Haytham Salman
ENG · FIDE ID 343456600 · 56 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1947
#591 in ENG (active)
Rapid
2018
#265 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1894
#538 in ENG (active)
Score
61%
28 W · 12 D · 16 L
Opp. avg
1842
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-06-24
2026 English Schools Chess Championships Final
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 93% of games (scores 70%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 10 of 10 games (French Defense), scoring 60%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 9 of 9 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 33%.
- Weak spot: Queen's Gambit Declined as Black, only 33% in 3 games.
- Comfort zone: Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation as White, 100% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 28% against higher-rated players, 71% against lower-rated.
Based on 56 over-the-board games (37 rapid · 11 classical). 29 with White (69%), 27 with Black (52%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 27 | 70% |
| 1.d4 | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 5 | 60% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 3 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense | 2 | 75% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Sokolsky Variation | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (10 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 10 | 60% |
Against 1.d4 (9 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 9 | 33% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 3 | 33% |
| French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense | 3 | 50% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 2 | 25% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 2 | 100% |
| French Defense: Steiner Variation | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | David Alexandru Munteanu 2026 English Schools Chess Championships Final · classical | W |
| 2026-06-24 | Om Reddy Jayar (1826) 2026 English Schools Chess Championships Final · classical | W |
| 2026-06-23 | Guranshvir Singh (1865) 2026 English Schools Chess Championships Final · classical | W |
| 2026-06-23 | Felix Johnson (1774) 2026 English Schools Chess Championships Final · classical | W |
| 2026-06-23 | Alexey M. Lapidus (1956) 2026 English Schools Chess Championships Final · classical | W |
| 2026-04-11 | Lut Yin Luke Lau (2134) Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay - April 2026 · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-03-15 | Gautam Sriram (1747) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-03-15 | Roman Kovalskyi (2076) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | L |
| 2026-03-15 | Sean M Lightbown (1680) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | W |
| 2026-03-15 | Andrei Ciuravin (2001) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | L |
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