[Event "Parma Province-ch"]
[Site "Salsomaggiore Terme"]
[Date "2016.03.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Balestra, Stefano"]
[Black "Magri, Leonardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "1724"]
[BlackElo "1733"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2016.03.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 c5 5. Bxb8 Qxb8 6. Bb5+ Kd8 7. Ngf3 f6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nb3 Qd6 10. Nfd4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 e5 12. Qd2 b6 13. 0-0 a6 14. Be2 Ne7 15. c3 Ke8 16. Rad1 Kf7 17. c4 Rhd8 18. cxd5 Kf8 19. f3 e4 20. fxe4 Bxe4 21. Bf3 Qxd5 22. Qb4 Qb7 23. Bxe4 1-0

[Event "Parma Province-ch"]
[Site "Salsomaggiore Terme"]
[Date "2016.03.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grillo, Francesco"]
[Black "Balestra, Stefano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "1797"]
[BlackElo "1724"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2016.03.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. a3 0-0 6. b4 e5 7. e4 Be6 8. d3 Nc6 9. Nge2 Nd4 10. Be3 Ng4 11. 0-0 Nxe3 12. fxe3 Nxe2+ 13. Qxe2 Qd7 14. Rf2 f5 15. Raf1 c6 16. Nd1 Bh6 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. e4 Bg4 19. Bf3 Bh3 20. Bg2 Rxf2 21. Rxf2 Bg4 22. Bf3 Bxf3 23. Rxf3 Rf8 24. Kg2 Rxf3 25. Qxf3 Qf7 26. Ne3 Qxf3+ 27. Kxf3 Kf7 28. a4 Ke6 29. h4 a6 30. b5 axb5 31. cxb5 Bxe3 32. Kxe3 cxb5 33. axb5 d5 34. d4 exd4+ 35. Kxd4 dxe4 36. Kxe4 b6 37. g4 h6 38. h5 g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Parma Province-ch"]
[Site "Salsomaggiore Terme"]
[Date "2016.03.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Balestra, Stefano"]
[Black "Panizzi, Giuseppe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "1724"]
[BlackElo "2091"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2016.03.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Be2 Bd6 7. Bg3 cxd4 8. exd4 0-0 9. Ngf3 Re8 10. Ne5 Bxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. Nf3 Qb6 13. Qd2 Nf8 14. 0-0 Bd7 15. Rab1 Ne7 16. Bd3 Bb5 17. Bxb5 Qxb5 18. Nd4 Qb6 19. Rfe1 Rac8 20. Re3 Rc7 21. Rf3 Nc6 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. h4 Rb7 24. h5 Qc5 25. h6 gxh6 26. Qxh6 Ng6 27. Bf4 Qf8 28. Qg5 Qg7 29. Qh5 Reb8 30. b3 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Parma Province-ch"]
[Site "Salsomaggiore Terme"]
[Date "2016.03.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Balestra, Stefano"]
[Black "Scotti, Luigi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "1724"]
[BlackElo "1433"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2016.03.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 e6 5. Qd2 Nd7 6. Nf3 a6 7. h4 h6 8. Bd3 Ne7 9. 0-0 b6 10. Rfe1 Bb7 11. Rad1 Nf6 12. Qe2 Nh5 13. Bh2 Nc6 14. d5 Nd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Qg4 Qf6 18. Bg3 Nxg3 19. Qxg3 0-0 20. Re2 Be5 21. Qg4 h5 22. Qh3 Bd4 23. Rdd2 Bc8 24. Bc4 Kg7 25. Qd3 c5 26. e5 dxe5 27. Qe4 Rb8 28. a4 Bb7 29. Qd3 Rbd8 30. Qh3 Rfe8 31. Nd1 Qf5 32. Qxf5 exf5 33. c3 Rc8 34. cxd4 cxd4 35. b3 Kf6 36. f3 Red8 37. Nb2 a5 38. Nd3 e4 39. fxe4 fxe4 40. Rf2+ Kg7 41. Rf7+ Kh6 42. Rxb7 exd3 43. Rxd3 Rd6 44. Re7 Rcd8 45. Re6 Kg7 46. Rxd6 Rxd6 47. Kf2 Kf6 48. Kf3 Ke5 49. Rd2 Rf6+ 50. Kg3 Rd6 51. Re2+ Kf6 52. Kf4 d3 53. Rd2 Rd4+ 54. Kg3 Ke5 55. Rxd3 Rg4+ 56. Kh3 Rd4 57. Rxd4 Kxd4 58. g4 Ke5 59. gxh5 gxh5 60. Bf7 Kf6 61. Bxh5 Kf5 62. Kg3 Kf6 63. Kf4 1-0

