GM

Leitao, Rafael

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

Classical25882,458 Games
Rapid261824 Games
Blitz25940 Games

Statistics

2482

Total

1249

Wins

793

Draws

439

Losses

50%32%18%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.7% average
Solid conversion: 89%
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 ♔ (74% in 706 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 75 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening97.2%
Middlegame94.9%
Endgame95.3%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+4%
Winning (+2 or more)95%
32 Games
Equal position96%
30 Games
Losing (-2 or more)91%
13 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♗
21%
7 errors
♕
21%
7 errors
♙
18%
6 errors
♔
15%
5 errors
♞
15%
5 errors
♖
9%
3 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 49average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
100% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Many
Few
Critical squares
a42 err
b22 err
b52 err
d12 err
e52 err
a4/b2 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

D
Perez, Maximiliano2373

BCS Floripa - STD · 25 Jan 2026

½-½
D
Di Berardino, Diego Rafael2460

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

½-½
D
Diamant, Andre2503

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

½-½
W
Filgueiras, Nathan Felipe2400

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

1-0
W
Barbosa, Rafael Santos1812

Round 1: Barbosa, Rafael ... · 21 Jan 2026

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

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

0-1

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White
Sicilian: Taimanov
41.7%
12 Games·Loses

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6

Black
King's Indian: Classical
53.8%
13 Games·Loses

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5

Sicilian: Classical
53.3%
15 Games·Loses

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6

Strengths

AVOID
White
Caro-Kann: Advance
66.7%
15 Games·Wins

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5

King's Indian: Classical
64.5%
31 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2

Black
Sicilian: d6 Systems
48.7%
187 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6

Italian: Two Knights
60.7%
28 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors
▶
#24Qg7??
Tactics
vs Viana
OTB·2026
▶
#23Qxb2??
Tactics
vs Aranha Filho
OTB·2025
▶
#36f4??
Tactics
vs Meneses
OTB·2019
▶
#21Rxa4??
Tactics
vs Feijo
OTB·2019
▶
#37Nd6??
Tactics
vs Quintiliano
OTB·2019
▶
#52Kg5??
Endgame
vs Proudian
OTB·2019
▶
#54Ke2??
Endgame
vs Shirov
OTB·2014
▶
#49Kg2??
Endgame
vs Grischuk
OTB·2006
▶
#50d7d5??
Endgame
vs Karpov
Rapid·2004
▶
#42g3??
Endgame
vs Polgar
OTB
Endgame Statistics

18 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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Starting Position
1255 Games
56%30%14%
1.d4
74%
706
1.c4
66%
319
1.e4
68%
213
1.Nf3
53%
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