Scouting report: Thai Dai Van Nguyen (GM, CZE)

1,534 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,371 classical, 59 rapid, 104 blitz): 34% wins, 46% draws, 20% losses. FIDE rating 2633 standard, 2516 rapid, 2563 blitz, world #85. 612 games analyzed with Stockfish: 95% accuracy, 0.04 blunders per game.

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Thai Dai Van Nguyen

GM

Czechiaborn 2001FIDE ID 358878

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2450
2550
2650
Peak2677
2606 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2633
2563
2516
2677peak, Mar 2025
1,534games
519wins, 34%
706draws, 46%
308losses, 20%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.9% average
Solid conversion: 86%
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.Nf3 as ♔ (70% in 84 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 44%)

Play against Nguyen's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,534 games

Openings

1,534 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Modern Defense1.e4 g6 2.d4 g710 games, last played 6 years ago50.0%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Sicilian: Classical1.e4 c5 2.f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.xd4 f6 5.c3 c611 games, last played 2 years ago63.6%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 612 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.1%
Middlegame
94.6%
Endgame
95.8%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
96%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
91%
Problematic pieces
25%
63 err
19%
48 err
16%
39 err
15%
38 err
14%
34 err
11%
28 err
Critical moment
Move 44 avg
0%
1-15
28%
16-25
11%
26-35
17%
36-45
44%
46+
44% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
13
Few
Many
d3
13
e2
9
d4
8
c3
7
c5
7
d3/e2 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#35
c3?? vs Gukesh D
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#38
c8?? vs Sindarov
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#53
e2?? vs Krejci
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#20
d3?? vs Yakubboev
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#24
xc3?? vs Yakubboev
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#35
xa7?? vs Naiditsch
Endgame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

Vykouk, Jan(2525)

Czech Team Championship Extralig... · 29 Mar 2026

½–½
Keymer, Vincent(2776)

Tata Steel Chess 2026 | Masters · 31 Jan 2026

0–1
Niemann, Hans Moke(2725)

Tata Steel Chess 2026 | Masters · 30 Jan 2026

0–1
Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.(2700)

Tata Steel Chess 2026 | Masters · 28 Jan 2026

0–1
Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan(2669)

Tata Steel Chess 2026 | Masters · 27 Jan 2026

0–1
Bluebaum, Matthias(2684)

Tata Steel Chess 2026 | Masters · 25 Jan 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

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1,534 games in scope
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769 games38%W43%D19%L
Move
1. e4
4388m
39%40%21
59%
1. d4
1916m
36%48%16
60%
1. f3
8411m
46%46%
70%
1. c4
558m
31%52%17
56%
1. b3
15y
100%
0%

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