Scouting report: Ermes Espinosa Veloz (GM, CUB)

1,047 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,047 classical): 44% wins, 27% draws, 29% losses. FIDE rating 2468 standard, 2466 rapid, 2360 blitz. 238 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.11 blunders per game.

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Ermes Espinosa Veloz

GM

Cubaborn 1987FIDE ID 3507424

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2300
2400
2500
2478 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
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2025
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2026
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Jul
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Sep 2023Oct 2026
2466
2460
2360
2544peak, Apr 2018
1,047games
456wins, 44%
283draws, 27%
308losses, 29%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 92.8% average
High resilience (62%): Dangerous even when losing
Very consistent (85%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (61% in 467 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 31%)

Play against Espinosa Veloz's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,047 games

Openings

1,047 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Italian: Giuoco Piano1.e4 e5 2.f3 c6 3.c4 c511 games, last played last year54.5%losses
Scotch Game1.e4 e5 2.f3 c6 3.d429 games, last played last year44.8%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Sicilian: d6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.f3 d6106 games, last played 3 weeks ago55.7%wins
French: Classical1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.c3 f618 games, last played 5 months ago61.1%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 238 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.7%
Middlegame
93.4%
Endgame
95.5%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
93%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
32%
63 err
16%
32 err
15%
30 err
15%
30 err
13%
26 err
7%
13 err
Critical moment
Move 29 avg
10%
1-15
40%
16-25
30%
26-35
10%
36-45
10%
46+
40% of blunders occur after move 16-25. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
11
Few
Many
f4
11
d4
7
d6
7
d5
6
e3
6
f4/d4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#77
h3?? vs Diaz Rosas
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#25
xe4?? vs Bilych
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#19
f5?? vs Palencia Morales
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#22
e3+?? vs Hernandez Rendon
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#45
b5?? vs Ruiz Perez
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#32
e8?? vs Cofre Archibold
Endgame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

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½–½
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0–1
Ulloa Castillo, Ruben Abraham(2176)

5th Panama Open 2026 · 29 Aug 2026

1–0
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5th Panama Open 2026 · 28 Aug 2026

0–1
Cruz Mendez, Jean Marco(2158)

5th Panama Open 2026 · 27 Aug 2026

½–½
Araujo Sanchez, Josue(2299)

5th Panama Open 2026 · 27 Aug 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,047 games in scope
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512 games49%W26%D25%L
Move
1. e4
4672w
49%25%26%
62%
1. d4
337m
48%36%16
67%
1. f3
63y
33%50%17
58%
1. c4
53m
40%60%
70%
1. f3
16y
100%
0%

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