[Event "Paris Apsap op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bonnaud, Remy"]
[Black "Ballatore, Gerard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2170"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 Nd7 5. Nd2 Ngf6 6. Be2 0-0 7. h3 h6 8. Be3 e6 9. Ngf3 a6 10. 0-0 b6 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Qe2 Qe7 13. Bf4 b5 14. a4 c6 15. e5 dxe5 16. dxe5 Nd5 17. Bg3 Nc5 18. Bc2 a5 19. Rfe1 bxa4 20. Bxa4 Ba6 21. Qd1 Nd3 22. Bxc6 Nxe1 23. Qxe1 Bb7 24. Bb5 Qc5 25. Bd3 Ne7 26. Be4 Qc7 27. Nd4 Nf5 28. Bxf5 exf5 29. f4 a4 30. Qd1 a3 31. Qc2 axb2 32. Rxa8 Bxa8 33. Qxb2 Rc8 34. c4 Qb7 35. Qxb7 Bxb7 36. Nb5 Bf8 37. Bf2 Bb4 38. Nd6 Rc7 39. Nb3 Bc6 40. Bb6 Rd7 41. c5 Bc3 42. Kf2 Kf8 43. g3 Ke7 44. Ke3 Ke6 45. Kd3 Be1 46. Nd4+ Kd5 47. Nc4 Bf2 48. Ne3+ Bxe3 49. Kxe3 Re7 50. g4 fxg4 51. hxg4 f6 52. Nxc6 Kxc6 53. Bd8 Re8 54. Bxf6 Kxc5 55. f5 gxf5 56. gxf5 Kd5 57. Kf4 Rg8 58. e6 h5 59. e7 Kd6 60. Bg5 Kd7 61. f6 Ke8 62. Kf5 Kf7 63. Bh4 Rg4 64. Bf2 Ra4 65. Kg5 Ra5+ 66. Kh4 Re5 67. Bb6 Kg6 68. Bd8 Re4+ 69. Kg3 Kf7 70. Kh3 Rf4 71. Kg3 Ra4 72. Kh3 h4 73. Bc7 Rc4 74. Bd8 Re4 75. Kh2 Re3 76. Kg2 h3+ 77. Kh2 Rf3 78. Kh1 Rf2 79. Kg1 h2+ 80. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch op FIDE"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ballatore, Gerard"]
[Black "Bouton, Christophe"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A04"]
[BlackElo "2255"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 c5 4. 0-0 Nc6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Bd7 7. Na3 Rb8 8. Nc2 Nf6 9. h3 0-0 10. Rb1 b5 11. Re1 a5 12. e4 b4 13. Bd2 Be6 14. b3 bxc3 15. Bxc3 Nb4 16. Qd2 Nxa2 17. Bxa5 Qc8 18. b4 cxb4 19. Nxb4 Nxb4 20. Bxb4 Bxh3 21. e5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 dxe5 23. Bxe7 Re8 24. Bd6 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 e4 26. dxe4 Nxe4 27. Qf4 g5 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch op FIDE"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ballatore, Gerard"]
[Black "De Belair, Guillaume"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A10"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nc6 5. a3 d6 6. d3 Nh6 7. Be2 0-0 8. Rb1 Bd7 9. b4 f5 10. Qc2 Nf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch op FIDE"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ballatore, Gerard"]
[Black "Sanglan, Philippe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2120"]
[BlackElo "2030"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b4 d5 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. e3 Nbd7 5. c4 e6 6. a3 c5 7. bxc5 Bxc5 8. d4 Bd6 9. Nc3 Rc8 10. Qb3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 0-0 12. Nh4 Bc2 13. Qxc2 Rxc4 14. Qb3 Nb6 15. 0-0 Ne4 16. Nf3 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch op FIDE"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bourquard, Philippe"]
