Luis Michel Cespedes Rodriguez
CRC · FIDE ID 6566510 · 51 tournament games since 2024
Standard
2056
#25 in CRC (active)
Rapid
2008
#32 in CRC (active)
Blitz
2015
#29 in CRC (active)
Score
68%
31 W · 7 D · 13 L
Opp. avg
1910
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-04-12
Campeonato Nacional Senior Costa Rica 2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 70%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 9 of 9 games (French Defense), scoring 83%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...e6 in 7 of 9 games (Horwitz Defense), scoring 43%.
- Weak spot: Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation as White, only 33% in 3 games.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation as White, 67% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 29% against higher-rated players, 86% against lower-rated.
Based on 51 over-the-board games (31 classical · 16 blitz). 28 with White (70%), 23 with Black (65%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 28 | 70% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | 3 | 67% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 3 | 67% |
| Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation | 3 | 33% |
| Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon | 2 | 50% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation, Svenonius Variation | 2 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (9 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 9 | 83% |
Against 1.d4 (9 games)
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 7 | 43% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 100% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Horwitz Defense | 5 | 60% |
| Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation | 3 | 50% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 2 | 75% |
| French Defense: Schlechter Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Dutch Defense: Classical Variation | 2 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-12 | Pablo Bonilla Sequeira (1935) Campeonato Nacional Senior Costa Rica 2026 · classical | W |
| 2026-04-11 | Paul Richard Coleman Vivian Campeonato Nacional Senior Costa Rica 2026 · classical | W |
| 2026-04-11 | Juan Leon Jimenez Molina (2015) Campeonato Nacional Senior Costa Rica 2026 · classical | L |
| 2026-04-05 | Francisco Bolanos Barth (1623) Campeonato Nacional Senior Costa Rica 2026 · classical | W |
| 2026-04-05 | Manuel Murillo Tsijli (1886) Campeonato Nacional Senior Costa Rica 2026 · classical | L |
| 2026-04-04 | Cesar Arce Oviedo (1744) Campeonato Nacional Senior Costa Rica 2026 · classical | W |
| 2026-04-04 | Minor Acuna Arias (1592) Campeonato Nacional Senior Costa Rica 2026 · classical | W |
| 2025-12-31 | Bernal Gonzalez Acosta (2449) XLVI Metropolitano Torneo Internacional|Metropolitano Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2025-12-31 | Victoria Canales Chinchilla (1758) XLVI Metropolitano Torneo Internacional|Metropolitano Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2025-12-31 | Sebasthian Aguero Espinoza (1876) XLVI Metropolitano Torneo Internacional|Metropolitano Blitz · blitz | W |
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