GM
Cheng, Bobby
AUS·Born 1997·FIDE #4300033·831 Games
AUS Classical2571744 Games
Rapid250725 Games
Blitz248162 Games
Statistics
831
Total
396
Wins
245
Draws
189
Losses
48%29%23%
Play Style
What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.0% average
Solid conversion: 89%
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (82% in 11 games)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 254 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening97.0%
Middlegame93.6%
Endgame95.4%
Clutch Factor
Performance under pressure
Winning (+2 or more)95%
130 Games
Equal position95%
81 Games
Losing (-2 or more)90%
43 Games
Problematic Pieces
Which pieces cause most errors?
♖
25%
48 errors
♙
19%
37 errors
♕
18%
35 errors
♗
15%
30 errors
♔
13%
26 errors
♞
10%
19 errors
Critical Moment
When does the first serious error occur?
Move 53average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
50% 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
g510 err
d78 err
f38 err
c57 err
d36 err
g5/d7 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
Recent Games
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Openings
Based on player games
Weaknesses
EXPLOIT!White
Queen's Gambit Accepted
44.4%9 GamesLow sample·Loses
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4
Black
French: Advance
54.5%11 Games·Loses
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5
Strengths
AVOIDWhite
Catalan
58.8%34 Games·Wins
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3
Queen's Gambit Declined
57.1%49 Games·Wins
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6
Black
Sicilian: d6 Systems
48.6%35 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6
French: Classical
50.0%16 Games·Wins
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
Critical Blunders
Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
10 errors
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#58Kh3??
Endgamevs Sahidi
OTB·2025
▶
#46g5??
Endgamevs Nielsen
OTB·2024
▶
#18Qxa3??
Tacticsvs Alonso Rosell
OTB·2024
▶
#17Nxg5??
Tacticsvs Teclaf
OTB·2024
▶
#28Qxe4??
Tacticsvs Colbow
OTB·2024
▶
#28Qc1??
Tacticsvs Bellahcene
Blitz·2023
▶
#22d5??
Tacticsvs Vlachos
Blitz·2023
▶
#17Qxc6+??
Tacticsvs Sochacki
Blitz·2023
▶
#36Kf7??
Tacticsvs David
Rapid·2023
▶
#71Re4??
Endgamevs Ohanyan
OTB·2023
Endgame Statistics
23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure
Repertoire
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52%28%20%
1.d4
63%331
1.Nf3
78%59
1.b3
68%25
1.c4
82%11
1.e4
83%3