO B30 in 1984 play it! balashov yuri s defeats white's rantanen yrjo in 84 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Kh1 a6 10. f4 Qc7 11. Nf3 b5 12. a3 Bb7 13. Bd3 b4 14. Ne2 h6 15. Bh4 bxa3 16. bxa3 Na5 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Nd5 19. Qe1 Nc4 20. Ned4 Nde3 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Rf2 Rfd8 23. Re2 Qc5 24. Nb3 Qb6 25. Qb4 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Rab8 27. Qc3 Rbc8 28. Rg1 Nxa3 29. Qe1 Naxc2 30. Qg3 g5 31. Qh4 Rxd3 32. Qxh6 g4 33. Nd2 Rd4 34. Ne4 Rxe4 35. fxe4 Qd4 36. Qf4 Rc4 37. Rxg4+ Nxg4 38. Qxg4+ Kf8 39. Rg2 Qxe4 40. Qg5 Qe1+ 41. Rg1 Qe4+ 42. Rg2 Rd4 |
| ECO B44 in 1992 play it! balashov yuri s defeats white's mircov a in 112 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Be3 Bb7 12. f4 Nd7 13. Bf3 Nc5 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. Nab1 Qc7 16. a3 Qb8 17. b4 Nd7 18. Qe2 Ba8 19. Rfd1 Rc7 20. Nd2 Rfc8 21. b5 axb5 22. Nxb5 Rb7 23. Nb3 Nc5 24. Nxc5 bxc5 25. g4 e5 26. a4 exf4 27. Bxf4 Ne5 28. Bxe5 dxe5 29. a5 Rc6 30. Rd3 Ra6 31. Rcd1 h6 32. Qe1 g6 33. h4 Kg7 34. Kg2 Qc8 35. Qc3 Qe6 36. Rd5 Bxh4 37. Rxe5 Qf6 38. Rxc5 Qxc3 39. Nxc3 Rb2+ 40. Kh3 Be7 41. Rb5 Rc2 42. Rd3 Rd6 43. Nd5 Bf6 44. Rb6 Be5 45. Bg2 h5 46. gxh5 Rd8 47. Nf4 Rxd3+ 48. Nxd3 Rc3 49. Bf1 Bxe4 50. hxg6 Bxd3 51. Bxd3 Rxd3+ 52. Kg4 fxg6 53. Rc6 Kh6 54. a6 Bd6 55. Kh4 g5+ 56. Kg4 Kg6 |
| ECO B86 in 1983 play it! balashov yuri s defeats white's yurtaev leonid k in 60 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bc4 Be7 7. Bb3 O-O 8. Be3 Na6 9. g4 Nc5 10. Qf3 a5 11. g5 Nfd7 12. Qh5 Ne5 13. a4 Nxb3 14. cxb3 g6 15. Qh4 f5 16. f4 Nd3+ 17. Ke2 fxe4 18. Nxe4 e5 19. f5 exd4 20. f6 dxe3 21. fxe7 Qxe7 22. Nf6+ Rxf6 23. gxf6 Qf7 24. Kxd3 Qxb3+ 25. Ke2 Be6 26. Rac1 Qxb2+ 27. Kxe3 Re8 28. Rhe1 Bc4+ 29. Kf3 Bd5+ 30. Kg4 Qd4+ |
| ECO B32 in 1973 play it! balashov yuri s defeats white's tal mikhail in 106 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 e5 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bc4 O-O 12. h3 Be6 13. Bb3 c5 14. Qe2 Rb8 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. b3 c4 17. Qxc4 Qc8 18. O-O Qxc4 19. bxc4 Rb4 20. Bxa7 Ra8 21. Be3 Rxc4 22. Nb5 Ra5 23. a4 Rxe4 24. Bd2 Raxa4 25. Nc3 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Rc4 27. Ra8+ Kf7 28. Ra7 h6 29. Nb5 Ne4 30. Ba5 Kf6 31. Rc7 Bc5+ 32. Kh2 Kg6 33. Be1 Rxc2 34. Nc3 Bd4 35. Nb5 Rb2 36. Na3 Ra2 37. Bb4 Ra1 38. g4 Rf1 39. Rc2 Rf3 40. Nc4 Ng5 41. Bd6 Rxh3+ 42. Kg2 Rc3 43. Rxc3 Bxc3 44. Nxe5+ Bxe5 45. Bxe5 Nf7 46. Bc3 e5 47. Bb4 Kf6 48. Kf2 Ng5 49. Ke3 Nh7 50. Kf3 Ke6 51. Ba3 Nf6 52. Bf8 Kf7 53. Bc5 Nd7 |
