He is also a writer of books about draughts. In 2001 he moved to the Netherlands, gained Dutch citizenship and reached the A status which secures top sporters in the Netherlands money to live and focus on their sport. Baljakin has also written five books about draughts.
Three of those together with Harm Wiersma in Dutch, one with Anatoli Gantwarg in English and one by himself in Dutch.
1980 - World Championships (1st - gold medal) - juniors.
1980 - World Championships (1st - gold medal) - juniors 1982 - Soviet Union Championships (1st - gold medal) 1985 - Summer Olympiad (1st - gold medal) - team 1986 - World Championships (2nd - silver medal) 1987 - World Cup (1st - gold medal) - team 1988 - Soviet Union Championships (1st - gold medal) 1989 - Soviet Union Championships (1st - gold medal) 1992 - World Championships (3rd - bronze medal) 1994 - World Championships (3rd - bronze medal) 1995 - Grandmasters 1995 (1st) 1996 - World Championships (3rd - bronze medal) 1999 - World Rapid Championships (2nd - silver medal) ???? - Belarusian Championships (1st - gold medal) six consecutive years 2000 - Open Dutch Championships (1st - gold medal) 2007 - Balt Cup (1st) 2009 - Dutch Championship (1st) 2011 - Dutch Championship (1st).
