[Event "ROM-ch sf"]
[Site "Sovata"]
[Date "2001.03.18"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Rendi, Eva"]
[Black "Balcan, Ionel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2052"]
[PlyCount "14"]
[EventDate "2001.03.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Be7 7. 0-0 0-0 1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-ch sf"]
[Site "Sovata"]
[Date "2001.03.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Balcan, Ionel"]
[Black "Pepene, Gheorghe"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[BlackElo "2144"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2001.03.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f3 Bg7 5. Be3 0-0 6. Qd2 b6 7. 0-0-0 c5 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. e5 Ne8 10. exd6 Nxd6 11. Bxc5 Be6 12. Nd5 Nc6 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Bxd6 Qb7 15. b3 Rfd8 16. Qf4 a5 17. Bc4 Rxd6 18. Rxd6 Be5 19. Qe4 Bxd6 20. Bxe6 Re8 21. Bxf7+ Qxf7 22. Qxc6 Re1+ 23. Kd2 Qe7 24. Qc4+ Kg7 25. Qd4+ Be5 26. Qc4 Bb2 27. Ne2 Rxh1 28. c3 Bc1+ 29. Nxc1 Qe1+ 30. Kd3 Qd1+ 31. Ke3 Qxc1+ 32. Ke4 Re1+ 33. Kd5 Qg5+ 34. Kc6 Re5 35. Qd4 Qf6+ 36. Kd7 Re7+ 0-1

[Event "ROM-ch sf"]
[Site "Sovata"]
[Date "2001.03.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Toma Andreica, Alin"]
[Black "Balcan, Ionel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2221"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2001.03.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. g4 h6 9. Qg3 d4 10. Ne2 Qb6 11. 0-0-0 0-0-0 12. c4 Nc5 13. e5 Nfd7 14. Nxd4 Na4 15. Nb3 Ndc5 16. d4 Rxd4 17. Be2 Be7 18. Qf3 Rhd8 19. Kc2 Nxb3 20. Qxb3 Qa6 21. Be3 Nc5 22. Qa3 Qxa3 23. bxa3 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rxd1 25. Kxd1 Nd7 26. a4 Bc5 27. Bxc5 Nxc5 28. a5 Ne4 29. Ke1 Nc3 30. a3 Nb1 31. Bd3 Nc3 32. Bc2 b5 33. axb6 axb6 34. Kd2 Nd5 35. cxd5 exd5 36. Kc3 g6 37. Kd4 Kd7 38. f4 Ke6 39. f5+ gxf5 40. gxf5+ Ke7 41. Ba4 1-0

[Event "ROM-ch sf"]
[Site "Sovata"]
[Date "2001.03.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Balcan, Ionel"]
[Black "Voiteanu, Christian Gabriel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[BlackElo "2106"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2001.03.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. e3 a5 4. b5 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. exd4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. Qe2+ Qe7 9. Qxe7+ Kxe7 10. c4 Re8 11. Ne2 Kf8 12. 0-0 Bf5 13. Nf4 Bxd3 14. Nxd3 Nbd7 15. Nc3 Nb6 16. c5 Nc4 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Rfe1 Rac8 19. Bc1 Nd7 20. Ne2 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 Rxe1+ 22. Nxe1 Nc5 23. Bh6+ Ke7 24. g3 f6 25. h4 Kf7 26. Bf4 Ne4 27. Rc1 g5 28. hxg5 fxg5 29. Be3 g4 30. Nd3 Kf6 31. Ne2 d5 32. Ndf4 Ke5 33. Rd1 Rd8 34. Bd4+ Kd6 35. Bc3 Nxc3 36. Nxc3 Nb6 37. Ncxd5 1-0

[Event "ROM-ch sf"]
[Site "Sovata"]
[Date "2001.03.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Berechet, Otiliu"]
[Black "Balcan, Ionel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2223"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2001.03.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Be6 7. 0-0 Be7 8. d4 exd4 9. Nb5 d3 10. Qxd3 0-0 11. Nbd4 Ndb4 12. Nxe6 Nxd3 13. Nxd8 Rfxd8 14. Bf4 1-0