[Black "Ballatore, Gerard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2040"]
[BlackElo "2120"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 c6 2. e4 g6 3. h4 h5 4. d4 d5 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. e5 Nh6 7. Bh3 Bf5 8. Be3 e6 9. Qd2 Nd7 10. 0-0-0 Qa5 11. Kb1 Bf8 12. Nge2 Bxh3 13. Rxh3 Ng4 14. f3 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 c5 16. g4 Rc8 17. gxh5 gxh5 18. f4 b5 19. f5 b4 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. e6 Nf6 22. exf7+ Kd8 23. Qe5 Qb6 24. dxc5 Rxc5 25. Nf4 Rh7 26. Ne6+ Ke7 27. Nxc5+ Kxf7 28. Ne6 Bd6 29. Ng5+ 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch op FIDE"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Costagliola, Bernard"]
[Black "Ballatore, Gerard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2010"]
[BlackElo "2120"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 d6 5. e4 Nd7 6. Be2 Nh6 7. h4 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. h5 f6 10. hxg6 hxg6 11. Be3 Ng4 12. Rxh8+ Bxh8 13. Qd2 Nf8 14. Qxd8+ Kxd8 15. Rd1+ Ke8 16. Bc1 Be6 17. Nh4 Bg7 18. f3 Nh6 19. g3 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8 21. Be3 b6 22. a4 g5 23. Ng2 Bh3 24. Kf2 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Ne6 26. a5 Kc7 27. axb6+ axb6 28. Bf1 Bf8 29. Kf2 Bc5 30. Bh3 Bxe3+ 31. Kxe3 Nd4 32. Bf1 Kb7 33. Bd3 Nf7 34. b4 Nd6 35. b5 cxb5 36. cxb5 Ne8 37. Nd5 Ne6 38. Bf1 N6c7 39. Ne7 Nd6 40. Be2 Nce8 41. Bd3 Nc7 42. Bf1 Kb8 43. Ng8 Nce8 44. Bd3 Kc7 45. Ne7 Kb7 46. Nd5 Ka7 47. Kd2 Kb7 48. Kc3 Ka7 49. Kb4 Kb7 50. Ne7 Nc7 51. Ng8 Nce8 52. Bc4 Kc7 53. Bd5 f5 54. Bc6 fxe4 55. fxe4 Kd8 56. Nh6 Nf6 57. g4 Ke7 58. Nf5+ Nxf5 59. exf5 Nxg4 60. Kc3 Ne3 61. Kd3 Nxf5 62. Ke4 Ke6 63. Bd5+ Kf6 64. Bc6 g4 65. Bd7 Nd6+ 66. Kd5 g3 67. Bh3 Nxb5 68. Kc6 Nc3 69. Kxb6 e4 70. Kc5 Ke5 71. Kc4 Ne2 72. Bf1 Nf4 73. Kc3 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch op FIDE"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hoyer, Hans Gerd"]
[Black "Ballatore, Gerard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. 0-0 Nh6 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 0-0 7. e4 Na6 8. Re1 f6 9. Nf1 Nc7 10. c3 e5 11. Qb3+ Kh8 12. Bd2 b6 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. Qc2 Be6 15. Ne3 b5 16. b3 Rad8 17. d4 Nf7 18. c4 Bd7 19. Ba5 Ne6 20. cxb5 exd4 21. Nd5 cxd5 22. exd5 Bxb5 23. dxe6 d3 24. Qd2 Ne5 25. Nd4 Ba6 26. f4 Ng4 27. Nc6 Qb7 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch op FIDE"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "San Marco, Jean"]
