CHESS PLAYER
Valery Salov
1964 - Today

Valery Salov
Valery Salov (born 26 May 1964) is a Russian chess grandmaster who was ranked third in the world in 1995. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Valery Salov is the 250th most popular chess player (down from 239th in 2024), the 1,313th most popular biography from Poland (up from 1,322nd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Polish Chess Player.
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Valery Salov ranks 250 out of 461. Before him are Andrija Fuderer, Cristina Adela Foișor, Walter Browne, Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya, Alexander Grischuk, and Antoaneta Stefanova. After him are Lev Psakhis, Aloyzas Kveinys, Emil Sutovsky, Andrei Sokolov, Peter Svidler, and Harry Golombek.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAndrija Fuderer
1931 - 2011
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 244
Cristina Adela Foișor
1967 - 2017
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 245
Walter Browne
1949 - 2015
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 246
Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya
1957 - 2012
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 247
Alexander Grischuk
1983 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 248
Antoaneta Stefanova
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 249
Valery Salov
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 250
Lev Psakhis
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 251
Aloyzas Kveinys
1962 - 2018
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 252
Emil Sutovsky
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 253
Andrei Sokolov
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 254
Peter Svidler
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 255
Harry Golombek
1911 - 1995
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 256
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, Valery Salov ranks 579. Before him are Cristina D'Avena, Jan Kounen, Emanuel Pastreich, Dumitru Stângaciu, Kim Kwang-sun, and Piotr Nowak. After him are Carolina Morace, Raúl Alcalá, Towhidi Tabari, Raimo Helminen, Jimmy Chamberlin, and Gloria Siebert.
Others Born in 1964
Go to all RankingsCristina D'Avena
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 573
Jan Kounen
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 574
Emanuel Pastreich
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 575
Dumitru Stângaciu
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 576
Kim Kwang-sun
BOXER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 577
Piotr Nowak
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 578
Valery Salov
CHESS PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 579
Carolina Morace
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 580
Raúl Alcalá
CYCLIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 581
Towhidi Tabari
PAINTER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 582
Raimo Helminen
HOCKEY PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 583
Jimmy Chamberlin
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 584
Gloria Siebert
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 585
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Valery Salov ranks 1,313 out of 1,694. Before him are Elżbieta Witek (1957), Włodzimierz Ciołek (1956), Maciej Płażyński (1958), Roman Kosecki (1966), Maciej Żurawski (1976), and Piotr Nowak (1964). After him are Witold Waszczykowski (1957), Paweł Huelle (1957), Tomasz Wójtowicz (1953), Michał Kwiatkowski (1990), Uwe-Jens Mey (1963), and Ludwika Paleta (1978).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsElżbieta Witek
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 1,307
Włodzimierz Ciołek
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 1,308
Maciej Płażyński
POLITICIAN
1958 - 2010
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 1,309
Roman Kosecki
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 1,310
Maciej Żurawski
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 1,311
Piotr Nowak
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 1,312
Valery Salov
CHESS PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 1,313
Witold Waszczykowski
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 1,314
Paweł Huelle
WRITER
1957 - 2023
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 1,315
Tomasz Wójtowicz
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1953 - 2022
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 1,316
Michał Kwiatkowski
CYCLIST
1990 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 1,317
Uwe-Jens Mey
SKATER
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 1,318
Ludwika Paleta
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 1,319
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Poland
Among chess players born in Poland, Valery Salov ranks 12. Before him are Johannes Zukertort (1842), Miguel Najdorf (1910), Szymon Winawer (1838), Edward Lasker (1885), Grigory Levenfish (1889), and Daniel Harrwitz (1823). After him are Monika Soćko (1978), Jan-Krzysztof Duda (1998), Radosław Wojtaszek (1987), Bartosz Soćko (1978), Bartłomiej Macieja (1977), and Mateusz Bartel (1985).
Johannes Zukertort
1842 - 1888
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 6
Miguel Najdorf
1910 - 1997
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 7
Szymon Winawer
1838 - 1919
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 8
Edward Lasker
1885 - 1981
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 9
Grigory Levenfish
1889 - 1961
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 10
Daniel Harrwitz
1823 - 1884
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 11
Valery Salov
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 12
Monika Soćko
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 13
Jan-Krzysztof Duda
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 14
Radosław Wojtaszek
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.06
Rank: 15
Bartosz Soćko
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 16
Bartłomiej Macieja
1977 - Present
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 17
Mateusz Bartel
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.22
Rank: 18















