[Event "ROM-ch sf"]
[Site "Sovata"]
[Date "2001.03.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Balcan, Ionel"]
[Black "Dumitru, Victor Iulian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[BlackElo "2162"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2001.03.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Be2 Nc6 6. 0-0 Bd6 7. d4 Qc7 8. Bb5 0-0 9. Nbd2 a6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Ne5 cxd4 12. exd4 c5 13. Ndf3 Ne4 14. c4 f6 15. cxd5 cxd4 16. Rc1 Qb7 17. Nc4 Bf4 18. Rc2 e5 19. g3 Bh6 20. Nxd4 exd4 21. Qxd4 Bf5 22. Re2 Ng5 23. f4 Nf7 24. Rfe1 Qa7 25. Qxa7 Rxa7 26. Ba3 g6 27. Re8 Ra8 28. Bxf8 Rxe8 29. Rxe8 Bxf8 30. Ra8 Be4 31. Rxa6 Bxd5 32. Rxf6 Bc5+ 33. Kf1 Bd4 34. Ra6 Bb7 35. Ra5 Kf8 36. f5 gxf5 37. Rxf5 Ke7 38. Rxf7+ Kxf7 39. Nd6+ Ke6 40. Nxb7 Bb6 41. b4 Kd5 42. Nc5 Kc4 43. a3 Bc7 44. Ke2 Kc3 45. Kf3 Kb2 46. Ke4 Kxa3 47. b5 Kb2 48. Nd7 Kc2 49. b6 Bd6 50. b7 Kd2 51. b8Q Bxb8 52. Nxb8 Ke2 53. h4 Kf2 54. Kf4 1-0

[Event "ROM-ch sf"]
[Site "Sovata"]
[Date "2001.03.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bach, Adrian"]
[Black "Balcan, Ionel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2277"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2001.03.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Be2 a6 7. 0-0 Nf6 8. a4 Qc7 9. f4 Nc6 10. Kh1 0-0 11. Be3 Rd8 12. Bd3 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 e5 14. Bg1 exf4 15. Rxf4 Be6 16. Bd4 Nd7 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 g6 19. Qf3 Rf8 20. Rf1 f6 21. Qh3 Ne5 22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. Rh4 f5 24. Rxh7 Qd6 25. Qh6 Qf6 26. d6 1-0

[Event "ROM-ch sf"]
[Site "Sovata"]
[Date "2001.03.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Balcan, Ionel"]
[Black "Scurhan, Gheorghe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2001.03.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 d5 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. f4 f6 6. fxe5 fxe5 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Bxe5 Qh4+ 9. g3 Qe4 10. Bxg7 Bg4 11. Nc3 Qg6 12. Qxg4 Qxg4 13. Bxh8 Bxg3+ 14. hxg3 Qxg3+ 15. Kf1 0-0-0 16. Nce2 Rf8+ 17. Nf4 Ne7 18. Rh3 Qg4 19. Bb2 Ng6 20. Rf3 Nxf4 21. exf4 Rxf4 22. Rxf4 Qxf4+ 23. Kg2 Qxd2+ 24. Kg3 Qxc2 25. Be5 c5 26. Nf3 c4 27. bxc4 Qxc4 28. Bf4 c5 29. Rc1 Qb5 30. a4 Qa5 31. Bd2 Qc7+ 32. Bf4 Qg7+ 33. Kh3 c4 34. a5 Qf6 35. Kg3 Kd7 36. Ne5+ Ke6 37. Re1 Kf5 38. Ng4 Qc6 39. Re5+ Kg6 40. Rg5+ Kf7 41. Ne5+ 1-0