[Event "Parma Province-ch"]
[Site "Salsomaggiore Terme"]
[Date "2016.03.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Brogneri, Giovanni"]
[Black "Balestra, Stefano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E72"]
[WhiteElo "1843"]
[BlackElo "1724"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[EventDate "2016.03.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. d4 0-0 6. e4 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Nf3 c6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Ke2 Be6 13. b3 Na6 14. Rad1 Nb4 15. Rxd8+ Rxd8 16. Rd1 Rxd1 17. Kxd1 Bg4 18. Kd2 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Bg5+ 20. Ke2 Nc2 21. Bg4 Nd4+ 22. Kd3 f5 23. Bd1 f4 24. h4 fxg3 25. fxg3 Be7 26. Bg4 h5 27. Bc8 b6 28. Bd7 g5 29. hxg5 Bxg5 30. b4 Be7 31. b5 c5 32. Nd5 Bd8 33. Be8 h4 34. gxh4 Bxh4 35. Nc7 Bd8 36. Na6 Kf8 37. Bc6 Ke7 38. Bd5 Kd7 39. Ke3 Kd6 40. Kf2 Bh4+ 41. Kg2 Bg5 42. Kh3 Bh6 43. Kg4 Bf4 44. Kh5 Be3 45. Kg6 Bf4 46. Kf7 Bg5 47. Ke8 Bh4 48. Nb8 Bg5 49. Nd7 Bh4 50. Nxe5 Kxe5 51. Kd7 Ne2 52. Kc7 Nc3 53. Kb7 Kd6 54. Kxa7 Kc7 55. a3 Bf6 56. Ka6 Na4 57. Ka7 Nb2 58. Bf7 Nd3 59. Ka6 Bb2 60. a4 Bc3 61. Bd5 Ba5 62. Bf7 Kd6 63. Kb7 Ke5 64. Bd5 Nf2 65. Kc6 Nxe4 66. Bf7 Kd4 67. Bg6 Nd2 68. Bc2 Nxc4 69. Kd7 Kc3 70. Be4 Kb4 71. Ke6 Kxa4 72. Kd5 Ne3+ 73. Ke5 Kxb5 74. Kf4 Bd2 75. Kf3 Nc4 76. Ke2 Bg5 77. Kd3 Ne5+ 78. Kc3 Bf6 79. Kc2 Kc4 80. Bh7 b5 81. Bf5 Nf3 82. Be6+ Kb4 83. Bg4 Nd4+ 84. Kb1 Kc3 85. Bh5 c4 86. Be8 b4 87. Bf7 Bg5 88. Bg8 Nf3 89. Bh7 Nd2+ 90. Ka1 Bf6 91. Bg8 Kb3# 0-1

[Event "Padova op-B 2nd"]
[Site "Padova"]
[Date "1999.12.12"]
[Round "2.26"]
[White "Balestra, Stefano"]
[Black "Litrico, Paolo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "1500"]
[BlackElo "1684"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1999.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bc4 c6 6. Nge2 Bg4 7. f3 Bf5 8. 0-0 e6 9. Ng3 Bg6 10. Nce4 Nbd7 11. c3 Be7 12. Bd2 0-0 13. Qe2 Nd5 14. Bb3 Qb6 15. Kh1 a5 16. Bc4 Qc7 17. a4 N7f6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Rae1 Rfd8 21. Bg5 Bxg5 22. Nxg5 Rab8 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Qxe6+ Bf7 25. Qe5 Qb6 26. Qe2 Re8 27. Qd2 Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Re8 29. Rxe8+ Bxe8 30. f4 Bf7 31. f5 Qc7 32. Bd3 Qe7 33. h3 Qe3 34. Qxe3 Nxe3 35. Be2 Nxf5 36. Kg1 Bd5 37. Kf2 Kf7 38. b4 axb4 39. cxb4 Nxd4 0-1

