Scouting report: Mario Villanueva (IM, ARG)

601 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (529 classical, 58 rapid, 14 blitz): 41% wins, 39% draws, 20% losses. FIDE rating 2463 standard, 2427 rapid, 2358 blitz. 194 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.05 blunders per game.

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Mario Villanueva

TitleInternational MasterFederationArgentinaBorn1984FIDE ID113433

Classical2463
Rapid2427
Blitz2358
Games601
W · D · L41 / 39 / 20
Peak2496

Rating history

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Classical2463Rapid2427Blitz2358no games played
Accuracy by phase
97.1%Opening93.9%Middlegame95.4%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 93.8% average
High resilience (59%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 85%
Very consistent (87%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (68% in 286 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 45%)

Recent games

Tomasi, Albert(2328)

4th Buenos Aires Open · 25 May 2026

0–1
Vasquez Schroeder, Rodrigo(2453)

4th Buenos Aires Open · 24 May 2026

0–1
Mendez, Ernesto(2293)

4th Buenos Aires Open · 23 May 2026

1–0
Jardim, Frederico Rodrigues(2321)

4th Buenos Aires Open · 23 May 2026

0–1
Bazan Romero, Octavio Aaron(2301)

4th Buenos Aires Open · 22 May 2026

½–½

Play against Villanueva's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 601 games

Openings

308 games as White · scores 66.4%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Italian: Giuoco Piano1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝c4 ♝c512 games, last played 7 months ago41.7%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Ruy Lopez: Closed1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b5 a6 4.♝a4 ♞f6 5.O-O ♝e720 games, last played 3 years ago65.0%wins
Caro-Kann: Advance1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e513 games, last played 5 months ago61.5%wins

By family

open a family to see its lines
PRO
601 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 66.4%
12370.7%+4.3 pts
5367.0%—
2447.9%−18.5 pts
2460.4%−6.0 pts
1872.2%—
1758.8%—
1467.9%—
994.4%—

Mistakes

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Error heatmap · Critical squares
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
601 games in scope
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308 games50%W33%D17%L
Move
1. e4
2875m
51%33%16
67%
1. d4
219y
33%38%29%
52%

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