Scouting report: Jose Angel Guerra Mendez (GM, ESP)

589 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (563 classical, 26 rapid): 43% wins, 38% draws, 19% losses. FIDE rating 2431 standard, 2414 rapid, 2492 blitz. 96 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.12 blunders per game.

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Jose Angel Guerra Mendez

GM

Spainborn 1988FIDE ID 3508129

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2380
2420
2460
2500
2500 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2492
2431
2414
2550peak, May 2018
589games
255wins, 43%
222draws, 38%
112losses, 19%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 92.9% average
Very consistent (87%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (68% in 282 games)

Play against Guerra Mendez's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 589 games

Openings

589 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Pirc Defense1.e4 d6 2.d4 f613 games, last played 2 years ago46.2%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Scotch Game1.e4 e5 2.f3 c6 3.d412 games, last played last year66.7%wins
Caro-Kann: Steinitz1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.c3 dxe4 4.xe4 f611 games, last played 4 months ago63.6%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 96 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.7%
Middlegame
93.7%
Endgame
94.8%
Clutch factor
+2%
Winning (+2)
92%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
24%
23 err
22%
21 err
18%
17 err
14%
14 err
12%
12 err
10%
10 err
Critical moment
Move 33 avg
17%
1-15
33%
16-25
17%
26-35
0%
36-45
33%
46+
33% of blunders occur after move 16-25. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
Few
Many
f6
5
g5
5
c5
4
d8
4
e5
4
f6/g5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#29
fxg4?? vs Martin Barcelo
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#48
c8?? vs Tulliez
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#63
xf2+?? vs Catalan Monteagudo
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#63
d8?? vs Fedorchuk
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#52
g2?? vs Ribeiro
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#30
a6?? vs Vassallo Barroche
Middlegame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel(2480)

Catalan Championship 2026 · 12 May 2026

0–1
Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel(2480)

Catalan Championship 2026 · 12 May 2026

½–½
Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel(2480)

Catalan Championship 2026 · 11 May 2026

½–½
Blasco Coll, Andreu(2313)

Catalan Championship 2026 · 10 May 2026

1–0
Blasco Coll, Andreu(2313)

Catalan Championship 2026 · 10 May 2026

½–½
Blasco Coll, Andreu(2313)

Catalan Championship 2026 · 9 May 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
589 games in scope
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1a
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c
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g
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297 games52%W31%D17%L
Move
1. e4
2824m
53%30%17
68%
1. d4
81y
25%63%
56%
1. f3
51y
40%60%
20%
1. c4
22y
100%
100%

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