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II Rio Chess Masters 2026 (ITT)

Analyses

5 automatic angles of analysis across the entire tournament.

Approaching move 40

Time left on the clock just before playing the 40th move. Less time = more pressure at the time control.

Preparation depth (out of book)

First move where the player thought > 30s. The higher, the more moves their preparation covers.

PlayerAverage depthRange (min / max)Games
Delgado Ramirez, Neuris
move 12.3
24110
Jardim, Frederico Rodrigues
move 10.2
2359
Rodrigues, Edgar
move 8.5
12710
Cunha, Lucas Aguiar
move 8.3
1369
Villanueva, Mario
move 8.3
13010
Di Berardino, Diego Rafael
move 8.0
1288
Aranha Filho, Alvaro Z.
move 8.0
6113
Cordoba Roa, Angel Gabriel
move 7.4
1138
Fier, Alexandr
move 7.4
12610
Melian, Juan Sebastian
move 7.3
13110
Rodriguez Vila, Andres
move 6.7
11710
Soriano Quispe, Ivan Excender
move 6.6
1279
Filgueiras, Nathan Felipe
move 6.4
14110
Arenas, David
move 6.1
1189
Casalaspro, Mathias Andre
move 5.9
2128
Ribeiro, Matheus Mendes Domingues
move 5.6
1169
Rego, Vinicius V. de Almeida
move 5.0
1138
Garcia Pantoja, Roberto
move 4.9
1139
Ticona Rocabado, Licael Roderick
move 3.8
11010
Silva, Caio Henrique Angelico
move 3.5
186
Gemy, Jose Daniel
move 2.7
149
Pinheiro, Iung Alicio de O.
move 2.6
157

Evolution across the 14 rounds

Average time per move at each round. Shows fatigue / confidence settling in.

Opening time by ECO family

Which opening families make each player think earliest in the game.

Player
A
Flank
B
Semi-open
C
Open
D
Closed
E
Indian
Aranha Filho, Alvaro Z.
3m 15s
2 games
2m 12s
1 game
Arenas, David
1m 57s
4 games
1m 17s
2 games
1m 58s
2 games
1s
1 game
Casalaspro, Mathias Andre
2m 36s
5 games
1m 1s
2 games
53s
1 game
Cordoba Roa, Angel Gabriel
3 min
1 game
1m 33s
4 games
1m 1s
2 games
36s
2 games
Cunha, Lucas Aguiar
1m 14s
6 games
2m 20s
3 games
Delgado Ramirez, Neuris
57s
2 games
2m 3s
1 game
1m 20s
5 games
1s
1 game
54s
1 game
Di Berardino, Diego Rafael
4m 6s
2 games
2m 12s
4 games
2m 34s
3 games
1s
1 game
Fier, Alexandr
2 min
2 games
47s
4 games
53s
3 games
1m 47s
1 game
Filgueiras, Nathan Felipe
2m 16s
3 games
1m 14s
4 games
3m 4s
3 games
Garcia Pantoja, Roberto
3m 49s
1 game
2m 21s
5 games
1m 7s
2 games
3 min
1 game
2m 52s
1 game
Gemy, Jose Daniel
2m 45s
6 games
2m 11s
1 game
4m 7s
2 games
22s
1 game
Jardim, Frederico Rodrigues
2m 17s
3 games
25s
2 games
1m 51s
3 games
2m 33s
1 game
1s
1 game
Melian, Juan Sebastian
2m 22s
2 games
2m 29s
3 games
53s
2 games
1m 23s
3 games
Pinheiro, Iung Alicio de O.
2m 57s
3 games
3m 11s
2 games
3m 54s
1 game
4m 4s
1 game
Rego, Vinicius V. de Almeida
3m 23s
2 games
2m 37s
1 game
2m 10s
5 games
Ribeiro, Matheus Mendes Domingues
1m 51s
3 games
5m 37s
1 game
2s
1 game
27s
1 game
1m 40s
3 games
Rodrigues, Edgar
1m 21s
6 games
3 min
1 game
54s
2 games
31s
2 games
Rodriguez Vila, Andres
1m 7s
5 games
3m 3s
1 game
11s
2 games
1s
1 game
44s
1 game
Silva, Caio Henrique Angelico
2m 41s
3 games
2m 16s
1 game
2m 40s
1 game
16s
1 game
57s
1 game
Soriano Quispe, Ivan Excender
1s
1 game
54s
1 game
3m 8s
4 games
2m 17s
2 games
1m 25s
1 game
Ticona Rocabado, Licael Roderick
1m 24s
2 games
1m 19s
5 games
2m 5s
1 game
2m 12s
3 games
Villanueva, Mario
2 min
2 games
4m 11s
2 games
1m 22s
5 games
2m 48s
1 game
Average time per move (moves 1-15) by ECO family of the game opening. Intensity = proportional to time. Hover a cell to see the number of games.

