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Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara
Photo: Biel International Chess Festival
GM

Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara

MexicoBorn 1999 (age 27)FIDE ID 3805662

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2622
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2654
Luft

Flair

Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara's classical flairs

0 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • UnderdogRegularly beats players rated 50+ higher
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games over the last 12 months
  • RisingAged 18 or under, Luft rating up 40+ over the last 12 months
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 90+: converting, saving and not throwing endgames
  • TacticianTactics 90+: sharp, tactical games they made sharp
  • LightningTop 20 at speed chess (mostly blitz, some rapid)
  • Hot StreakAt least 6 points from 7 straight games against strong opposition
  • SignatureSticks to one defence with black far more than most
  • ChameleonPlays a wide range of defences with black
  • WildcardBrilliant one event, off the next: hard to predict
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events
  • FighterRarely draws, and wins far more than they lose
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events

No classical flair in the last year yet.

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 81Positional 81Endgame 85Openings 80Composure 80Defence 79Speed 77Consistency 83

Luft classical rating

2622No. 91

From 16 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2566 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2566 level, blended with their FIDE rating−21
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−6
Activity16 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 22 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense367%
Ruy Lopez333%
Petrov's Defense250%
King's Indian Defense1100%
Rapport-Jobava System150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Alapin Variation1100%
Old Sicilian150%
Four Knights Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense225%
Closed150%

Petrov's Defense

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
French Attack150%
Karklins-Martinovsky Variation150%

King's Indian Defense

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation1100%

Rapport-Jobava System

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Philidor Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation1100%

Semi-Slav Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Marshall Gambit1100%

French Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Rubinstein Variation150%

King's Indian Attack

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
59th Biel International Chess Festival 202618 Jul 20266th−6−6
KazChess Masters 202629 Mar 20263½/7−9−12
FIDE World Cup 202518 Nov 20258½/12+23+24
Fujairah Global 20251 Sep 2025=2nd+6+7

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMN. Abdusattorov8 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252750
GMA. Sarana11 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252675
GMS. Shankland1 Sep 2025 · Fujairah Global 20252670
GMA. Motylev27 Aug 2025 · Fujairah Global 20252595
GMG. Dudin29 Aug 2025 · Fujairah Global 20252583

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. SaranaLast 29 Mar 2026 · KazChess Masters 20263120
GMV. PranavLast 28 Mar 2026 · KazChess Masters 20262011
CMHuh IsaakLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252200
GMV. IvicLast 5 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252020
GMN. AbdusattorovLast 8 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252200

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How attributes are calculated

From their games in top events over the last 12 months, each judged against the opponent's rating

  • TacticsHow well they score in sharp games they chose to make sharp.
  • PositionalHow well they score in quiet, manoeuvring games they steered.
  • EndgameHow they do in endgames against what the position promised when it began: converting a winning one earns a little, saving a losing one earns a lot, and throwing a winning one costs a lot.
  • OpeningsThe engine's verdict on their position around moves 15 to 20, against what's normal for that colour, as the score it points to. Over the last 4 years, with older games counting less.
  • ComposureHow well they score under pressure: the game straight after a loss, and the last 3 games of an event while they can still win it. Over the last 4 years.
  • DefenceHow they do in games where they were 0.8 pawns or more worse after move 18, against what that position usually scores: holding the draw earns, turning it around earns more, and losing costs a little.
  • SpeedTheir Luft rapid and blitz ratings. With neither, an estimate a little below their classical level.
  • ConsistencyTheir Luft rating, less their off days: tournaments (5+ games each) over the last 4 years where they played 50+ below it. Anything better never counts against them.

  • "How well they score" is a performance rating: the opponent's rating, plus 400 for a win and minus 400 for a loss, averaged. So it's always judged against who they played.

    The score out of 100: 80 is a 2600 level, and each 13 rating points adds one, so 2860 and up is 100.

    Fair to everyone: with only a few games of a kind, the result leans towards their overall Luft rating. Strengths and weaknesses are measured against their overall level and compared with the top 100, so a specialist's best side stands out. A little recent form is added to all but Speed.