Prepare against Gabor Balazs

FM · Hungary · World #2,650 classical · FIDE ID 731374

Our database contains 431 games by Gabor Balazs, covering Apr 2004 to Aug 2026. Below you'll find Gabor Balazs's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Gabor Balazs before a game. You can open the same data in the free interactive preparation workstation, which builds a move-by-move opening tree from every game.

Ratings

Performance record

Move-by-move preparation stats

Straight from the preparation tree built over all of Gabor Balazs's games — the same tree the interactive prep board lets you walk to any depth. Scores are from Gabor Balazs's side.

First moves as White (224 games)

Main lines as White

• 1.d4 — 98% of White games, 60.0% score
  • …Nf6 (58% of these games) — Balazs usually continues c4 (63.7% score)
  • …d5 (30% of these games) — Balazs usually continues c4 (54.2% score)
  • …e6 (5% of these games) — Balazs usually continues c4 (63.6% score)
• 1.c4 — 1% of White games, 50.0% score
  • …e6 (33% of these games) — Balazs usually continues d4 (100.0% score)
  • …c6 (33% of these games) — Balazs usually continues d4 (50.0% score)
  • …f5 (33% of these games) — Balazs usually continues g3 (0.0% score)

As Black against 1.e4 (97 games)

As Black against 1.d4 (79 games)

Gabor Balazs's chess games

All 431 games by Gabor Balazs in the Chess.ceo database (Apr 2004 - Aug 2026) are free to browse, search and replay: filter by opening, opponent, event or date on the player page, or step through any game on the analysis board. Record: 140 wins, 198 draws, 93 losses.

Openings as White

Openings as Black

Notable wins

Top events

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Gabor Balazs's chess games?

431 games by Gabor Balazs, from Apr 2004 to Aug 2026, are free to browse and replay move by move — no signup needed. The preparation view groups them into an opening tree showing every line Gabor Balazs has played.

What does Gabor Balazs play on the first move as White?

Across 224 games with White in our database, Gabor Balazs opens with 1.d4 (98% of games), 1.c4 (1% of games), 1.Nf3 (1% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Gabor Balazs answers 1...c5 (95% of games), 1...c6 (2% of games), 1...e6 (2% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...d5 (91% of games), 1...Nf6 (6% of games), 1...e6 (3% of games).

What openings does Gabor Balazs play as White?

As White, Gabor Balazs's most-played openings in our database are: Nimzo-Indian: Classical Variation (29 games, 20.7% win rate); Indian Defense (29 games, 31.0% win rate); Slav Defense (25 games, 12.0% win rate). The full breakdown of 224 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Gabor Balazs play as Black?

As Black, Gabor Balazs most often plays: Slav Defense (54 games, 20.4% win rate); Sicilian (41 games, 34.1% win rate); Sicilian: Taimanov (33 games, 30.3% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 207 games.

What is Gabor Balazs's FIDE rating?

Gabor Balazs is currently rated 2,352 in classical chess, 2,346 in rapid. Peak classical rating: 2,435 (May 2012).

How many games has Gabor Balazs played?

Our database contains 431 games by Gabor Balazs, covering Apr 2004 to Aug 2026. Overall record: 140 wins, 198 draws, 93 losses (32.5% win rate).

How do I prepare against Gabor Balazs?

431 games by Gabor Balazs reveal their opening repertoire, most-played lines, and the variations where they score worst — the raw material for targeted preparation. The interactive opening tree lets you walk every line to any depth.

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