Player profile

Novais, Carlos

Standard: 2104 Rapid: 2142 Blitz: 2083 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 1904450 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: POR Sex: M Birth Year: 1990 Age: 36
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 66 Wins: 22 (33%) Draws: 23 (35%) Losses: 20 (30%) Other: 1
Dossier

56 of 66 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 91.4%
Opened e4: 17/21Opened Nf3: 3/21Opened c4: 1/21
Castled kingside: 27Same-side castling: 25Did not castle: 9Castled queenside: 6Opposite-side castling: 4
Played on the kingside: 16Played in the center: 13Fianchettoed kingside: 12Played on the queenside: 7Fianchettoed queenside: 5
Active pieces: 31Kept the bishop pair: 30Space advantage: 28Initiated exchanges: 25Sacrificed material: 24Isolated pawn: 16Backward pawn: 14Missed tactics: 8Avoided exchanges: 7Played gambits: 5
Openings

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As White 23 games 11W 7D 4L
Sicilian Defense 11 games 6W 4D 1L
Accelerated Dragon 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Maróczy Bind, Gurgenidze Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Maróczy Bind 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Lasker-Pelikan Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Four Knights Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Scheveningen Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
English Attack, with f3 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Richter-Rauzer Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Taimanov Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bastrikov Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Najdorf Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Four Knights Game 3 games 0W 1D 2L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 1D 2L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Caro-Kann Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Karpov Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Accelerated Panov Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Wahls Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack, with e6 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Larsen Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pirc Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Austrian Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Weiss Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Czech Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 0L
As Black 26 games 4W 10D 12L
King's Indian Defense 8 games 2W 2D 4L
Fianchetto Variation 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Classical Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Double Fianchetto Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Normal Variation 3 games 0W 1D 2L
King's Knight Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Rare Defenses 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Orthodox Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Positional Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Ruy Lopez 5 games 1W 2D 2L
Morphy Defense 5 games 1W 2D 2L
Modern Steinitz Defense, Siesta Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Modern Steinitz Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
French Defense 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Steinitz Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Boleslavsky Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scotch Game 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Mieses Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Schmidt Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Symmetrical Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
King's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzo-Larsen Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Barry Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tarzan Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
English Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Italian Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scotch Gambit 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Canal Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Old Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 188

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2025.01.03 · 32. Ba7 (−79.5% win chance) 0-1
Kaczmarek, Aleksander
Novais, Carlos
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2025.01.06 · 22... Rxf4 (−54.7% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Novais, Carlos
Rahal Vives, Michael Anthony
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? · 40. Re2 (−39.1% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Le Goff, Ronan
Novais, Carlos
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2024.08.02 · 38... Be5 (−35.2% win chance) 1-0
Novais, Carlos
Veiga, Jose Francisco R P Neves
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