Last move 25 Jul 11 Bio
Hello there!
My name's Carlos. I'm a 35-year-old Spaniard living in Prague (Czech Republic). I've been playing chess since my 12 years old, but I started taking it seriously around ten years ago. My actual local ELO rating is 2068.
My favorite about chess is endgames. I think they make the difference. I have no doubt about that. There's no margin for mistakes. In the opening for example you always have the choice to play this or that attack/defense, or even play a specific line. That's why there are so many openings! In the middle game you also have the choice to be aggressive or to play more quietly... In endgames there is no such choice, no lines, no strategies.. just right or wrong moves. You either get the full point with the right move (or avoid a loss!), or you get wrong, and spoil the whole game.
Moreover is there anything more exciting and beautiful in chess than rook and pawns endgames?
For chess thoughts and ideas, please take a look at my chess blog "En Passant" @ http://blog.chess.com/riuryK and feel free to share your comments.
Rating Trend
Rated Won / Drawn / Lost
All Rated
196 games
As White
99 games
As Black
97 games
Stats
- Games Played
- 205
- Rated
- 196
- Won
- 142
- Lost
- 50
- Drawn
- 13
- In Progress
- 0
- All Moves
- 6086
- Moves This Month
- 0
- Tourn. Entry Rating
- 1816
Rated Color
All
196 games
Won
133 games
Lost
50 games
Drawn
13 games
Rated Timeouts
Won
12 games
Lost
7 games
Historical
| Highest Rating | 1861 | 1861 | 1861 |
| Average Rating | 1836 | 1774 | 1781 |
| Lowest Rating | 1810 | 1695 | 1695 |
| Opponent Average Rating | 1614 | 1593 | 1580 |
| Games Rated | 8 | 112 | 196 | 90 days | 1 Year | 5 Years |
|---|
Affiliated Clans
| Clan Details | Challenges | Games | Points | Name |  |  Last | Won | Lost | Drawn | Won | Lost | Drawn | Net | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Equipo EspañolEquipo de ajedrez integrado por jugadores españoles. | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Affiliated Clubs
No affiliated clubs
Tournament Victories
- Tournament
- 2010 May Octet XIII
- Public
- User Id
- #579165
- Joined
- 06 May 10
- Last Daily Move
- 25 Jul 11
- Last Live Game
- -
Awards
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Notes
Moves This Month is the number of moves made since the 1st of the month.
Highest Rating excludes provisional (first 20) games.
Tournament Entry Rating is calculated by the formula (CurrentRating + HighestRating) / 2.
The entry rating will never drop to more than 100 points below your Highest Rating.
Rated stats are updated within 24 hours of the last completed rated game.
Last refreshed on 30 Jul 11.