Scouting report: Santiago Avila Pavas (GM, COL)

1,277 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,249 classical, 28 blitz): 53% wins, 18% draws, 29% losses. FIDE rating 2492 standard, 2431 rapid, 2475 blitz. 393 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.05 blunders per game.

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Santiago Avila Pavas

GM

Colombiaborn 2004FIDE ID 4437128

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2350
2450
2550
2510 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2492
2475
2431
2522peak, May 2023
1,277games
678wins, 53%
224draws, 18%
374losses, 29%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.2% average
Solid conversion: 85%
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (68% in 180 games)

Play against Avila Pavas's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,277 games

Openings

1,277 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Sicilian: e6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.f3 e617 games, last played 3 months ago76.5%wins
Sicilian: d6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.f3 d639 games, last played 2 months ago61.5%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 393 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.4%
Middlegame
93.4%
Endgame
95.3%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
94%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
24%
88 err
17%
63 err
16%
56 err
15%
54 err
14%
52 err
13%
48 err
Critical moment
Move 41 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
50%
26-35
11%
36-45
39%
46+
50% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
11
12
10
12
10
Few
Many
d5
12
d7
12
c8
11
e4
10
f6
10
d5/d7 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#33
c2?? vs Quesada Perez
Middlegame · OTB · 2026
#51
fxe6?? vs Quesada Perez
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#28
e4?? vs Lima
Middlegame · Blitz · 2025
#60
e3?? vs Mareco
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#24
xc7+?? vs Sanhueza
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#55
d4?? vs Hernandez Gil
Endgame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

Grebennikov, Nikolai A.(2186)

45th Benasque Open 2026 · 14 Jul 2026

1–0
Jimenez Freniche, David(2185)

45th Benasque Open 2026 · 13 Jul 2026

½–½
Hernandez, Cristian Andres(2348)

45th Benasque Open 2026 · 12 Jul 2026

0–1
Martin Cabeza, Nicolas(2183)

45th Benasque Open 2026 · 11 Jul 2026

1–0
Pasti, Aron(2428)

45th Benasque Open 2026 · 10 Jul 2026

½–½
Vergara Anton, Diego(2417)

45th Benasque Open 2026 · 9 Jul 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,277 games in scope
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647 games58%W16%D26%L
Move
1. d4
4042m
58%30%
64%
1. e4
1802m
56%2420
68%
1. f3
434y
65%1619
73%
1. b3
144y
64%29%
68%
1. c4
54y
40%2040%
50%
1. g3
15y
100%
100%

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