Nguyen, Thai Dai Van

CZE CZE·Born 2001·FIDE #358878·1,824 Games

Classical26331,622 Games

Rapid251669 Games

Blitz2563133 Games

Statistics

1824

Total

593

Wins

851

Draws

379

Losses

33%47%21%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.8% average

Solid conversion: 87%

Very consistent (91%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.Nf3 ♔ (69% in 99 games)

Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 42%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 606 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening97.1%

Middlegame94.6%

Endgame95.8%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+5%

Winning (+2 or more)96%

144 Games

Equal position96%

273 Games

Losing (-2 or more)91%

83 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖

24%

59 errors

♞

18%

43 errors

♕

18%

45 errors

♙

15%

36 errors

♗

14%

35 errors

♔

11%

26 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 41average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

33% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

d314 err

d410 err

e58 err

c37 err

c57 err

d3/d4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Vykouk, Jan2525

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2025-26 · 29 Mar 2026

½-½

Sindarov, Javokhir2726

Tata Steel Chess 2026 | M... · 1 Feb 2026

0-1

Keymer, Vincent2776

Tata Steel Chess 2026 | M... · 31 Jan 2026

1-0

Niemann, Hans Moke2725

Tata Steel Chess 2026 | M... · 30 Jan 2026

0-1

Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.2700

Tata Steel Chess 2026 | M... · 28 Jan 2026

1-0

Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan2669

Tata Steel Chess 2026 | M... · 27 Jan 2026

0-1

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID

White

Sicilian: Classical

63.6%

11 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6

Scotch Game

63.6%

11 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4

Black

No consistent strengths detected as Black

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#38Nc8??

Tactics

vs Sindarov

OTB·2026

▶

#37Ra5??

Tactics

vs Niemann

OTB·2026

▶

#53Re2??

Endgame

vs Krejci

OTB·2025

▶

#20Nd3??

Tactics

vs Yakubboev

OTB·2025

▶

#24Qxc3??

Tactics

vs Yakubboev

OTB·2025

▶

#35Qxa7??

Tactics

vs Naiditsch

OTB·2025

▶

#36fxe6??

Tactics

vs Bacrot

OTB·2025

▶

#71Kd4??

Endgame

vs Wei

OTB·2025

▶

#70Qxe2??

Endgame

vs Aravindh

OTB·2025

▶

#115Rd4??

Endgame

vs Gurel

OTB·2025

Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

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♟ Classical

⚡ Rapid

🔥 Blitz

PRO

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Starting Position

918 Games

37%45%18%

Move	Games	%
1.e4	519	58%
1.d4	231	60%
1.Nf3	99	69%
1.c4	68	54%
1.b3 Weak	1	0%

1.e4

58%

519

1.d4

60%

231

1.Nf3

69%

1.c4

54%

1.b3

Nguyen, Thai Dai Van

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Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

Sicilian: Classical

Scotch Game

Critical Blunders