[Event "Padova op-B 2nd"]
[Site "Padova"]
[Date "1999.12.12"]
[Round "3.40"]
[White "Ciech, Elio"]
[Black "Balestra, Stefano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "1462"]
[BlackElo "1500"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1999.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 Nxd5 4. Nxd5 Qxd5 5. b3 Qe5+ 6. Ne2 Qxa1 7. Nc3 g6 8. Bc4 Bg7 9. 0-0 Bxc3 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Qf3+ Bf6 12. g4 Qd4 13. h3 h6 14. c3 Qd6 15. d4 Kg7 16. Bf4 Qc6 17. Qe3 g5 18. Bg3 b6 19. c4 Bb7 20. d5 Qd7 21. f4 c6 22. fxg5 hxg5 23. Be5 Kh6 24. Rf5 Rg8 25. h4 Qd8 26. hxg5+ Kg6 27. gxf6 exf6 28. Rh5 Rh8 29. Qe4+ Kg7 30. Rg5+ Kf8 31. Qf5 Rh6 32. Bf4 Bc8 33. Bd6+ Kf7 34. Qf4 f5 35. Be5 Rf6 36. Qh2 cxd5 37. Qh7+ Ke6 38. Bxf6 Qxf6 39. gxf5+ Ke5 40. Qc7+ Ke4 41. Rg4+ Kd3 42. Qg3+ Kc2 43. Qf2+ Kc3 44. Qe1+ Kd3 45. Rg3+ 1-0

[Event "Padova op-B 2nd"]
[Site "Padova"]
[Date "1999.12.11"]
[Round "1.18"]
[White "Lain, Luigi"]
[Black "Balestra, Stefano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "1717"]
[BlackElo "1500"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1999.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 Nf6 5. Bd3 0-0 6. Nge2 Nbd7 7. 0-0 e5 8. d5 Nc5 9. Bc2 a5 10. f3 Bd7 11. Be3 Qe8 12. Qd2 h5 13. b3 Nh7 14. a3 Na6 15. Rab1 Qe7 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Ng3 Bxc2 20. Qxc2 Nf6 21. Qxg6 Qf7 22. Qxf7+ Kxf7 23. Nge4 Nxe4 24. Nxe4 Bf6 25. Bg5 Bxg5 26. Nxg5+ Ke7 27. Ne6 Rg8 28. Rfe1 h4 29. b5 Nc5 30. Nxc5 Ra2 31. g4 hxg3 32. Ne4 Rxh2 33. f4 Rc2 34. fxe5 dxe5 35. Rbc1 Rb2 36. Re3 Rh8 37. Rxg3 Rh7 38. Rf1 1-0

[Event "ITA Universities-chT 3rd"]
[Site "Asiago"]
[Date "1995.09.08"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Del Dotto, Riccardo"]
[Black "Balestra, Stefano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "1989"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1995.09.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Pisa"]
[BlackTeam "Ferrara"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nge2 0-0 7. 0-0 d6 8. h3 e6 9. Be3 b6 10. f4 d5 11. e5 Ne8 12. d4 c4 13. g4 Nc7 14. Ng3 Bd7 15. g5 Ne7 16. Kf2 Nf5 17. Nxf5 exf5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Rc8 20. c3 Be6 21. Bf3 Bd5 22. h4 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Qd7 24. d5 b5 25. h5 Rfe8 26. Bd4 a6 27. Rh1 Bf8 28. d6 Bxd6 29. exd6 Qxd6 30. Rhe1 Rcd8 31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32. Re1 Rxe1 33. Kxe1 Qe6+ 34. Qe3 Qxe3+ 35. Bxe3 gxh5 36. Bd4 Kf8 37. Kf2 Ke7 38. b3 Ke6 39. bxc4 bxc4 40. a4 Kd5 41. Kg3 Ke4 42. Be5 Kd5 43. Kh4 Ke6 44. Kxh5 Kd7 45. Kh6 Ke8 46. Kxh7 Kf8 47. a5 Ke8 48. g6 fxg6 49. Kxg6 Kf8 50. Kxf5 Kf7 51. Bd6 Ke8 52. Ke6 Kd8 53. f5 Ke8 54. f6 Kd8 55. f7 1-0

