GMCsaba Balogh
HUN · FIDE ID 718939 · 26 tournament games since 2023
Standard
2544
#12 in HUN (active)
Rapid
2592
FIDE rating
Blitz
2640
FIDE rating
Score
65%
12 W · 10 D · 4 L
Opp. avg
2228
Last 26 games
Last game
2025-06-14
FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships 2025 | Blitz (Pool D)
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 73%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 7 of 7 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 57%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 3 of 4 games (Indian Defense), scoring 50%.
- By colour: 73% with White, 58% with Black.
- Drawish: 38% of games end in a draw.
Based on 26 over-the-board games (7 rapid · 5 blitz). 13 with White (73%), 13 with Black (58%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 13 | 73% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation | 2 | 25% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (7 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 7 | 57% |
Against 1.d4 (4 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 50% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: French Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation | 2 | 25% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6 | 1 | 100% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Smyslov Defense | 1 | 50% |
| Slav Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-14 | Robert Kohlmann (2026) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships 2025 | Blitz (Pool D) · blitz | W |
| 2025-06-14 | Eldiyar Orozbaev (2274) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships 2025 | Blitz (Pool D) · blitz | W |
| 2025-06-14 | Patrick Kawuma (2235) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships 2025 | Blitz (Pool D) · blitz | W |
| 2025-06-14 | Ganzorig Amartuvshin (2320) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships 2025 | Blitz (Pool D) · blitz | ½ |
| 2025-06-13 | Alexander Grischuk (2683) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships 2025 | Blitz (Pool D) · blitz | L |
| 2025-06-13 | Bodhana Sivanandan (2052) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships 2025 | Rapid (Matches 1-10) · rapid | W |
| 2025-06-13 | MarcAndria Maurizzi (2472) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships 2025 | Rapid (Matches 1-10) · rapid | ½ |
| 2025-06-12 | Yuanyuan Xu (2251) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships 2025 | Rapid (Matches 1-10) · rapid | ½ |
| 2025-06-12 | Ivan Saric (2597) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships 2025 | Rapid (Matches 1-10) · rapid | L |
| 2025-06-11 | Ergali Suleimen (2336) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships 2025 | Rapid (Matches 1-10) · rapid | L |
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