GM
Salov, Valery
RUS·Born 1964·FIDE #4100069·978 Games
RUS Classical2644928 Games
Rapid—37 Games
Blitz—13 Games
Statistics
978
Total
349
Wins
459
Draws
170
Losses
36%47%17%
Play Style
What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.0% average
Very consistent (80%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.Nf3 ♔ (66% in 76 games)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 143 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening96.3%
Middlegame94.4%
Endgame95.6%
Clutch Factor
Performance under pressure
Winning (+2 or more)95%
24 Games
Equal position94%
82 Games
Losing (-2 or more)89%
37 Games
Problematic Pieces
Which pieces cause most errors?
♙
22%
46 errors
♖
21%
44 errors
♕
18%
37 errors
♞
16%
34 errors
♗
12%
26 errors
♔
10%
21 errors
Critical Moment
When does the first serious error occur?
Move 32average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
31% of blunders occur between move 1-15. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap
Where do most errors occur?
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Many
Few
Critical squares
b59 err
c47 err
c67 err
c36 err
c56 err
b5/c4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
Recent Games
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Milos, Gilberto2586
FIDE-Wch k.o. · 4 Aug 1999
L
Milos, Gilberto2586
FIDE-Wch k.o. · 3 Aug 1999
L
Rausis, Igors2508
Chess Masters 3rd · 12 Mar 1999
D
Beliavsky, Alexander G2650
Chess Masters 3rd · 11 Mar 1999
D
Sadler, Matthew D2667
Chess Masters 3rd · 10 Mar 1999
D
Ponomariov, Ruslan2609
Chess Masters 3rd · 9 Mar 1999
Openings
Based on player games
Weaknesses
EXPLOIT!White
No significant weaknesses detected as White
Black
No significant weaknesses detected as Black
Strengths
AVOIDWhite
Sicilian: Open
63.6%11 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4
Black
No consistent strengths detected as Black
Critical Blunders
Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
10 errors
▶
#71d7??
Endgamevs Polgar
Blitz·1998
▶
#47Bb5??
Endgamevs Korchnoi
OTB·1987
▶
#44Kf3??
Endgamevs Shirov
OTB
▶
#13b8d7??
Endgamevs Karpov
OTB
▶
#35Kc1??
Tacticsvs Ivanchuk
OTB
▶
#29d7d4??
Endgamevs Karpov
OTB
▶
#35e3g3??
Endgamevs Karpov
OTB
▶
#38b6b7??
Endgamevs Karpov
OTB
▶
#29Rg5??
Tacticsvs Polgar
OTB
▶
#45g7g8??
Endgamevs Kasparov
OTB
Endgame Statistics
21 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure
Repertoire
☰ All
♟ Classical
⚡ Rapid
🔥 Blitz
PRO1999
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40%47%13%
1.d4
63%336
1.Nf3
66%76
1.e4
65%48
1.c4
62%47