[Black "Ballatore, Gerard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A03"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 c6 2. Bb2 d5 3. f4 Nf6 4. Nf3 g6 5. e3 Bg7 6. Be2 0-0 7. 0-0 a5 8. a4 Nbd7 9. Qe1 Qb6 10. Qh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ballatore, Gerard"]
[Black "Angot, Dominique"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. c3 Nf6 4. d3 c5 5. Bg5 Nc6 6. Qc1 h6 7. Bd2 d6 8. Nf3 Bd7 9. Na3 Rb8 10. Nc2 b5 11. 0-0 Qc8 12. Re1 Bh3 13. e4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Ng4 15. d4 e5 16. dxc5 dxc5 17. h3 Nf6 18. Na3 a6 19. Qc2 0-0 20. Be3 Nd7 21. Rad1 Re8 22. Qd2 Rd8 23. Bxh6 b4 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Nc4 Nf6 26. Qe3 Rh8 27. Rh1 bxc3 28. bxc3 Qe6 29. Qe2 Ne8 30. Rd5 Nc7 31. Rd6 Qe8 32. Qe3 Nb5 33. Rd5 Nc7 34. Rxc5 Rd8 35. Ncxe5 Nxe5 36. Rxe5 Qd7 37. Qd4 f6 38. Qxd7+ Rxd7 39. Ra5 Rb8 40. h4 Rb2 41. h5 g5 42. e5 f5 43. Nd4 Nb5 44. Nxf5+ Kh7 45. Nd6 Nxd6 46. Rd5 Rf7 47. Rxd6 Rfxf2+ 48. Kh3 Rxa2 49. Rb1 Rf7 50. e6 Rg7 51. Kg4 Re2 52. Rd7 Rxe6 53. Rxg7+ Kxg7 54. Kxg5 Re3 55. Rb7+ Kg8 56. g4 Rxc3 57. h6 a5 58. Kh5 a4 59. Ra7 a3 60. g5 Rb3 61. h7+ Kh8 62. Kh6 1-0

[Event "Paris op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ballatore, Gerard"]
[Black "Chery, Eric"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. d3 e6 4. c3 Be7 5. Nh3 c5 6. 0-0 0-0 7. Na3 Nc6 8. Nc2 b6 9. f3 Ba6 10. Bd2 Rc8 11. Nf2 Qd7 12. Kh1 Rfd8 13. Rg1 Bb7 14. Qe1 d4 15. c4 a6 16. a3 b5 17. b3 Rb8 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Bh3 Rbc8 20. g4 c4 21. bxc4 bxc4 22. g5 Ne8 23. dxc4 Nd6 24. c5 Nc4 25. Ne4 N6e5 26. Nf6+ gxf6 27. gxf6+ Kh8 28. fxe7 Qxe7 29. Bh6 Ng6 30. Qb4 Nce5 31. Nxd4 Qxc5 32. Qxb7 Qxd4 33. Bg5 Rf8 34. Bf6+ Kg8 35. Rad1 Qe3 36. Qb2 Nc4 37. Qa1 Qxa3 38. Qxa3 Nxa3 39. Be7 Nb5 40. Bxf8 Kxf8 41. e3 Rc3 42. Rge1 Na3 43. f4 Nc2 44. Rc1 Rxe3 45. Rxe3 Nxe3 46. Re1 Nd5 47. f5 exf5 48. Bxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ballatore, Gerard"]
[Black "Fejzovski, Ekrem"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d5 3. c3 e5 4. Na3 Nc6 5. Nc2 Be6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. d3 a5 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bd2 Qe7 11. Qc1 a4 12. b4 axb3 13. axb3 Nd7 14. Qb2 f5 15. b4 Rae8 16. Na3 e4 17. Ne1 f4 18. dxe4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Bh3 20. Bg2 fxg3 21. hxg3 Bxg2 22. Nxg2 Qxe2 23. Rae1 Qh5 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. f4 Nf6 26. Nh4 Re2 27. Qb3+ Kh8 28. Nc4 Qg4 29. Be1 Bxf4 30. Ng2 Bxg3 31. Nce3 Qh3 32. Bxg3 Qxg3 33. Kh1 Ne5 34. Qe6 Neg4 35. Qc8+ Kh7 36. Qf5+ g6 37. Qf4 Qxf4 38. Rxf4 Nxe3 39. Rxf6 Nxg2 40. Rf7+ Kg8 41. Rxc7 Ne1 42. Kg1 b5 43. Kf1 Re5 44. Kf2 Nd3+ 45. Kf3 h5 46. Rd7 Nb2 0-1

[Event "Paris op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ballatore, Gerard"]
