GMManuel Perez Candelario
ESP · FIDE ID 2210622 · 172 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2532
#13 in ESP (active)
Rapid
2454
#31 in ESP (active)
Blitz
2470
#24 in ESP (active)
Score
70%
98 W · 45 D · 29 L
Opp. avg
2207
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-08-25
Campeonato de España Individual Absoluto y Femenino 2026 (Spanish Championships)
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 78% of games (scores 73%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (21%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 21 of 40 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 71%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 18 of 31 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 42%.
- Comfort zone: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted as White, 80% in 5 games.
- By opponent strength: 21% against higher-rated players, 77% against lower-rated.
Based on 172 over-the-board games (41 rapid · 21 classical · 1 blitz). 86 with White (74%), 86 with Black (66%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 67 | 73% |
| 1.Nf3 | 18 | 83% |
| 1.g3 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted | 5 | 80% |
| Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation | 4 | 100% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation | 3 | 100% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation | 2 | 50% |
| King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation | 2 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (40 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 21 | 71% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 12 | 67% |
| 1...g6 Modern Defense | 3 | 67% |
Against 1.d4 (31 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 18 | 42% |
| 1...d6 Queen's Pawn Game | 7 | 93% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 5 | 90% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | 4 | 38% |
| Sicilian Defense: French Variation | 3 | 83% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation | 3 | 67% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 3 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6 | 3 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | Juan Plazuelo Pascual (2446) Campeonato de España Individual Absoluto y Femenino 2026 (Spanish Championships) | W |
| 2026-08-24 | Pau Marin Ferragut (2359) Campeonato de España Individual Absoluto y Femenino 2026 (Spanish Championships) | ½ |
| 2026-08-23 | Asier Lakuntza Plazaola (2299) Campeonato de España Individual Absoluto y Femenino 2026 (Spanish Championships) | W |
| 2026-08-22 | Ann Matnadze Bujiashvili (2306) Campeonato de España Individual Absoluto y Femenino 2026 (Spanish Championships) | ½ |
| 2026-08-21 | Hugo Uber Gracia (2289) Campeonato de España Individual Absoluto y Femenino 2026 (Spanish Championships) | W |
| 2026-08-20 | Jaime Boris Juan Lepp (2142) Campeonato de España Individual Absoluto y Femenino 2026 (Spanish Championships) | W |
| 2026-08-19 | Adhara Rodriguez Redondo (2163) Campeonato de España Individual Absoluto y Femenino 2026 (Spanish Championships) | ½ |
| 2026-08-17 | Helena Joana Li Chen (2145) Campeonato de España Individual Absoluto y Femenino 2026 (Spanish Championships) | L |
| 2026-08-16 | Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli (2612) CE Individual Absoluto Rápido 2026 (Spanish Rapid Championship) · rapid | W |
| 2026-08-16 | Vladyslav Sydoryka (2361) CE Individual Absoluto Rápido 2026 (Spanish Rapid Championship) · rapid | W |
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