Scouting report: Diego Valerga (GM, ARG)

1,207 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,199 classical, 8 blitz): 38% wins, 46% draws, 16% losses. FIDE rating 2442 standard, 2431 rapid, 2364 blitz. 259 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.05 blunders per game.

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Diego Valerga

GM

Argentinaborn 1971FIDE ID 100587

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2300
2340
2380
2420
2460
2428 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2442
2431
2364
2523peak, Jan 2009
1,207games
456wins, 38%
560draws, 46%
191losses, 16%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.1% average
Solid conversion: 86%
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (68% in 276 games)

Play against Valerga's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,207 games

Openings

1,207 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Alekhine Defense1.e4 f6 2.e5 d510 games, last played 4 months ago70.0%wins
French: Classical1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.c3 f610 games, last played 2 years ago60.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 259 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.5%
Middlegame
94.1%
Endgame
95.6%
Clutch factor
+6%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
23%
36 err
19%
30 err
19%
29 err
16%
25 err
14%
21 err
9%
14 err
Critical moment
Move 37 avg
8%
1-15
8%
16-25
38%
26-35
8%
36-45
38%
46+
38% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
7
6
7
6
Few
Many
d5
7
f4
7
e5
6
g4
6
d7
5
d5/f4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#39
c6?? vs Perez Ponsa
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#38
d1?? vs Tempone
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#28
xf7?? vs Cheparinov
Middlegame · Blitz · 2025
#50
b1?? vs Flores
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#14
g4?? vs Hoffman
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#47
c7?? vs Paris
Middlegame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

Battey, Alexander(2313)

4th Buenos Aires Open · 25 May 2026

1–0
Larino Nieto, David(2372)

4th Buenos Aires Open · 24 May 2026

½–½
Petti, Luca Giovanni(2315)

4th Buenos Aires Open · 23 May 2026

½–½
Silva, Luca(2299)

4th Buenos Aires Open · 23 May 2026

½–½
Del Rio De Angelis, Salvador G.(2419)

4th Buenos Aires Open · 22 May 2026

½–½
Paris, Adolfo(2303)

4th Buenos Aires Open · 21 May 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,207 games in scope
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611 games43%W46%D11%L
Move
1. e4
2764m
46%44%
68%
1. d4
2544m
43%44%13
66%
1. g3
304y
50%47%
73%
1. c4
2621y
27%50%23
52%
1. f3
251y
2076%
58%

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