[Event "ITA Universities-chT 3rd"]
[Site "Asiago"]
[Date "1995.09.07"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Balestra, Stefano"]
[Black "Marrara, Francesco"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C14"]
[BlackElo "1790"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1995.09.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ferrara"]
[BlackTeam "Messina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 a6 8. Nf3 c5 9. dxc5 Nc6 10. Nd4 Qxc5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qg4 Qe3+ 13. Be2 0-0 14. Nd1 Qe4 15. Rc1 Qa4 16. 0-0 Qxa2 17. Bd3 f5 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Qe2 Qa5 20. Ne3 Qb6 21. c4 Rb8 22. Rf2 c5 23. Ng4 Nxg4 24. Qxg4 e5 25. Qh5 e4 26. Qxd5+ Kh8 27. Qxe4 Bf5 28. Qf3 Bxd3 29. Qxd3 Rbd8 30. Qg3 Rfe8 31. Qa3 Rd6 32. Qc3 Red8 33. g3 Qc6 34. Qf3 Qd7 35. Rcf1 Rd3 36. Qe2 Re8 37. Qc2 Qd4 38. Qa4 Re6 39. f5 Ree3 40. Rg2 Re1+ 41. Rgf2 Rd2 42. Kg2 Ree2 43. Kg1 0-1

[Event "ITA Universities-chT 3rd"]
[Site "Asiago"]
[Date "1995.09.06"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Balestra, Stefano"]
[Black "Grippa, Vito"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1995.09.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ferrara"]
[BlackTeam "Basilicata"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. h3 Bd7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 Nf6 7. Bc2 Be7 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Re1 Re8 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 h6 12. Nc3 Bf8 13. a3 Na7 14. Qd3 g6 15. e5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 Bf5 17. Qd2 Bxc2 18. Qxc2 Nc6 19. Bf4 Nxd4 20. Qd1 Ne6 21. Qxd8 Raxd8 22. Bg3 Rd2 23. Nc4 Rd4 24. Be5 Rxc4 25. Bxf6 Bg7 26. Be5 Bxe5 27. Rxe5 Ng7 28. Rae1 Kf8 29. Kf1 Rd4 30. Rc5 Ne6 31. Rce5 Red8 32. g3 Rd2 33. Ne4 Rxb2 34. f4 Rc2 35. f5 gxf5 36. Rxf5 c5 37. Nf2 c4 38. Rxe6 c3 39. Rxh6 Rb2 40. Rh8+ Ke7 41. Rxd8 Kxd8 42. Rd5+ Ke7 43. Rd1 c2 44. Rc1 b5 45. Ke2 a5 46. Nd3 Ra2 47. Ke3 Rxa3 48. Rxc2 b4 49. Rb2 b3 50. g4 a4 51. Nb4 Ra1 52. Kf4 Ke6 53. Kg5 Rh1 54. h4 Rh3 55. Re2+ Kd6 56. Na2 a3 57. h5 bxa2 58. Rxa2 Ke7 59. Kh6 Kf8 60. g5 Re3 61. g6 fxg6 62. Kxg6 Re6+ 63. Kf5 Ra6 64. Kg5 Kg7 65. h6+ Kh7 66. Kf4 Rxh6 67. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "ITA Universities-chT 3rd"]
[Site "Asiago"]
[Date "1995.09.06"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Luciani, Valerio"]
[Black "Balestra, Stefano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2175"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1995.09.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Verona"]
[BlackTeam "Ferrara"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 0-0 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. 0-0 c6 8. e4 e5 9. h3 h6 10. Be3 Ne8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bxh6 Bg7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qd4+ Qf6 16. Rad1 Qxd4 17. Rxd4 Rh8 18. g4 Be6 19. b3 Rd8 20. Rfd1 Rf8 21. e5 Rd7 22. exd6 Nf6 23. c5 Rfd8 24. Ra4 b6 25. Bxc6 bxc5 26. Bxd7 Rxd7 27. Nb5 Ne4 28. Rxe4 Kf6 29. Nc7 g5 30. Nxe6 fxe6 31. Rc4 e5 32. Rxc5 Ke6 33. Rc7 Rxd6 34. Rxd6+ Kxd6 35. Rxa7 1-0