| ECO B48 in 1979 play it! balashov yuri s defeats white's romanishin in 72 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. O-O b5 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. h3 Be7 11. f4 d6 12. Nf3 O-O 13. a3 b4 14. Na4 Nd7 15. c3 bxa3 16. b4 d5 17. e5 g6 18. Qf2 f6 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Qa2 Kh8 21. Qxa3 e5 22. fxe5 Ndxe5 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. Rad1 d4 25. cxd4 Nf3+ 26. Rxf3 Bxf3 27. Rf1 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Bh4 29. Qc1 Qg3+ 30. Kh1 Qxh3+ 31. Kg1 Qg3+ 32. Kh1 Rf3 33. Bf4 Qh3+ 34. Kg1 Qg4+ 35. Kh1 Rh3+ 36. Bh2 Rxh2+ |
| ECO B41 in 1979 play it! balashov yuri s defeats white's hulak krunoslav in 56 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. f4 a6 7. Bd3 b5 8. e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 Nd5 10. Qg4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bb7 12. O-O Qd5 13. Rxf7 Kxf7 14. Be4 Qxe5 15. Nf3 Qc5+ 16. Kh1 Bxe4 17. Ng5+ Ke8 18. Qxe6+ Be7 19. Qf7+ Kd7 20. Qe6+ Kd8 21. Be3 Qd5 22. Bb6+ Ke8 23. Qc8+ Bd8 24. Re1 Nd7 25. Nxe4 Kf7 26. Nd6+ Qxd6 27. Qxa8 Nxb6 28. Rf1+ Kg8 |
| ECO B22 in 1992 play it! balashov yuri s defeats white's blauert joerg in 92 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O Nge7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. Bd3 h6 12. Re1 Bg4 13. Be3 Re8 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. Re3 Nf5 16. Rxe8+ Rxe8 17. Bxf5 Bxf5 18. Qd2 a5 19. Nfd4 Bg6 20. a4 Re4 21. f3 Re7 22. Kh1 Ne5 23. Nb5 Nd3 24. N3d4 Qf6 25. b3 h5 26. g3 h4 27. Kg2 Bh7 28. Rf1 g5 29. Kg1 Bg6 30. g4 h3 31. Rd1 Qe5 32. Rf1 Nf4 33. Rd1 Bd3 34. Qf2 Bxb5 35. axb5 Qe3 36. Qxe3 Rxe3 37. Rc1 Nd3 38. Rd1 Ne5 39. Kf2 Rxc3 40. Kg3 Nd3 41. Rd2 Nf4 42. Nf5 Rxb3 43. Ne7+ Kg7 44. Nxd5 Rxb5 45. Nxf4 gxf4+ 46. Kxf4 a4 |
| ECO B40 in 1994 play it! balashov yuri s defeats white's wuerschum joachi in 68 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Be2 Nc6 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d5 6. exd5 exd5 7. Bf4 Be7 8. c4 O-O 9. Nc3 d4 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. dxe4 f6 12. h3 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Bd3 Bd7 15. b3 Rae8 16. Re1 Re7 17. Nh2 Ne5 18. f3 Rfe8 19. Ng4 Ng6 20. Qd2 h5 21. Nf2 Qg3 22. Nh1 Qe5 23. Rad1 Nf4 24. Bf1 Qg5 25. Kh2 h4 26. Qf2 Re5 27. g3 hxg3+ 28. Qxg3 Qh6 29. Nf2 f5 30. Nd3 Nxd3 31. Bxd3 f4 32. Qg2 Rg5 33. Qf1 Rg3 34. Re2 Bxh3 |
| ECO B42 in 2006 play it! balashov yuri s defeats white's gorovykh eduard in 24 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8. f4 e5 9. f5 Nxe4 10. Qe2 Bxf5 11. O-O Bc5+ 12. Be3 Ng3 |
