Nicola Salsa
ITA · FIDE ID 34697462 · 14 tournament games since 2025
Standard
2114
#318 in ITA (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
57%
6 W · 4 D · 4 L
Opp. avg
1970
Last 14 games
Last game
2026-09-05
CIG Italian Youth Championships U18 2026 | O16
Prep summary
- As White: 1.c4 in 75% of games (scores 50%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (25%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 5 of 5 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 60%.
- By opponent strength: 13% against higher-rated players, 75% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 50% with White, 67% with Black.
Based on 14 over-the-board games (13 classical). 8 with White (50%), 6 with Black (67%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.c4 | 6 | 50% |
| 1.Nf3 | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation | 2 | 50% |
| King's Indian Attack: Double Fianchetto | 1 | 50% |
| Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense | 1 | 50% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation, Keres-Parma System | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (5 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 5 | 60% |
Against 1.d4 (1 game)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, with d6 | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-05 | Felice Maria Francario (2080) CIG Italian Youth Championships U18 2026 | O16 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-04 | Cosimo Chiari (2003) CIG Italian Youth Championships U18 2026 | O16 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-03 | Flavio Di Resta (1871) CIG Italian Youth Championships U18 2026 | O16 · classical | W |
| 2026-09-02 | Daniele Blanda (1918) CIG Italian Youth Championships U18 2026 | O16 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-01 | Jacopo Lluc Nadal Masala (1850) CIG Italian Youth Championships U18 2026 | O16 · classical | W |
| 2026-08-31 | Pietro Butticci (1737) CIG Italian Youth Championships U18 2026 | O16 · classical | W |
| 2026-08-31 | Antonio Faldetta (1899) CIG Italian Youth Championships U18 2026 | O16 · classical | L |
| 2026-08-30 | Joan Munar (1766) CIG Italian Youth Championships U18 2026 | O16 · classical | W |
| 2026-08-29 | Alessio Cassanelli (1586) CIG Italian Youth Championships U18 2026 | O16 · classical | W |
| 2026-05-23 | Ege Tuna Oktem (2340) Munich Chess Festival 2026 | Open A · classical | L |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.