GM Manuel Perez Candelario Maria Emelianova Full name Manuel Perez Candelario Born May 21, 1983 (age 42) Place of birth Zafra, Spain Federation Spain Profiles #213 World Ranking 2541 Classical 2449 Rapid 2477 Blitz Rating Bio Manuel Perez Candelario is a Spanish Grandmaster. Most Played Openings White Pieces Sicilian Defense (14 games) Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern Variation (11 games) Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (11 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (10 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation (9 games) Black Pieces Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Flohr-Zaitsev System (17 games) Queen's Pawn Opening: Rossolimo Variation (14 games) Alapin Sicilian Defense (9 games) Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern Variation (9 games) Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (9 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Manuel Perez Candelario (2567) Nicolas Martin Cabeza (2189) 0-1 34 2026 Manuel Perez Candelario (2566) Rafael Rodriguez Lopez (2143) ½-½ 125 2026 Manuel Perez Candelario (2567) Sergio Campos Saez (2205) ½-½ 53 2026 Mekhriddin Sharifov (2259) Manuel Perez Candelario (2567) 1-0 32 2026 Ruben Romera Carrion (1958) Manuel Perez Candelario (2566) 0-1 29 2026 Daniel Clemente Grande (2024) Manuel Perez Candelario (2567) 0-1 48 2026 Victor Manuel Vehi Bach (2185) Manuel Perez Candelario (2567) 0-1 27 2026 Manuel Perez Candelario (2463) Andres Gamez Matamoros (1750) 1-0 32 2025 Manuel Perez Candelario (2463) Adrian Troncoso Gutierrez (2173) 1-0 32 2025 Manuel Perez Candelario (2463) Eduardo Cesar Maestre (2020) 1-0 35 2025 Show All Games