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Leonardo Valdes
L Valdes 
 

Number of games in database: 308
Years covered: 1988 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2337 (2400 rapid, 2416 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2444
Overall record: +87 -92 =84 (49.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 45 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Reti System (51) 
    A04 A06 A05
 English (30) 
    A15 A13 A14 A12 A10
 King's Indian Attack (27) 
    A07 A08
 English, 1 c4 c5 (19) 
    A37 A30 A38 A39
 English, 1 c4 e5 (6) 
    A29 A27 A21 A28
 King's Indian (5) 
    E62 E66 E61
With the Black pieces:
 Pirc (52) 
    B07 B09 B08
 King's Indian (33) 
    E97 E63 E99 E92 E94
 English (11) 
    A15 A16
 Grunfeld (11) 
    D85 D72 D93 D70 D91
 Sicilian (6) 
    B33 B23 B31 B32 B74
 Old Indian (5) 
    A55 A53
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   B Saeheng vs L Valdes, 2002 0-1
   L Valdes vs D Canda, 2006 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Costa Rican Championship (2001)
   San Salvador Open (2003)
   Managua Zonal (2001)
   16th Unive Open (2012)
   Malaga Open (2001)
   VIII Iberoamerican Championship Mexico (2022)
   Calvia Olympiad (2004)
   Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad (2010)
   Turin Olympiad (2006)
   Istanbul Olympiad (2012)
   Dresden Olympiad (2008)
   Baku Olympiad (2016)
   Batumi Olympiad (2018)
   FIDE Online Olympiad (2020)
   Tromso Olympiad (2014)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Budapest Olympiad
   L Valdes vs J Siddharth (Sep-22-24) 1/2-1/2
   Pelletier vs L Valdes (Sep-20-24) 1-0
   L Valdes vs Z Mohammed (Sep-19-24) 1/2-1/2
   I Andrade vs L Valdes (Sep-18-24) 1-0
   L Valdes vs Mohamed Ben Ammar (Sep-16-24) 1/2-1/2

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LEONARDO VALDES
(born Sep-08-1975, 49 years old) Costa Rica

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Leonardo Valdes Romero is an International Master. Champion of Costa Rica in 1998, 2002 and 2007. Central American Champion 2002/2003 and 2006/2007.

Last updated: 2024-07-06 14:40:52

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 page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 307  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. P Rodriguez Rivera vs L Valdes  1-0461990CubaC52 Evans Gambit
2. P Rodriguez Rivera vs L Valdes  ½-½521990CubaC52 Evans Gambit
3. F Maynard vs L Valdes  0-1481994CRA-chB07 Pirc
4. H Stefansson vs L Valdes 1-0391994Moscow OlympiadA16 English
5. F El Taher vs L Valdes  1-0381994Moscow OlympiadB07 Pirc
6. L Valdes vs F Maynard  1-0521998CRA-chTD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
7. L Valdes vs Hodgson  1-0362000Istanbul OlympiadA12 English with b3
8. L Valdes vs E Agrest  ½-½652000Istanbul OlympiadA04 Reti Opening
9. G Hernandez Guerrero vs L Valdes  1-0262001Zaragoza opB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
10. L Valdes vs A Anastasian  0-1402001Anibal OpenA04 Reti Opening
11. D Komljenovic vs L Valdes  0-1552001Ubeda OpenD70 Neo-Grunfeld Defense
12. L Valdes vs W Arencibia Rodriguez  0-1402001Ubeda OpenA04 Reti Opening
13. Jobava vs L Valdes  1-0612001Ubeda OpenD72 Neo-Grunfeld, 5.cd, Main line
14. L Comas Fabrego vs L Valdes  ½-½232001Ubeda OpenD91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5
15. L Valdes vs B Chatalbashev  0-1462001Valle d'Aosta OpenA37 English, Symmetrical
16. L Valdes vs M Godena  0-1402001Valle d'Aosta OpenA09 Reti Opening
17. L Valdes vs M Rychagov  ½-½162001Valle d'Aosta OpenA09 Reti Opening
18. A Volzhin vs L Valdes  1-0312001Valle d'Aosta OpenA15 English
19. D Komljenovic vs L Valdes  1-0492001Coria del Rio op 7thA16 English
20. L Valdes vs S Reina Bernal 1-0602001Malaga OpenA12 English with b3
21. R Fernandez Gutierrez vs L Valdes  0-1392001Malaga OpenB07 Pirc
22. L Valdes vs Gleizerov  0-1622001Malaga OpenA09 Reti Opening
23. A Garcia Gallego vs L Valdes  0-1392001Malaga OpenB07 Pirc
24. L Valdes vs F Rubio Doblas  0-1522001Malaga OpenA37 English, Symmetrical
25. R Rubio Doblas vs L Valdes  0-1292001Malaga OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
 page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 307  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-12-05  purefan: Leonardo Valdes is one of the best players in Costa Rica, being an IM he has had many great results against stronger opponents
Dec-03-08  BIDMONFA: Leonardo Valdes

VALDES, Leonardo
http://www.bidmonfa.com/valdes_leon...
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May-13-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: IM Leonardo Valdés, Costa Rica, born 8 September 1975. Now rated 2395, http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?....

IM in 2006? FIDE Trainer 2005. Rated 2426 in Oct. 2002. ICC: Tlaloc

Champion of Costa Rica 1998, 2002 and 2007. Central American champion 2002/2003 and 2006/2007.

Biography:
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonar... (in Polish)

Pictures:
http://www.chessbase.com/news/2008/...
http://www.ajedrezmalaga.org/open/0...

Winner of Fischer Memorial (Costa Rica) 20/4 - 5/5 2010: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr337...

Jun-01-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Winner of the Open CR Memorial Capablanca (Costa Rica) 20 May - 1 June 2010:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr346..., congratulations!

Aug-26-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Placed 2nd in Torneo SubZonal Absoluto 2.3 Honduras 21-26 August 2010:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr373...

Apr-14-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: Tell them: Valdes is coming.

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