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GM Csaba Balogh

Csaba Balogh

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Full name

Csaba Balogh

Born

Mar 10, 1987 (age 37)‎

Place of birth

Budapest, Hungary

Federation

Hungary

Rating

Bio

Csaba Balogh is a Hungarian Grandmaster.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (30 games)

Ruy López Opening: Berlin Defense (28 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Martinez Variation (26 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation (23 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (22 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (62 games)

Ruy López Opening: Berlin Defense (33 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense (32 games)

Slav Defense: Modern, Alapin Variation, Soultanbéieff Variation (25 games)

Ruy López Opening: Berlin, Rio Gambit Accepted (20 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Csaba Balogh (2548) Juraj Lecky (2111)	1-0	18	2024
Csaba Balogh (2554) Vaclav Finek (2416)	½-½	31	2024
Csaba Balogh (2557) Martin Ferk (1852)	1-0	17	2023
Csaba Balogh (2558) V Pranav (2579)	½-½	38	2023
Csaba Balogh (2558) Peter Acs (2567)	½-½	31	2023
Csaba Balogh (2558) Zoran Jovanovic (2513)	½-½	31	2023
Csaba Balogh (2623) Alex Krstulovic (2213)	1-0	30	2021
Csaba Balogh (2623) Gyula Mester (2398)	1-0	46	2021
Csaba Balogh (2623) Oliver Mihok (2498)	1-0	32	2021
Csaba Balogh (2623) David Berczes (2490)	1-0	62	2021

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