Scouting report: Kevel Oliva Castaneda (GM, CUB)

576 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (560 classical, 16 rapid): 46% wins, 38% draws, 17% losses. FIDE rating 2459 standard, 2528 rapid, 2418 blitz. 89 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.04 blunders per game.

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Kevel Oliva Castaneda

GM

Cubaborn 1994FIDE ID 3500799

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2400
2440
2480
2520
2560
2490 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
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Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2528
2459
2418
2516peak, Jun 2018
576games
263wins, 46%
216draws, 38%
97losses, 17%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.2% average
High resilience (64%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 96%
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.Nf3 as ♔ (71% in 105 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 47%)

Play against Oliva Castaneda's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 576 games

Openings

576 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Sicilian: d6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.f3 d614 games, last played 2 years ago64.3%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 89 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.6%
Middlegame
94.2%
Endgame
95.5%
Clutch factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
91%
Problematic pieces
25%
16 err
23%
15 err
18%
12 err
14%
9 err
12%
8 err
8%
5 err
Critical moment
Move 51 avg
0%
1-15
33%
16-25
33%
26-35
0%
36-45
33%
46+
33% of blunders occur after move 16-25. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
4
4
4
Few
Many
d5
4
d6
4
e4
4
b3
3
b5
3
d5/d6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

9 errors
#33
e8?? vs Guevara Fernandez
Endgame · OTB · 2024
#23
xc7?? vs Movahed
Middlegame · OTB · 2024
#45
xf4?? vs Valderrama Quiceno
Endgame · OTB · 2019
#79
e4?? vs Arenas Vanegas
Endgame · OTB · 2019
#80
xf7+?? vs Harikrishnan.A.Ra
Endgame · OTB · 2019
#41
g2?? vs Becerra
Endgame · OTB · 2019

Recent games

Hernandez Gil, Ineymig(2161)

58th Capablanca Mem Open · 16 May 2025

0–1
Ramos Silvera, Roberto Alejandro(2329)

58th Capablanca Mem Open · 14 May 2025

½–½
Solares Orozco, Kebert(2362)

58th Capablanca Mem Open · 13 May 2025

½–½
Ruiz Buendia, Miguel(2322)

58th Capablanca Mem Open · 12 May 2025

½–½
Arribas Robaina, Maritza(2180)

58th Capablanca Mem Open · 11 May 2025

1–0
Gutierrez Espinosa, Karen(2084)

58th Capablanca Mem Open · 10 May 2025

1–0

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
576 games in scope
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291 games53%W35%D12%L
Move
1. d4
1121y
52%36%
70%
1. f3
1052y
54%34%
71%
1. e4
677y
52%33%15
69%
1. c4
61y
33%67%
67%
1. g3
110y
100%
100%

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