[Black "Mandarin, Vitomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A21"]
[BlackElo "2235"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 e5 2. c4 f5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. d4 e4 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 0-0 8. Nge2 Kh8 9. Nf4 Qe8 10. h4 Ng4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qb3 c5 13. Ncd5 Qd6 14. Rd1 Nc6 15. 0-0 cxd4 16. exd4 b6 17. f3 exf3 18. Bxf3 Ba6 19. Qc3 Rac8 20. Rfe1 Qh6 21. Rd2 Nf6 22. b3 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Qf6 24. Qe3 g5 25. hxg5 Qxg5 26. Rde2 Rce8 27. Qf2 Rxe2 28. Rxe2 Ne7 29. Qe3 Nxd5 30. Nxd5 Qxe3+ 31. Rxe3 Bb7 32. Nf4 Be4 33. Kf2 Kg7 34. Re1 Kf6 35. b4 Kg5 36. a4 Kg4 37. c5 Rb8 38. b5 h5 39. Ng2 Rc8 40. Rc1 f4 41. gxf4 h4 42. Ne3+ Kxf4 43. Rg1 Bf5 44. Rg7 bxc5 45. Rf7 cxd4 46. Nxf5 Rc2+ 47. Ke1 Ke4 48. Nxh4 Ra2 49. Rxd7 Rxa4 50. Ng6 Ra1+ 51. Kd2 Ra2+ 52. Kc1 d3 53. Rd6 Ra5 54. b6 axb6 55. Rxb6 Ra1+ 56. Kb2 d2 57. Rd6 d1Q 58. Rxd1 Rxd1 59. Ne7 Rd6 60. Kb3 Ke5 61. Kb4 Ke6 62. Nc8 Ra6 63. Kb5 Ra1 64. Nb6 Kd6 65. Nc4+ Kd5 66. Nb6+ Kd4 67. Kc6 Rb1 68. Nd7 Rc1+ 69. Kd6 Rh1 70. Ke6 Ra1 71. Kd6 Ra6+ 72. Kc7 Kd5 73. Nb6+ Kc5 74. Nd7+ Kb5 75. Kb7 Rh6 76. Kc7 Rc6+ 77. Kb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ballatore, Gerard"]
[Black "Solakian Van Eyll, Jerome"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d5 3. d3 e6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. 0-0 0-0 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. b3 b6 8. Bb2 Bb7 9. c4 Qe7 10. a3 Rfd8 11. Nh4 c6 12. e3 Ne5 13. Qe2 Ng6 14. Ndf3 Nd7 15. b4 a5 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. b5 cxb5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Nd4 b4 20. a4 Be5 21. f4 Bxd4 22. Bxd4 Nc5 23. Rad1 Nxa4 24. Ra1 Nc5 25. f5 gxf5 26. Rxf5 Nb3 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Qg4+ Kf8 29. Raf1 Qxe3+ 30. Kh1 Rd7 31. Qh4 Qd4 32. Qh5 Ke7 33. Rxf7+ Kd8 34. Rxd7+ Kxd7 35. Qg6 Kc7 36. Rf7+ Kb8 37. Qd6+ Ka7 38. Rxb7+ Kxb7 39. Bxd5+ Ka7 40. Qc7+ Ka6 41. Qb7+ Kb5 42. Qc6+ Ka6 43. Qb7+ Kb5 44. Qc6+ Ka6 45. Qb7+ Kb5 46. Qd7+ Ka6 47. Bc4+ b5 48. Bxb5+ Kb6 49. Qc6+ Ka7 50. Qc7# 1-0

[Event "Paris op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Blondelle, Claude"]
[Black "Ballatore, Gerard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 g6 3. f4 Bg7 4. Nf3 d5 5. e5 Nh6 6. Be2 0-0 7. 0-0 f6 8. c3 Qb6 9. Kh1 Be6 10. Nbd2 Na6 11. Nb3 Rad8 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Bxa6 bxa6 14. Nc5 Bc8 15. Qe2 Qb6 16. a4 a5 17. b3 Bf5 18. Bc1 Rfe8 19. Ba3 Nf7 20. Nd2 h5 21. h3 Nh6 22. Rg1 Bc8 23. g4 hxg4 24. hxg4 Qc7 25. Rae1 fxe5 26. dxe5 d4 27. c4 Rf8 28. Nd3 c5 29. Rg3 Bb7+ 30. Kg1 Nf7 31. Nxc5 d3 32. Rxd3 Rxd3 33. Qxd3 Qb6 34. Qe3 Ba8 35. Nde4 g5 36. e6 Nd6 37. Nxg5 Qc6 38. Qh3 Rxf4 39. Qh7+ Kf8 40. Nd7+ Ke8 41. Qh5+ Kd8 42. Re2 Bd4+ 43. Kh2 Qh1+ 44. Kg3 Rf3+ 45. Nxf3 Qxf3+ 46. Kh4 Qxe2 47. Bxd6 Qxe6 48. Qxa5+ Kxd7 49. Qc7+ Ke8 50. Bf4 Bf2+ 51. Kg5 Be4 52. Be5 Bf3 53. Kh5 Qxg4+ 54. Kh6 Kf7 0-1

