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FM Nelson Villanueva

Nelson Villanueva
Full name
Nelson Villanueva
Born
1980 (age 46)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Philippines
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2066
Classical
2163
Rapid
2104
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (3 games)
Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation (3 games)
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (2 games)
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon Variation (2 games)
Catalan Opening: Closed (1 games)
Black Pieces
Slav Defense (3 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (2 games)
Caro-Kann Defense: Modern Variation (2 games)
Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line (2 games)
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation (2 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Nelson Villanueva (2140)
Thanadon Kulpruethanon (2241)
½-½ 50 2019
Nelson Villanueva (2140)
Zhamsaran Tsydypov (2565)
0-1 43 2019
Vegar Koi Gandrud (2351)
Nelson Villanueva (2140)
½-½ 61 2019
Haridas Pascua (2429)
Nelson Villanueva (2140)
1-0 37 2019
Nelson Villanueva (2082)
Alexander Fominyh (2369)
0-1 65 2018
Nelson Villanueva (2082)
Hoang Son Dang (2358)
0-1 62 2018
Nelson Villanueva (2133)
Pranav Anand (2260)
0-1 47 2018
Nelson Villanueva (2133)
S Dharia Parnali (2218)
1-0 36 2018
Nafisa Muminova (2324)
Nelson Villanueva (2082)
1-0 29 2018
Seshadri Srija (2255)
Nelson Villanueva (2133)
1-0 41 2018
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