| ECO B44 in 1985 play it! balashov yuri s defeats white's vitolinsh in 136 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Nd2 Be7 7. f4 O-O 8. Qf3 d6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. O-O-O Qa5 11. Kb1 Rb8 12. Bd3 Ba6 13. Nb3 Qa4 14. Qe2 Bxd3 15. cxd3 c5 16. Rc1 Qb5 17. Qc2 a5 18. Qc4 a4 19. Qxb5 Rxb5 20. Nd2 Rfb8 21. Rc2 d5 22. Rhc1 Nd7 23. Ka1 f5 24. e5 Kf7 25. Nb1 h6 26. Nc3 Rb4 27. Ne2 g5 28. Bd2 R4b7 29. Rf1 gxf4 30. Bxf4 Kg6 31. h3 Bg5 32. g3 Rb6 33. d4 c4 34. Nc3 Ra6 35. a3 Rf8 36. Rg2 h5 37. Ne2 Rb6 38. Rh1 Rf7 39. Nc3 Ra6 40. Rf1 Nb8 41. Bxg5 Kxg5 42. g4 hxg4 43. Ne2 Rg7 44. hxg4 fxg4 45. Rf4 Kh4 46. Rf6 Nd7 47. Rh6+ Kg5 48. Rgh2 Kf5 49. Ng3+ Kg5 50. Rh8 Rb6 51. Nh5 Rg6 52. Ng3 Rb3 53. Ne2 Kf5 54. R8h7 Nb8 55. Nc3 g3 56. Rf7+ Kg4 57. Rd2 Nc6 58. Ka2 Rh6 59. Rg2 Kh3 60. Rd2 Rh4 61. Ne2 Rd3 62. Ng1+ Kg4 63. Rg7+ Kf4 64. Rf7+ Ke4 65. Re2+ Re3 66. Rxe3+ Kxe3 67. Rf3+ Ke4 68. Rxg3 Nxd4 |
| ECO B41 in 1974 play it! balashov yuri s defeats white's poutiainen p in 88 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Bb3 Na6 9. f4 Nc5 10. Qf3 a5 11. a4 e5 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 Nxb3 14. cxb3 exf4 15. Qxf4 d5 16. O-O Bd6 17. Qh4 Re8 18. Bd4 Be5 19. Rad1 Qd6 20. Bxe5 Rxe5 21. Qd4 Rae8 22. Rd3 Re1 23. Rd1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Re5 25. Rf1 h5 26. h3 b6 27. Kh1 Re8 28. Rd1 Kh7 29. Qh4 Qe5 30. Qf2 Ne4 31. Qxb6 Qxf5 32. Kg1 Nxc3 33. bxc3 Re2 34. Qd4 Kg8 35. Kh2 Qc2 36. Qxd5 Rxg2+ 37. Qxg2 Qxd1 38. Qa8+ Kh7 39. Qxa5 Qe2+ 40. Kg1 Qe3+ 41. Kg2 Qe2+ 42. Kg1 Qe3+ 43. Kg2 Qe4+ 44. Kf2 Qf4+ |
| ECO B30 in 1974 play it! balashov yuri s defeats white's bykhovsky a in 76 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. c3 e6 8. Re1 Nf6 9. d3 Nd7 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. Nc4 O-O 12. g4 Bg6 13. Qe2 Nb6 14. Bf4 f6 15. Bg3 Bf7 16. Nfd2 d5 17. Na5 Rc8 18. Ndb3 e5 19. Nb7 Qc7 20. N7xc5 a5 21. a4 Qa7 22. d4 Nc4 23. f3 Rb8 24. Rab1 dxe4 25. fxe4 Nb6 26. Bf2 Nxa4 27. Nxa4 Bxb3 28. dxe5 c5 29. Ra1 fxe5 30. Ra3 Kh8 31. c4 Rb4 32. Rea1 Bxc4 33. Qc2 Qb8 34. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 35. Nxc5 Qd6 36. Rxa5 Qd4+ 37. Kh1 Rxb2 38. Qd1 Qf2 |
| ECO B23 in 1992 play it! balashov yuri s defeats white's upmark johan in 84 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 d4 5. Nce2 Nc6 6. d3 e5 7. f4 Bd6 8. Nf3 Nge7 9. O-O f6 10. f5 Bd7 11. g4 h6 12. Ng3 Qc7 13. h4 O-O-O 14. h5 Kb8 15. Nd2 Nc8 16. a4 Be7 17. Nc4 Be8 18. b3 b6 19. Bd2 a6 20. Qb1 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Nb2 Nb6 23. Ne2 Nb4 24. Rc1 Bc6 25. Nd1 Kb7 26. Bf1 Ra8 27. Qb2 Bd7 28. Nf2 Rhd8 29. Ng3 Be8 30. Be2 Bf7 31. Bxb4 cxb4 32. Bd1 Ra3 33. Ne2 Rda8 34. Rxa3 bxa3 35. Qa1 Bb4 36. c3 dxc3 37. Nxc3 Bxc3 38. Rxc3 Qd6 39. Rc1 Rc8 40. Rxc8 Nxc8 41. Bc2 b4 42. Kf1 Ne7 |
