Damian Balinski
POL · FIDE ID 1120913 · 94 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2182
#304 in POL (active)
Rapid
2187
#238 in POL (active)
Blitz
2090
#344 in POL (active)
Score
34%
15 W · 33 D · 46 L
Opp. avg
2286
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-07-24
Czech Open 2026 | A
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 45% of games (scores 18%), otherwise 1.c4 (22%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 14 of 24 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 36%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...f5 in 6 of 11 games (Dutch Defense), scoring 25%.
- Weak spot: King's Indian Defense as White, only 0% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 25% against higher-rated players, 57% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 35% of games end in a draw.
Based on 94 over-the-board games (29 classical). 49 with White (34%), 45 with Black (33%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 22 | 18% |
| 1.c4 | 11 | 45% |
| 1.e4 | 11 | 41% |
| 1.f4 | 5 | 60% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bird Opening: Dutch Variation | 4 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Westerinen Attack | 3 | 33% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 3 | 50% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation | 3 | 33% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation | 3 | 17% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (24 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 14 | 36% |
| 1...g6 Modern Defense | 5 | 60% |
| 1...d6 Pirc Defense | 4 | 13% |
Against 1.d4 (11 games)
| 1...f5 Dutch Defense | 6 | 25% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 33% |
| 1...c5 Benoni Defense | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Slav Defense: Chebanenko Variation | 3 | 33% |
| Dutch Defense: Semi-Leningrad Variation | 3 | 17% |
| Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation | 3 | 33% |
| Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack | 3 | 33% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Classical Defense Deferred | 2 | 25% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Ondrej Winter (2360) Czech Open 2026 | A · classical | W |
| 2026-05-03 | Elham Amar (2576) Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026 | Open A · classical | L |
| 2026-04-19 | Baver Yilmaz (2321) European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 127-186 · classical | L |
| 2026-04-18 | Vladislav Lymar (2289) European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 127-186 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-04-16 | Uygar Durucay (2286) European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 127-186 · classical | W |
| 2026-04-15 | Victor Daniel Pousada Garcia (1984) European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 187-251 · classical | W |
| 2026-04-14 | Kyrylo Niezhentsev (2293) European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 127-186 · classical | L |
| 2026-04-13 | Bozhena Piddubna (2301) European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 127-186 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-04-12 | Dimitrios Papakonstantinou (2338) European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 127-186 · classical | L |
| 2026-04-10 | Pawel Sowinski (2421) European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 67-126 | L |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.