Scouting report: Johan Salomon (GM, NOR)

782 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (781 classical, 1 rapid): 40% wins, 31% draws, 29% losses. FIDE rating 2492 standard, 2392 rapid, 2392 blitz. 84 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.04 blunders per game.

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Johan Salomon

GM

Norwayborn 1997FIDE ID 1509500

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2360
2400
2440
2480
2520
2492 · Sep 2023
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2026
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2492
2392
2392
2514peak, Jul 2019
782games
312wins, 40%
241draws, 31%
227losses, 29%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.2% average
Solid conversion: 89%
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 as ♔ (70% in 38 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 38%)

Play against Salomon's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 782 games

Openings

782 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Slav Defense1.d4 d5 2.c4 c613 games, last played 9 years ago53.8%losses
Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e610 games, last played 5 years ago50.0%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

No consistent strengths detected as white

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 84 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.6%
Middlegame
94.6%
Endgame
95.7%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
26%
15 err
23%
13 err
19%
11 err
14%
8 err
14%
8 err
4%
2 err
Critical moment
Move 59 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
33%
26-35
0%
36-45
67%
46+
67% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
4
5
Few
Many
e4
5
c6
4
c3
3
c5
3
e5
3
e4/c6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

9 errors
#34
e3?? vs Hristodoulou
Endgame · OTB · 2021
#42
ad7?? vs Vestby-Ellingsen
Middlegame · OTB · 2021
#22
b5?? vs Yilmaz
Middlegame · OTB · 2019
#92
a2?? vs Heinemann
Endgame · OTB · 2019
#18
c6?? vs Kardoeus
Middlegame · OTB · 2019
#55
h6?? vs Chittka
Endgame · OTB · 2019

Recent games

Hammer, Jon Ludvig(2613)

Eliteserien 2021/22 · 4 Mar 2022

0–1
Galchenko, Matvey(2437)

TCh-NOR Elite 2021-22 · 31 Oct 2021

½–½
Sahl, Bjarke(2309)

TCh-NOR Elite 2021-22 · 30 Oct 2021

½–½
Christodoulou, Panagiotis(2302)

14th Paleochora Open 2021 · 30 Jul 2021

½–½
Hristodoulou,P(2302)

14th Paleochora Open 2021 · 30 Jul 2021

½–½
Banikas, Hristos(2602)

14th Paleochora Internati... · 29 Jul 2021

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
782 games in scope
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1a
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407 games43%W31%D26%L
Move
1. e4
1415y
36%29%35%
50%
1. d4
1165y
47%27%26%
60%
1. f3
1115y
43%39%18
63%
1. c4
385y
55%29%16
70%
1. e3
19y
100%
50%

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