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Castro Esparza, Raul

Standard: 1878 Rapid: 0 Blitz: 1953 (last updated 2026-10-02)
FIDE ID: 5122457 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: MEX Sex: M Birth Year: 1967 Age: 59
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 23 Wins: 5 (22%) Draws: 8 (35%) Losses: 10 (43%)
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Dossier

18 of 23 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 89.2%
Opened e4: 5/5
Castled kingside: 12Same-side castling: 10Opposite-side castling: 1
Played in the center: 4Played on the queenside: 3Fianchettoed kingside: 2Played on the kingside: 2Fianchettoed queenside: 1
Active pieces: 10Sacrificed material: 9Missed tactics: 7Space advantage: 5Initiated exchanges: 5Avoided exchanges: 4Played gambits: 4Kept the bishop pair: 4Isolated pawn: 3Backward pawn: 2
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As White 7 games 4W 1D 2L
Sicilian Defense 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Accelerated Dragon 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Maróczy Bind 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Maróczy Bind, Breyer Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sozin Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Flank Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Godiva Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Italian Game 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Two Knights Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Perreux Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Bishop's Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anti-Fried Liver Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 9 games 1W 3D 5L
King's Indian Defense 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Orthodox Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Positional Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Gligoric-Taimanov System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Sicilian Defense 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Kan Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Knight Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Delayed Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
with e6 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Indian Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Accelerated London System 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
English Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's English Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 67

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

2025.07.06 · 47... Be3 (−46.3% win chance) 1-0
Castro Esparza, Raul
Obregon Rivero, Juan Carlos
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? · 30. Nc5 (−40.8% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Lemus Ruiz, Abraham
Castro Esparza, Raul
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????.??.?? · 23. Na4 (−37.6% win chance) 0-1
Alvarez Pedraza, Aramis
Castro Esparza, Raul
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2025.09.12 · 38... Kf6 (−30.2% win chance) 1-0
Castro Esparza, Raul
Fernandez Reyes, Lisandro
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Games Showing all 23 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves