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ID: 504505

Kari Salo

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FIDE ratings

1,970Classical

Performance

50 games
12% Win
56% Draw
32% Loss

Kari Salo's playing style

Overall score:40%6W 28D 16L over 50 games
Best with 1.c4 as White:41%in 22 games
Struggles in the English Opening as White:41%in 22 games
Out of form:23%0W 9D 11L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:56%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation
100%
4g
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System
50%
50%
4g
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation
100%
2g
Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation
100%
2g
Slav Indian
100%
1g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Caro-Kann Defense has the largest Black sample, with 5 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Caro-Kann Defense
60%
40%
5g
Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation
100%
2g
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line
100%
2g
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Portisch-Hook Variation
100%
2g
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line
100%
1g

Repertoire

25 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

25 games in this line · White to move

Results for Salo, Kari as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
24%
44%
32%
Move
22 · 88%
18%
45%
36%
3 · 12%
67%
33%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Jun 5, 2013
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Murlasits, Martin III(1870)
D—
Jun 5, 2013
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Murlasits, Martin III(1870)
D—
Mar 15, 2013
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Salzmann, Stefan(2218)
D—
Mar 15, 2013
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Salzmann, Stefan(2218)
L—
Mar 15, 2013
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Salzmann, Stefan(2218)
D—
Mar 15, 2013
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Salzmann, Stefan(2218)
L—
Mar 1, 2013
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Svensson, Leif 1940(2149)
D—
Mar 1, 2013
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Svensson, Leif 1981(2178)
D—
Mar 1, 2013
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Svensson, Leif 1981(2178)
D—
Mar 1, 2013
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Svensson, Leif 1940(2149)
D—

Research Kari Salo’s games and opening repertoire

Kari Salo is rated 1970 in standard by FIDE. Kari Salo plays for Finland.

Kari Salo has FIDE ID 504505.

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