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FM Pavel Salman

Full name

Pavel Salman

Born

1998 (age 27)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Russia

Retired

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Queen's Pawn Opening: Chigorin Variation (17 games)

King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (15 games)

King's Indian Attack (10 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (10 games)

Réti Opening: Sicilian Invitation (8 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern, Polugaevsky Variation (9 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (9 games)

Benko Gambit Fully-Accepted (9 games)

Sicilian Defense: Kan, Maróczy Bind Formation (9 games)

Sicilian Defense: Kan, Knight Variation (7 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Pavel Salman (2587) Ilan Schnaider (2864)	1-0	41	2025
Pavel Salman (2567) Ian Ocampos (2442)	1-0	44	2025
Pavel Salman (2572) Leonardo de Miranda Rodrigues (2215)	1-0	32	2025
Pavel Salman (2584) Logan C Shafer (2471)	0-1	91	2025
Pavel Salman (2595) Marcel Beulen (2375)	½-½	102	2025
Pavel Salman (2573) Frank Buchenau (2417)	½-½	61	2025
Adrian Moldovan (2451) Pavel Salman (2591)	1-0	37	2025
Arman Mikaelyan (2965) Pavel Salman (2597)	1-0	78	2025
Jegor Lashkin (2857) Pavel Salman (2600)	1-0	104	2025
Tariq Yue (2355) Pavel Salman (2572)	1-0	53	2025

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