[Event "ROM-ch sf"]
[Site "Sovata"]
[Date "2001.03.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mateica, Mircea"]
[Black "Balcan, Ionel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2189"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2001.03.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 Be7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 0-0 6. Bd3 b6 7. 0-0 c5 8. c3 Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Qe2 Nb8 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Nd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Rad1 Nf6 16. Qe2 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Qc5 18. Rd2 e5 19. Nf5 Rad8 20. Rfd1 Rxd2 21. Qxd2 g6 22. Qh6 Ne8 23. Rd3 Qc7 24. Ne3 f5 25. Nd5 Qf7 26. Rh3 Qd7 27. Qh4 Rf7 28. Rd3 Qe6 29. Qd8 Kg7 30. Ne3 e4 31. Qd5 Qxd5 32. Rxd5 Nf6 33. Rd8 Rd7 34. Rxd7+ Nxd7 35. Kf1 Ne5 36. Ke2 f4 37. Nd5 g5 38. f3 exf3+ 39. gxf3 h5 40. h3 Kf7 41. b3 Ke6 42. Nc7+ Kf5 43. Nb5 g4 44. hxg4+ hxg4 45. Nd4+ Kg5 46. Ne6+ Kh4 47. Nxf4 gxf3+ 48. Ke3 Kg3 49. Nh5+ Kg4 50. Nf6+ Kg3 51. Nh5+ Kg2 52. Nf4+ Kg3 53. Nh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-ch sf"]
[Site "Sovata"]
[Date "2001.03.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Balcan, Ionel"]
[Black "Ciobanu, Viorel Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[BlackElo "2261"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2001.03.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. 0-0 Bc5 5. c3 0-0 6. d4 Bb6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Bxc6 dxc6 10. Nxe5 Re8 11. f4 Be6 12. Kh1 Rad8 13. Qf3 Bc8 14. Nd2 c5 15. d5 c6 16. Ndc4 Bc7 17. a4 cxd5 18. exd5 Qa6 19. b3 Bf5 20. Nd3 Qg6 21. Nf2 h5 22. Rae1 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Bg4 24. Qg3 Rxd5 25. Ne3 Rd8 26. Nexg4 hxg4 27. Nxg4 f5 28. Ne5 Qxg3 29. hxg3 Bxe5 30. Rxe5 Rd3 31. Rxc5 Rxg3 32. Kh2 Rd3 33. Rc7 b6 34. b4 Re3 35. Rxa7 Rxc3 36. Ra6 Ra3 37. Rxb6 Rxa4 38. Rb7 Ra3 39. g3 Rb3 40. b5 g6 41. b6 Kf8 42. Kh3 Ke8 43. Kh4 Kd8 44. Rb8+ Kd7 45. b7 Kc7 46. Rg8 Kxb7 47. Rxg6 Rb1 48. Kg5 Rb5 49. Re6 Rb3 50. Kxf5 1-0

[Event "ROM-ch sf"]
[Site "Sovata"]
[Date "2001.03.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anitoaie, Dumitru"]
[Black "Balcan, Ionel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A67"]
[WhiteElo "2303"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2001.03.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Bb5+ Nfd7 9. a4 0-0 10. Nf3 a6 11. Be2 Re8 12. 0-0 Qc7 13. Nd2 Nf8 14. Nc4 Nbd7 15. f5 f6 16. Bf4 Ne5 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. d6 Qc6 19. Nd5 Kh8 20. Nc7 Bd7 21. Nxa8 Rxa8 22. Qc2 Rd8 23. a5 Be8 24. Rad1 Bf7 25. g4 Nd7 26. h4 Bh6 27. Bf3 Bf4 28. Bg2 Qb5 29. b3 Nb8 30. g5 Nc6 31. Rxf4 Nd4 32. Rxd4 cxd4 33. fxg6 exf4 34. gxf7 fxg5 35. e5 Qd7 36. Qe4 Qxf7 37. e6 Qh5 38. Qxd4+ Kg8 39. e7 Re8 40. Bd5+ 1-0

