GMErmes Espinosa Veloz
CUB · FIDE ID 3507424 · 132 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2447
#11 in CUB (active)
Rapid
2466
#9 in CUB (active)
Blitz
2360
#25 in CUB (active)
Score
68%
61 W · 58 D · 13 L
Opp. avg
2273
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-27
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 89% of games (scores 67%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 16 of 35 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 69%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 15 of 19 games (Indian Defense), scoring 70%.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation as White, 86% in 7 games.
- By opponent strength: 29% against higher-rated players, 76% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 44% of games end in a draw.
Based on 132 over-the-board games (63 classical). 64 with White (66%), 68 with Black (71%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 57 | 67% |
| 1.d4 | 6 | 58% |
| 1.c4 | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 7 | 86% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 6 | 58% |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6 | 4 | 75% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 3 | 67% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation | 2 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (35 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 16 | 69% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 9 | 89% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 8 | 81% |
Against 1.d4 (19 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 15 | 70% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 4 | 75% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Kalashnikov Variation | 6 | 83% |
| King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense | 5 | 60% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense | 3 | 100% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Schliemann Defense Deferred | 3 | 67% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Vitolins Variation | 2 | 75% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | Daniel Hanwen Gong (2248) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | L |
| 2026-09-26 | Konstantinos Michaelides (2227) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | W |
| 2026-09-25 | Banele Mhango (2354) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | W |
| 2026-09-24 | Ali Elier (2210) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 38-62 | W |
| 2026-09-23 | Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed (2322) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | ½ |
| 2026-09-21 | Yeh Yang Liu (2051) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | ½ |
| 2026-09-20 | Bojan Maksimovic (2534) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | L |
| 2026-09-18 | Ahmad Ali Hazimeh (1948) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | W |
| 2026-09-17 | Marvin Andres Guevara Ruiz (2029) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 38-62 | ½ |
| 2026-09-16 | Ethan Tjin Kon Kiem (1828) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 38-62 | W |
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