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Mendoza, Rafael

Standard: 2200 Rapid: 2202 Blitz: 2278 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 4400119 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: COL Sex: M Birth Year: 1957 Age: 69
Title: IM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 71 Wins: 31 (44%) Draws: 30 (42%) Losses: 10 (14%)
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Dossier

62 of 71 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 93.2%
Opened e4: 21/28Opened Nf3: 5/28Opened d4: 1/28Opened g3: 1/28
Castled kingside: 48Same-side castling: 41Did not castle: 6Opposite-side castling: 1Castled queenside: 1
Played on the kingside: 21Played in the center: 19Played on the queenside: 14Fianchettoed kingside: 13Fianchettoed queenside: 12
Initiated exchanges: 40Kept the bishop pair: 32Active pieces: 31Space advantage: 25Sacrificed material: 24Backward pawn: 21Isolated pawn: 16Avoided exchanges: 9Accepted short draws: 9Played gambits: 8
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Openings

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As White 33 games 17W 12D 4L
Sicilian Defense 12 games 9W 1D 2L
Kan Variation 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Knight Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Wing Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Najdorf Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Adams Attack 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Delayed Alapin Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
with d6 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Four Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
O'Kelly Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Maróczy Bind 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Ruy Lopez 6 games 3W 3D 0L
Morphy Defense 5 games 2W 3D 0L
Anderssen Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Steinitz Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Berlin Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Defense 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Geller's System 3 games 1W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Two Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Attack 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Symmetrical Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Keres Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
French Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blackburne Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Steinitz Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Boleslavsky Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Indian Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Spielmann-Indian 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tartakower Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Reversed Closed Sicilian 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Italian Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Two Knights Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Bishop's Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Petrov's Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack, with e6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 31 games 11W 16D 4L
Ruy Lopez 6 games 3W 2D 1L
Morphy Defense 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Mackenzie Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Modern Steinitz Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Charousek Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Closed 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Flohr System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Italian Game 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Two Knights Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Modern Bishop's Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Polerio Defense, Bishop Check Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scotch Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anderssen Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Sämisch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Noa Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kmoch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Normal Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Traditional System 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Alekhine System, Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sicilian Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Kan Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Old Sicilian 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
English Opening 2 games 0W 1D 1L
King's English Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Four Knights Game 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Gunsberg Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Indian Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Accelerated London System 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Colle System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
London System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
with e6 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
with Nf3 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Van't Kruijs Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzowitsch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Trompowsky Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Big Center Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Three Knights 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Vienna Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 140

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

2024.05.30 · 33. Rc2 (−47.5% win chance) 0-1
Blanco Fernandez, Lino Orlando
Mendoza, Rafael
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2023.06.11 · 95... Ka7 (−45.1% win chance) 1-0
Rafael Mendoza
Martin Martinez Romero
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2023.06.08 · 17... Ke7 (−39% win chance) 1-0
Rafael Mendoza
Maria Jose Caballero Marrugo
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2025.09.06 · 27. Re1 (−34.5% win chance) 0-1
Lopez Rayo, Santiago
Mendoza, Rafael
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