| ECO B33 in 2007 play it! balashov yuri s defeats white's novgorodskij vla in 102 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. O-O a6 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Bd3 b5 11. f4 Be7 12. Qf3 Rb8 13. Rae1 O-O 14. Kh1 Nb4 15. e5 Nxd3 16. cxd3 Nd7 17. Qg3 Qd8 18. Bf2 Bb7 19. exd6 Bxd6 20. Bd4 g6 21. Qh3 Re8 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. dxe4 Qe7 24. f5 exf5 25. Re3 Be5 26. exf5 Qf6 27. Rfe1 Red8 28. fxg6 hxg6 29. Bxe5 Nxe5 30. Nc5 Nc4 31. Rf3 Qe7 32. Ref1 Ne5 33. Rc3 b4 34. Rcc1 Rbc8 35. Qe3 Rd5 36. Nb3 Rxc1 37. Rxc1 Qd6 38. Qe2 Nd3 39. Rf1 Nf4 40. Qf3 Rf5 41. Qa8+ Kg7 42. g3 Ne6 43. Rxf5 gxf5 44. Qf3 Qe5 45. h4 a5 46. Qf2 a4 47. Nc1 Qd5+ 48. Kh2 Qd1 49. Qe3 Qc2+ 50. Kh3 Qxb2 51. Ne2 Qa1 |
| ECO B92 in 1975 play it! balashov yuri s defeats white's jansa vlastimil in 112 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. f4 Qc7 10. a4 Be6 11. Kh1 Nbd7 12. Be3 exf4 13. Rxf4 Ne5 14. a5 Rac8 15. Nd4 Nfd7 16. Rf1 g6 17. Nf5 gxf5 18. exf5 Bc4 19. Bxc4 Qxc4 20. Bh6 Qh4 21. Bxf8 Bxf8 22. Ra4 Rc4 23. Rxc4 Qxc4 24. Nd5 Qh4 25. Rf4 Qg5 26. Qe1 Qh5 27. h3 Kh8 28. Kh2 Bh6 29. Rh4 Qg5 30. Qf2 Bg7 31. Rb4 Nf6 32. Nxf6 Bxf6 33. Rxb7 Nc4 34. g3 Kg7 35. Qf4 Qxf4 36. gxf4 Bxb2 37. Ra7 Nxa5 38. Rxa6 Nc4 39. Rc6 d5 40. Kg3 Ne3 41. Kf3 Nxf5 42. Rc5 Ne7 43. c4 dxc4 44. Rxc4 f5 45. Rb4 Bf6 46. Rb5 Kf7 47. Ra5 Bd4 48. Ra6 h5 49. Kg3 Bf6 50. Ra5 h4+ 51. Kf3 Bd4 52. Ra6 Bc5 53. Ke2 Ng6 54. Kf3 Nf8 55. Rh6 Ne6 56. Rxh4 Bd4 |
| ECO C89 in 1980 play it! balashov yuri s defeats white's arnason jon in 60 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Na5 12. Bc2 Nc4 13. Bc1 c5 14. b3 Nb6 15. Nbd2 Re8 16. h3 Bh5 17. Nf1 cxd4 18. g4 Bg6 19. Ng3 Rc8 20. Bd3 Nfd7 21. Bb2 Bf6 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. Nxd4 Qf6 24. Bf1 d5 25. Bg2 dxe4 26. Nxe4 Bxe4 27. Rxe4 Rxe4 28. Bxe4 Nc5 29. Bf3 Rd8 30. Qc2 Ne6 |
| ECO C45 in 2004 play it! balashov yuri s defeats white's arzumanian georg in 70 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Qe2 d6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O-O Re8 10. f3 Bxe3+ 11. Qxe3 a5 12. Kb1 a4 13. Nc1 a3 14. b3 Qe7 15. g4 Qe5 16. Qd2 Nb4 17. g5 Nh5 18. N1e2 Bd7 19. Bg2 Qc5 20. f4 Bg4 21. h3 Bxe2 22. Nxe2 Qf2 23. Rhg1 Nd5 24. Qxd5 Qxe2 25. Rdf1 Ng3 26. Re1 Qf2 27. f5 c6 28. Qd1 d5 29. exd5 Ne2 30. Qd2 cxd5 31. Bxd5 Qc5 32. Bc4 Nxg1 33. g6 hxg6 34. fxg6 Rxe1+ 35. Qxe1 Nf3 |