Does thinking longer help?

The cost of a move is the eval lost by the player (positive = bad move). We aggregate by think duration to see if thinking more produces cleaner moves — and who benefits most.

7330 moves analyzed

Median cost by think duration

Positive = the move dropped the eval (bad move). Close to 0 = neutral move. The blunder rate is the % of moves in the bucket with a cost > 150 cp.

Who does time help? (median < 1min vs > 5min)

Difference between median quality when the player thinks fast (≤ 60s) and when they think long (> 5min). Negative = their long thinks pay off. Positive = they would have done better to move faster.

PlayerFast moves (≤ 60s)Long moves (> 5min)Δ
Aranha Filho, Alvaro Z.+8 cp(44)+6 cp(18)-2 cp
Villanueva, Mario+2 cp(208)+2 cp(39)0 cp
Delgado Ramirez, Neuris+3 cp(245)+4 cp(29)+1 cp
Silva, Caio Henrique Angelico+3 cp(95)+4 cp(28)+1 cp
Soriano Quispe, Ivan Excender+3 cp(140)+5 cp(37)+2 cp
Ticona Rocabado, Licael Roderick+3 cp(244)+6 cp(33)+3 cp
Arenas, David+4 cp(239)+8 cp(29)+4 cp
Di Berardino, Diego Rafael+3 cp(243)+8 cp(42)+5 cp
Ribeiro, Matheus Mendes Domingues+3 cp(212)+7 cp(33)+5 cp
Pinheiro, Iung Alicio de O.+3 cp(130)+8 cp(30)+5 cp
Garcia Pantoja, Roberto+1 cp(223)+7 cp(53)+6 cp
Gemy, Jose Daniel+1 cp(252)+7 cp(43)+6 cp
Casalaspro, Mathias Andre+3 cp(150)+8 cp(36)+6 cp
Cordoba Roa, Angel Gabriel+2 cp(208)+8 cp(42)+7 cp
Cunha, Lucas Aguiar+4 cp(209)+12 cp(30)+8 cp
Filgueiras, Nathan Felipe+1 cp(178)+10 cp(44)+9 cp
Fier, Alexandr+2 cp(303)+12 cp(29)+10 cp
Rodriguez Vila, Andres+2 cp(302)+12 cp(50)+10 cp
Melian, Juan Sebastian+2 cp(188)+12 cp(36)+10 cp
Rodrigues, Edgar+6 cp(222)+16 cp(38)+10 cp
Rego, Vinicius V. de Almeida0 cp(104)+10 cp(40)+10 cp
Jardim, Frederico Rodrigues+3 cp(244)+15 cp(38)+12 cp

Worst blunders after a long think (> 5min)

The moves where the player thought the most AND lost the most eval.

  • #1
    Rodriguez Vila, Andres
    Move 25 · Ne5
    6m 42s+500 cp
  • #2
    Cordoba Roa, Angel Gabriel
    Move 28 · Kh8
    10 min+443 cp
  • #3
    Rodriguez Vila, Andres
    Move 37 · Qd2
    5m 1s+387 cp
  • #4
    Soriano Quispe, Ivan Excender
    Move 36 · Qf3
    10 min+337 cp
  • #5
    Gemy, Jose Daniel
    Move 27 · Nxb5
    5m 17s+303 cp
  • #6
    Filgueiras, Nathan Felipe
    Move 19 · Qd2
    23 min+252 cp
  • #7
    Di Berardino, Diego Rafael
    Move 19 · Qb4
    8m 50s+238 cp
  • #8
    Melian, Juan Sebastian
    Move 31 · Nc5
    52 min+228 cp
  • #9
    Fier, Alexandr
    Move 34 · Rxa1
    7m 39s+216 cp
  • #10
    Villanueva, Mario
    Move 18 · gxf3
    21 min+215 cp