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IM Mauricio Arias Santana

Full name

Mauricio Arias Santana

Born

1/1/1977 (age 47)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Costa Rica

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation (3 games)

Queen's Pawn Opening: Chigorin Variation (3 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind Formation (3 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Bayreuth Variation (2 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Delayed Exchange Variation (2 games)

Black Pieces

Bogo-Indian Defense: Wade-Smyslov Variation (3 games)

Indian Game: Spielmann-Indian Variation (3 games)

Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Main Line (3 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Columbus Variation (2 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical, Anti-Benoni Variation (2 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Mauricio Arias Santana (2261) Nathan Yan (2118)	1-0	40	2023
Mauricio Arias Santana (2261) Jashith Karthi (1979)	1-0	44	2023
Mauricio Arias Santana (2261) Sihan Tao (2090)	1-0	15	2023
Mauricio Arias Santana (2318) Eliam Gerena Rivas (2102)	½-½	66	2022
Mauricio Arias Santana (2318) Thanadon Kulpruethanon (2282)	½-½	32	2022
Mauricio Arias Santana (2318) Sarup, Prashant	1-0	28	2022
Mauricio Arias Santana (2318) Osama A. Attalib (2033)	1-0	92	2022
Mauricio Arias Santana (2318) Susanto Megaranto (2529)	0-1	42	2022
Mauricio Arias Santana (2318) Fernando Peralta (2591)	0-1	51	2022
Mauricio Arias Santana (2291) Andres F Escobar Medina (2298)	1-0	62	2021

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Live Chess Ratings

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2012 Philadelphia Open Underway

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