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Leitao, Rafael

BRA BRA·Born 1979·FIDE #2101246·2,482 Games

Classical25842,458 Games
Rapid261824 Games
Blitz25940 Games

Play against Leitao, Rafael's Twin

PRO

Uses their openings, level & style

Statistics

Total

2482

Wins

1249

Draws

793

Losses

439
50%32%18%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.3% average
Low resilience (34%): Doesn't save lost positions
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 ♔ (74% in 706 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 89 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.1%
Middlegame
94.5%
Endgame
94.2%
Clutch Factor — Move accuracy when winning vs. equal vs. losing — does their level drop when the game turns against them?
+3%
Winning (+2 or more)
95%35g
Equal position
96%32g
Losing (-2 or more)
92%22g
Performance under pressure
Problematic Pieces — Which pieces cause most errors?
21%
15 errors
20%
14 errors
18%
13 errors
17%
12 errors
15%
11 errors
8%
6 errors
Critical Moment — When does the first serious error occur?
Move 43 average
0%
14%
0%
29%
57%
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
57% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap — Where do most errors occur?
5
5
4
4
Few
Many
Critical squares
e5
5 err
f4
5 err
d1
4 err
g4
4 err
a4
3 err
e5/f4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

— exploit these lines
White41.7%Loses
Sicilian: Taimanov — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
12 Games · last played 6 months agoPlay this line
Black53.8%Loses
King's Indian: Classical — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5
13 Games · last played 3 years agoPlay this line
Black53.3%Loses
Sicilian: Classical — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6
15 Games · last played last yearPlay this line

Strengths

— avoid these lines
White66.7%Wins
Caro-Kann: Advance — 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e515 Games · last played 10 months ago
White64.5%Wins
King's Indian: Classical — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be231 Games · last played 3 years ago
Black48.7%Wins
Sicilian: d6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6187 Games
Black60.7%Wins
Italian: Two Knights — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf628 Games

Critical Blunders

10 errors · Stockfish
Qg7??vs VianaOTB · 2026
Qxb2??vs Aranha FilhoOTB · 2025
Rg6+??vs BluebaumOTB · 2025
Nd5??vs BluebaumOTB · 2024
Kd5??vs BluebaumOTB · 2024
f4??vs GrischukOTB · 2023
Re5+??vs GrischukOTB · 2023
Bc2??vs CaruanaOTB · 2023
Qa2??vs FirouzjaOTB · 2023
Bxh6??vs BluebaumOTB · 2022

Recent Games

D
Perez, Maximiliano(2373)

BCS Floripa - STD · 25 Jan 2026

½-½
D
Di Berardino, Diego Rafael(2460)

Brazil Chess Series - Flo... · 24 Jan 2026

½-½
D
Diamant, Andre(2503)

Brazil Chess Series - Flo... · 23 Jan 2026

½-½
W
Filgueiras, Nathan Felipe(2400)

Brazil Chess Series - Flo... · 22 Jan 2026

1-0
W
Muniz, Francisco Allysson da S.(2254)

Round 9: Muniz, Francisco... · 21 Jan 2026

0-1
W
Mayta Aiza, Maveric(2160)

Round 4: Leitao, Rafael -... · 21 Jan 2026

1-0

Endgame Statistics

PRO18 endgame categories analyzed
Endgame Statistics
Reveal weaknesses →
Repertoire
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
1255 Games
56%30%14%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.d4Strong
706
74%
1.c4
319
66%
1.e4
213
68%
1.Nf3
17
53%

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