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IM Mario Villanueva

Mario Villanueva
Full name
Mario Villanueva
Born
1984 (age 42)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Argentina
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2463
Classical
2424
Rapid
2358
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Kan, Knight Variation (10 games)
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Yates, Bogoljubov Variation (6 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation (6 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (5 games)
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (5 games)
Black Pieces
Petrov's Defense: Classical, Nimzowitsch Attack (8 games)
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (6 games)
Petrov's Defense: Classical, Cozio Attack (6 games)
Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense (5 games)
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Glek Defense (5 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Mario Villanueva (2462)
Licael Roderick Ticona Rocabado (2416)
0-1 51 2026
Mario Villanueva (2462)
Matheus Mendes Domingues Ribeiro (2313)
½-½ 32 2026
Mario Villanueva (2462)
Neuris Delgado Ramirez (2505)
½-½ 25 2026
Mario Villanueva (2367)
Sebastian Izquierdo (2047)
1-0 35 2025
Mario Villanueva (2367)
Igor Dubrovich (1914)
1-0 32 2025
Mario Villanueva (2367)
Claudio Coppola (2169)
1-0 55 2025
Mario Villanueva (2441)
Alvaro Guerrero (2071)
1-0 48 2025
Mario Villanueva (2441)
Charles Bon (1780)
1-0 26 2025
Mario Villanueva (2441)
Diego Flores
1-0 63 2025
Mario Villanueva (2454)
Alessandro Manzone (2393)
1-0 65 2025
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