Scouting report: Nicolas Checa (GM, USA)

671 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (671 classical): 44% wins, 27% draws, 29% losses. FIDE rating 2507 standard, 2416 rapid, 2499 blitz. 198 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.07 blunders per game.

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Nicolas Checa

GM

United Statesborn 2001FIDE ID 2069342

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2400
2440
2480
2520
2517 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2507
2499
2416
2574peak, May 2021
671games
294wins, 44%
183draws, 27%
194losses, 29%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.2% average
Solid conversion: 91%
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (62% in 291 games)
Vulnerable to 1.e4 ♔ (only 0%)

Play against Checa's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 671 games

Openings

671 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
King's Indian: Classical1.d4 f6 2.c4 g6 3.c3 g7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.e2 e516 games, last played 2 years ago43.8%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e637 games, last played 2 years ago62.2%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 198 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.7%
Middlegame
94.2%
Endgame
95.8%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
27%
42 err
18%
28 err
17%
26 err
16%
25 err
12%
18 err
9%
14 err
Critical moment
Move 56 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
9%
26-35
27%
36-45
64%
46+
64% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
9
Few
Many
c3
9
d5
7
e5
7
e2
6
f6
6
c3/d5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#23
xc3?? vs Sindarov
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#60
g6?? vs Tari
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#40
g3?? vs Sorensen
Endgame · OTB · 2022
#50
b4?? vs Zhou
Endgame · OTB · 2022
#34
f4?? vs Dragun
Endgame · OTB · 2022
#35
g1?? vs Vanapalli
Endgame · OTB · 2021

Recent games

Ahmad, Al Khatib(2279)

Titled Tue 4th Mar Late · 4 Mar 2025

1–0
Mendes Aaron Reeve(2334)

Titled Tue 4th Mar Late · 4 Mar 2025

1–0
Sindarov, Javokhir(2707)

Titled Tue 4th Mar Late · 4 Mar 2025

0–1
Altini, Nicola(2350)

Titled Tue 4th Mar Late · 4 Mar 2025

0–1
Mladenovic, Stefan(2346)

Titled Tue 4th Mar Late · 4 Mar 2025

1–0
Zhu, Jiner(2514)

Titled Tue 4th Mar Late · 4 Mar 2025

1–0

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
671 games in scope
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347 games46%W28%D26%L
Move
1. d4
2912y
47%30%23
62%
1. f3
284y
54%1828%
63%
1. c4
185y
44%28%28%
58%
1. e4
1016y
100%
0%

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