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FM Heikki Salo

Full name

Heikki Salo

Born

1/1/1965 (age 59)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Finland

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Dutch Defense: Fianchetto, Semi-Leningrad Variation (8 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg, Fischer Variation (6 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line, Reshevsky Variation (5 games)

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Modern System (5 games)

Slav Defense: Modern Line (5 games)

Black Pieces

Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted (7 games)

Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (6 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Breyer, Zaitsev Hybrid Variation (4 games)

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense (4 games)

Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Jaenisch, Main Line (4 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Heikki Salo (2248) Ivan Hausner (2266)	0-1	27	2022
Heikki Salo (2217) Mikko Salonen (2053)	1-0	32	2018
Heikki Salo (2217) Janne Tuononen (2187)	0-1	83	2018
Heikki Salo (2239) Asko Hentunen (2250)	½-½	21	2018
Heikki Salo (2239) Erkki Suomalainen (2161)	1-0	64	2017
Heikki Salo (2272) Pekka Koykka (2312)	0-1	36	2017
Heikki Salo (2239) Harry Mansner (2280)	0-1	100	2017
Heikki Salo (2228) Ildar Khairullin (2614)	0-1	58	2017
Heikki Salo (2228) Ramadan Ajvazi (2109)	0-1	31	2017
Heikki Salo (2272) Tapani Viljava (2200)	½-½	42	2017

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