IM Mario Villanueva

Full name

Mario Villanueva

Born

1984 (age 41)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Argentina

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Kan, Knight Variation (10 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Yates, Bogoljubov Variation (6 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation (6 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (5 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (5 games)

Black Pieces

Petrov's Defense: Classical, Nimzowitsch Attack (8 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (6 games)

Petrov's Defense: Classical, Cozio Attack (6 games)

Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense (5 games)

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Glek Defense (5 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Mario Villanueva (2367) Sebastian Izquierdo (2047)	1-0	35	2025
Mario Villanueva (2367) Igor Dubrovich (1914)	1-0	32	2025
Mario Villanueva (2367) Claudio Coppola (2169)	1-0	55	2025
Mario Villanueva (2441) Alvaro Guerrero (2071)	1-0	48	2025
Mario Villanueva (2441) Charles Bon (1780)	1-0	26	2025
Mario Villanueva (2441) Diego Flores	1-0	63	2025
Mario Villanueva (2367) Robert Andrew Hungaski (2439)	0-1	69	2025
Mario Villanueva (2441) Facundo Vazquez	0-1	52	2025
Mario Villanueva (2441) Federico Perez Ponsa (2592)	0-1	86	2025
Mario Villanueva (2367) Nahuel Diaz Hollemaert (2455)	½-½	50	2025

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