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Stephen J Solomon
S J Solomon 
Courtesy of gorkachc.blogspot.com  

Number of games in database: 681
Years covered: 1981 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2211 (2248 rapid, 2161 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2470
Overall record: +319 -187 =175 (59.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (142) 
    B83 B32 B47 B43 B33
 Ruy Lopez (43) 
    C69 C63 C67 C73 C78
 French Defense (39) 
    C11 C05 C16 C10 C12
 Sicilian Scheveningen (21) 
    B83 B80 B84 B85
 Caro-Kann (20) 
    B17 B18 B12 B15 B13
 Sicilian Taimanov (20) 
    B47 B45 B46 B49
With the Black pieces:
 Petrov (42) 
    C42 C43
 Queen's Gambit Declined (35) 
    D30 D37 D31 D06 D35
 Queen's Pawn Game (31) 
    A46 D02 A45 D00 D01
 Sicilian (25) 
    B90 B32 B52 B63 B53
 Ruy Lopez (19) 
    C95 C85 C84 C69 C99
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (16) 
    C95 C85 C84 C99 C91
Repertoire Explorer

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   J Hickl vs S J Solomon, 1988 0-1
   S J Solomon vs P Garbett, 1983 1-0
   S J Solomon vs R Hart, 2010 1-0
   S J Solomon vs B R Watson, 2008 1-0
   S Polgar vs S J Solomon, 1987 0-1
   S J Solomon vs G West, 2009 1-0
   S J Solomon vs Benjamin, 1999 1/2-1/2
   S J Solomon vs E Levi, 2004 1-0
   A Kulashko vs S J Solomon, 1997 0-1
   S J Solomon vs S Lukey, 2008 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Fencible Masters (1997)
   Australasian Masters (2010)
   Australian Championship 1991/92 (1991)
   Australian Championship 1997/98 (1997)
   Australian Championship 1989/90 (1989)
   Australian Masters (1992)
   Australian Masters (1996)
   Australian Masters (1999)
   Australian Championship 1987/88 (1987)
   Australian Championship (2024)
   Sydney International Open (2007)
   Queenstown Classic (2009)
   Australian Open 1986/87 (1986)
   Thessaloniki Olympiad (1988)
   Australian Open (1999)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Fencible Masters Tt 1997 by Benzol
   St. Saolomon's Mines by Sergio X Garcia

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Australasian Masters IM
   S J Solomon vs T Tang (Dec-22-24) 1/2-1/2
   K Bayasgalan vs S J Solomon (Dec-21-24) 1-0
   S J Solomon vs A Ang (Dec-20-24) 1/2-1/2
   K J Soo vs S J Solomon (Dec-19-24) 1/2-1/2
   S J Solomon vs L Chan (Dec-18-24) 0-1

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FIDE player card for Stephen J Solomon

STEPHEN J SOLOMON
(born Jul-24-1963, 61 years old) Australia

[what is this?]

FM (1986); IM (1990).

Stephen John Solomon was born in Melbourne. He won the Australian Junior in 1980 and was Australian Champion in 1984 (jointly) and in 2008. He has also played in eight Olympiads for Australia between 1984 and 2008, usually on board 3 (four times), or board 4 (three times), although he played top board in the 1998 Olympiad in Elista. He again represented Australia at the Istanbul Olympiad (2012) held in Istanbul, scoring 6/9 on board 4.

Other tournaments he has won include the 2003 Australian Masters, the 2004 Victorian Masters and Hardy's Classic, the 2006, 2007, 2012 and 2014 Queensland championships, the 2009 Queensland Open and the Australasian Masters also held in 2009. He has also competed in the Oceania Zonals of 2005 (Auckland) and 2009 (Gold Coast). Solomon's consistent results in Australian weekenders have won him the Australian Grand Prix in 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2008.

Solomon's peak rating was 2478 in July 2008 at the age of 45. He is married to Janeen E Solomon.

Wikipedia article: Stephen Solomon

Last updated: 2024-03-23 12:53:59

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 page 1 of 28; games 1-25 of 681  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. S J Solomon vs J S Purdy  0-1361981Australian Championship 1981/82B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line
2. W Jordan vs S J Solomon  1-0871981Australian Championship 1981/82A06 Reti Opening
3. J Hanks vs S J Solomon  1-0411981Australian Championship 1981/82D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
4. S J Solomon vs D J Hacche  1-0451982Australian Championship 1981/82B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
5. R Farleigh vs S J Solomon  0-1391982Australian Championship 1981/82A46 Queen's Pawn Game
6. S J Solomon vs K Ozols  1-0361982Australian Championship 1981/82B06 Robatsch
7. S J Solomon vs C Morris  1-0361982Australian Championship 1981/82B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
8. M Smith vs S J Solomon  1-0591982Australian Championship 1981/82D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
9. S J Solomon vs A Prods  ½-½581982Australian Championship 1981/82B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
10. S Zaric vs S J Solomon  1-0551982Australian Championship 1981/82C42 Petrov Defense
11. S J Solomon vs S Pickles  0-1311982Australian Championship 1981/82B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein
12. A Flitney vs S J Solomon  0-1391982Australian Championship 1981/82C36 King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense
13. S J Solomon vs E Levi  1-0411982Australian Championship 1981/82A95 Dutch, Stonewall
14. S J Solomon vs I Rogers  0-1411982Doeberl CupB42 Sicilian, Kan
15. V Small vs S J Solomon  0-1371983Commonwealth ChampionshipC24 Bishop's Opening
16. S J Solomon vs P Garbett 1-0281983Commonwealth ChampionshipB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
17. I Rogers vs S J Solomon  1-0421983Commonwealth ChampionshipA56 Benoni Defense
18. G Hjorth vs S J Solomon  1-0281983Commonwealth ChampionshipD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
19. S J Solomon vs W Jordan  1-0311983Commonwealth ChampionshipB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
20. S J Solomon vs O Sarapu  0-1591983Commonwealth ChampionshipC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
21. S J Solomon vs K S Teo  ½-½401983Commonwealth ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
22. N Khan vs S J Solomon  0-1421983Commonwealth ChampionshipC42 Petrov Defense
23. C Depasquale vs S J Solomon  0-1541983Commonwealth ChampionshipA00 Uncommon Opening
24. S J Solomon vs D K Johansen  ½-½411983Commonwealth ChampionshipB32 Sicilian
25. S J Solomon vs P Cunningham  1-0591983Commonwealth ChampionshipB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
 page 1 of 28; games 1-25 of 681  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-24-06  BIDMONFA: Stephen J Solomon

SOLOMON, Stephen J.
http://www.bidmonfa.com/solomon_ste...
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Jul-24-06  Benzol: It was interesting to witness him playing in the 2005 Auckland Zonal. I hadn't realised he is younger than I am. LOL.
Jul-24-06  Runemaster: I knew him when he was much younger (and so was I). Sigh...
Jan-12-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Jonathan Sarfati: Congrats to Stephen for becoming Australian Champion for 2008!! He scored 8/11 equal with Herman Claudius van Riemsdijk and half a point behind Dejan Antic, but neither of them was eligible for the title. Solo was leading the tournament for most of the rounds with strong play, was undefeated, and missed a crushing win against Herman Claudius van Riemsdijk. See http://www.parramattachess.org/ausc... for results and crosstable.
Aug-03-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: When Solomon won the the 2007-08 Australian championship, it was his first Australian title at the age of 45, plus it was the 14th time that he has participated in the biennial championship, after making his début in the 1981-82 event.
Oct-05-08  Benzol: Congratulations to Stephen on finishing 1st= with Darryl Johansen in the third George Trundle NZ Masters Tt.

See http://www.newzealandchess.co.nz/re...

Jul-25-10  Benzol: Stephen did not play as well as he usually does in the 5th George Trundle NZ Masters but I'm picking he will play much better in the forthcoming Olympiad.
Jun-01-11  Eastfrisian: The FIDE-Cart on bidmonfas site has a wrong link.

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