[Event "Paris op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dumitran, Octavian"]
[Black "Ballatore, Gerard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 c6 4. h3 Qa5 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. 0-0 Be7 8. Ne2 0-0 9. Ng3 Re8 10. Bd2 Qc7 11. c3 Nf8 12. Re1 Ng6 13. Nf5 Bf8 14. Bg5 Bxf5 15. exf5 e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Salomon, Franck"]
[Black "Ballatore, Gerard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d6 3. f4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Qa5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Bd2 Nxd2 7. Qxd2 Bf5 8. exd6 exd6 9. 0-0-0 Na6 10. Re1+ Kd7 11. Bxa6 Qxa6 12. Qe3 Rd8 13. Nf3 h6 14. h3 Kc7 15. g4 Bd7 16. Qd2 g6 17. Kb1 Bg7 18. Re7 Rhf8 19. g5 h5 20. Rhe1 Rde8 21. Qf2 Kd8 22. Qe3 Be6 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Qd2 Bxh3 25. Rxe8+ Kxe8 26. Qe3+ Be6 27. b3 Qf1+ 28. Kb2 Kd7 29. Nd2 Qh3 30. Qf2 c5 31. Qe2 Bxd4 32. Qb5+ Kc7 33. Nde4 Bd5 34. Qa5+ Kc8 35. Nxd6+ Kd7 36. Ndb5 Bxc3+ 37. Nxc3 Bc6 38. Qxc5 Qe6 39. Qd4+ Qd6 40. Qg7 Qxf4 0-1

[Event "Paris-ch op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ballatore, Gerard"]
[Black "Varga, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[BlackElo "2250"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. d4 e6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Ne5 Qa5+ 8. Qxa5 Nxa5 9. Bd2 Rb8 10. Bxa5 b6 11. Bc6+ Kd8 12. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Paris-ch op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Courtial, Cyril"]
[Black "Ballatore, Gerard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. Nc3 g6 3. f4 c6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. g3 Nh6 6. Bg2 Qb6 7. d4 Bg4 8. Ne2 Nd7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 f6 11. c3 a5 12. Qb3 a4 13. Qxb6 Nxb6 14. g4 0-0 15. Ng3 e5 16. 0-0 Nf7 17. f5 Rfd8 18. d5 Rdb8 19. Rb1 Ra5 20. Bd2 Nc4 21. Bc1 Bh6 22. Bxh6 Nxh6 23. Rfd1 c5 24. Be2 b5 25. Nf1 Nb6 26. Ne3 Nd7 27. c4 b4 28. Kh2 Nf7 29. h4 g5 30. h5 h6 1-0

[Event "Paris-ch op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Flottat, C."]
[Black "Ballatore, Gerard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A41"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. 0-0 Bg7 6. c4 Nd7 7. Nc3 e6 8. Bg5 Ne7 9. Qd2 h6 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. e4 a6 12. Rfe1 0-0 13. Rac1 c5 14. d5 e5 15. Rb1 f5 16. b4 Bc8 17. bxc5 bxc5 18. Nh4 Qf6 19. Bh3 f4 20. Be6+ Kh7 21. Ng2 h5 22. Nh4 Bh6 23. Qc2 Bg5 24. Nf3 Bh4 1/2-1/2

