Johan Salomon

Summary

Johan Salomon (born 7 May 1997) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster.[1] He was Norwegian Chess Champion in 2016.

Johan Salomon
CountryNorway
Born (1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 (age 26)
TitleGrandmaster (2017)
FIDE rating2492 (March 2024)
Peak rating2505 (March 2018)

Chess career edit

He achieved the title International Master in 2015,[2] and was awarded the title of grandmaster in 2017.[3]

Salomon achieved his first Grandmaster norm in the 2015 Sitges tournament, with subsequent norms in the Manhem Chess Week in Gothenburg in 2016, and in the 19th Dubai Open Chess Tournament in 2017.[4] He was designated IM in 2015, and GM in 2017.[1]

Salomon won the Norwegian Chess Championship in 2016.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "FIDE Chess Profile". FIDE. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  2. ^ Bryhn, Rolf. "sjakk – Norske internasonale mestere". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. ^ Bryhn, Rolf. "sjakk – Norske stormestere". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Title Applications: 88th FIDE Congress 2017, Goynuk, Antalya, Turkey". FIDE. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  5. ^ Nilssen, Sven Wisløff (16 July 2016). "IM Johan Salomon er Norgesmester 2016!" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 July 2017.