Rafael Duailibe Leitao
Number of games in database: 249
Years covered: 1991 to 2007
Current FIDE rating: 2590
Highest rating achieved in database: 2604
Overall record: +101 -36 =96 (63.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      16 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (26)      B90 B52 B30 B47 B51  King's Indian (12)      E76 E90 E73 E74 E97  Queen's Indian (9)      E15 E14 E18 E12  Queen's Gambit Declined (8)      D31 D37 D35 D38  Slav (7)      D10 D15 D11 D12  Queen's Pawn Game (6)      A50 A40 E10	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (64)      B92 B90 B46 B22 B52  Sicilian Najdorf (21)      B92 B90 B96 B91  Nimzo Indian (15)      E45 E43 E32 E21 E46  Caro-Kann (11)      B19 B18 B13 B12 B10  Sicilian Taimanov (8)      B46 B48 B47  English (5)      A19 A18 A17 A13

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Leitao vs Baburin, 1998 1-0
   Leitao vs Zhong Zhang, 2004 1-0
   Lautier vs Leitao, 2000 0-1
   Shaked vs Leitao, 1992 0-1

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)

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page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 249  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Leko vs Leitao   ½-½ 28 1991 ? B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. A Rodriguez vs Leitao   1-0 42 1992 Sao Paulo op A48 King's Indian 3. Shaked vs Leitao   0-1 42 1992 WchJM U14 Duisburg B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. A Good vs Leitao 1-0 51 1993 Ch World (cadets) (under 14) C55 Two Knights Defense 5. Sadvakasov vs Leitao   0-1 51 1993 Wch U14 B23 Sicilian, Closed 6. Francisco Luis vs Leitao   1-0 34 1993 Ch World (cadets) (under 14) C55 Two Knights Defense 7. Leitao vs V Malakhov   0-1 40 1993 Wch U14 A50 Queen's Pawn Game 8. Movsesian vs Leitao   1-0 28 1994 Wch U16 B50 Sicilian 9. Leitao vs Sadvakasov   1-0 39 1995 Wch U16 A67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation 10. Leitao vs Granda-Zuniga   0-1 33 1995 Zonal Tournament Sao Paulo BRA D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 11. Leitao vs Kasimdzhanov   ½-½ 32 1995 Wch U16 E39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation 12. Leitao vs Judit Polgar 1-0 66 1996 Match (active) E76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack 13. Leitao vs A Yegiazarian   ½-½ 31 1996 Yerevan ol (Men) E39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation 14. D Gurevich vs Leitao   0-1 45 1996 Groningen open E99 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov 15. Judit Polgar vs Leitao   1-0 61 1996 Match (active) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. Leitao vs Yurtaev   ½-½ 79 1996 32nd ol Yerevan Armenia E90 King's Indian 17. Leitao vs V Malakhov   ½-½ 75 1996 Wch U18 D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 18. Leitao vs B Ivanovic   1-0 30 1996 Yerevan ol (Men) E76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack 19. Leitao vs Shaked   1-0 40 1996 Ch World (cadets) (under 18) E76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack 20. Baburin vs Leitao   ½-½ 58 1996 32nd ol Yerevan Armenia E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno 21. G Vescovi vs Leitao   ½-½ 82 1998 Brazilian Championships Final B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 22. E Matsuura vs Leitao   0-1 48 1998 65th Brazilian Championships E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 23. W Borges vs Leitao   ½-½ 35 1998 65th Brazilian Championships B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation 24. Leitao vs G Vescovi   ½-½ 11 1998 Brazilian Championships Final D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst 25. Leitao vs E Matsuura   1-0 40 1998 65th Brazilian Championships E11 Bogo-Indian Defense  page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 249

May-27-05    offramp: Leitao means 'little pig'. May-28-05    vonKrolock: <offramp: Leitao means 'little pig'.> Sorry, Morgan, but we would better translating this word as 'young pig' - a litte would be 'porquinho', average 'porco' and a big one 'porcão'. Leitão is a current surname in Brasil, with many glorious representatives in various States and ages Jun-24-06    florencioq: Leitão means "Piglet" Jul-22-06    arbivara: I wonder why there's no bio info for Leitão here. He was twice world champion (once U12 and once U18). Dec-06-06    BIDMONFA: Rafael Duailibe Leitao LEITAO, Rafael http://www.bidmonfa.com/leitao_rafa... _ Nov-24-08    shortsight: I wonder why Rafael and Vescovi did not represent Brazil in the Olympiad. Brazil fared badly without them anchoring the team.

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