GM

Chekhov, Valery A

RUS RUS·Born 1955·FIDE #4100859·1,301 Games

Classical24571,294 Games
Rapid24437 Games
Blitz24110 Games

Statistics

1301

Total

455

Wins

598

Draws

248

Losses

35%46%19%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Very high accuracy: 89.7% average
Plays 5.0% better with black
Very precise: only 0.3 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 ♔ (67% in 346 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 17 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening97.1%
Middlegame93.0%
Endgame92.5%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

-2%
Winning (+2 or more)87%
8 Games
Equal position95%
5 Games
Losing (-2 or more)90%
4 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

29%
11 errors
21%
8 errors
18%
7 errors
13%
5 errors
11%
4 errors
8%
3 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 28average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
75% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
abcdefgh
Many
Few
Critical squares
d43 err
g83 err
b42 err
c42 err
e62 err
d4/g8 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

D
Sveshnikov, Evgeny2464

Kupreichik Mem GM 2018 · 23 Jun 2018

½-½
D
Oblamski, Vladimir2083

Kupreichik Mem GM 2018 · 23 Jun 2018

½-½
D
Sveshnikov,E2464

Kupreichik Mem GM 2018 · 23 Jun 2018

½-½
D
Rashkovsky,N2483

Kupreichik Mem GM 2018 · 22 Jun 2018

½-½
D
Veremeichik, Vladimir2282

Kupreichik Mem GM 2018 · 22 Jun 2018

½-½
W
Zhidkov, Valery S2314

Kupreichik Mem GM 2018 · 22 Jun 2018

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Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White
Sicilian: e6 Systems
54.5%
11 Games·Loses

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6

Black
King's Indian: Saemisch
66.7%
9 GamesLow sample·Loses

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3

Strengths

AVOID
White
King's Indian: Classical
58.1%
43 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2

Queen's Gambit Accepted
60.0%
10 Games·Wins

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4

Black

No consistent strengths detected as Black

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

4 errors
#31Rg8??
Tactics
vs Ivanchuk
OTB
#22d1d7??
Endgame
vs Spassky
OTB
#26Qc4??
Tactics
vs Geller
OTB
#31Rg8??
Tactics
vs Ivanchuk
OTB
Endgame Statistics

10 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire
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659 Games
42%44%14%
1.d4
67%
346
1.Nf3
63%
153
1.e4
57%
93
1.c4
64%
59
1.g3
60%
5
1.f4
17%
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