Scouting report: Miguel Illescas Cordoba (GM, ESP)

1,722 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,667 classical, 53 rapid, 2 blitz): 35% wins, 46% draws, 19% losses. FIDE rating 2587 standard, 2612 rapid, 2570 blitz. 183 games analyzed with Stockfish: 92% accuracy, 0.13 blunders per game.

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Miguel Illescas Cordoba

GM

Spainborn 1965FIDE ID 2200015

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2540
2580
2620
2600 · Sep 2023
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2024
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2025
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2026
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2612
2587
2570
2633peak, Jan 2005
1,722games
605wins, 35%
787draws, 46%
330losses, 19%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 92.1% average
Low resilience (26%): Doesn't save lost positions
Very consistent (82%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (65% in 289 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 45%)

Play against Illescas Cordoba's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,722 games

Openings

1,722 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Italian Game1.e4 e5 2.f3 c6 3.c4only 9 games, last played 6 months ago44.4%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Pirc Defense1.e4 d6 2.d4 f611 games, last played 18 years ago63.6%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 183 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.6%
Middlegame
93.6%
Endgame
94.7%
Clutch factor
+2%
Winning (+2)
92%
Equal
94%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
20%
47 err
20%
49 err
16%
38 err
16%
38 err
15%
37 err
13%
32 err
Critical moment
Move 39 avg
11%
1-15
32%
16-25
21%
26-35
11%
36-45
26%
46+
32% of blunders occur after move 16-25. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
8
Few
Many
c4
8
c5
8
d4
8
e5
8
e6
8
c4/c5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#40
f4?? vs Yuffa
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#96
b6?? vs Pazos Porta
Endgame · OTB · 2022
#23
xg3?? vs Remolar Gallen
Middlegame · OTB · 2022
#38
d7?? vs Portela Peleteiro
Endgame · OTB · 2022
#27
e1?? vs Vega Gutierrez
Endgame · OTB · 2022
#9
d4?? vs Van Dael
Opening · OTB · 2022

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,722 games in scope
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873 games41%W45%D14%L
Move
1. d4
2895m
41%48%
65%
1. e4
2825m
45%40%15
65%
1. f3
2221y
37%49%14
62%
1. c4
802y
40%44%16
62%

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