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Nicolas Checa
N Checa 
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Number of games in database: 152
Years covered: 2015 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2507 (2416 rapid, 2499 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2527
Overall record: +30 -31 =34 (49.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 57 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Queen's Gambit Declined (21) 
    D37 D38 D31 D39 D30
 King's Indian (11) 
    E97 E94 E91 E98
 Queen's Indian (8) 
    E15 E16 E17
 Queen's Pawn Game (7) 
    A41 A40 A46 E10 A50
 Semi-Slav (4) 
    D43 D44
 Grunfeld (4) 
    D85 D97 D92
With the Black pieces:
 French Defense (30) 
    C18 C07 C15 C00 C01
 Slav (24) 
    D15 D10 D12 D11 D13
 French Winawer (13) 
    C18 C15 C16 C19
 French (8) 
    C10 C00 C11
 Reti System (5) 
    A06
 French Tarrasch (5) 
    C07
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   P Gil Ferreira da Silva vs N Checa, 2020 0-1
   N Orfini vs N Checa, 2020 0-1
   V Durarbayli vs N Checa, 2019 0-1
   E Di Benedetto vs N Checa, 2021 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   5th Vergani Cup December (2020)
   Sunway Sitges Open (2020)
   US Junior Championship (2020)
   Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Championship (2022)
   PRO League Group Stage (2019)
   Pro Chess League (2018)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Pan-Am Intercollegiate
   A Tari vs N Checa (Jan-05-25) 1-0
   N Vettese vs N Checa (Jan-04-25) 1/2-1/2
   N Checa vs S Deviprasath (Jan-04-25) 1/2-1/2
   N Checa vs S Aditya (Jan-03-25) 1/2-1/2
   N Checa vs M Gedajlovic (Aug-23-22) 0-1

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NICOLAS CHECA
(born Dec-19-2001, 23 years old) United States of America

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Grandmaster.

He was the top seed at the 2017 North American Junior chess championship(1) and finished 2nd overall behind Advait Patel.

References / Sources

(1) http://chess-results.com/tnr297814.... (2017 North American Junior chess championship held at Irving, Texas), (2) http://ratings.fide.com/title_appli...

Wikipedia article: Nicolas Checa

Last updated: 2020-12-14 04:45:04

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 page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 152  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. N Checa vs B G Smith  0-13720159th Philadelphia OpenE98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1
2. L Gerzhoy vs N Checa  0-15720159th Philadelphia OpenC07 French, Tarrasch
3. B Jacobson vs N Checa  ½-½862015US Chess League KOD12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
4. N Checa vs Kamsky  0-141201599th Edward Lasker MemE15 Queen's Indian
5. N Checa vs Z Izoria 0-131201599th Edward Lasker MemE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
6. S Bora vs N Checa  1-0332016Charlotte CCCSA GMC15 French, Winawer
7. Xiong vs N Checa  1-0982016ch-USA JuniorD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
8. N Checa vs L Bregadze  ½-½4820165th Washington IntE16 Queen's Indian
9. Sevian vs N Checa  ½-½7020165th Washington IntC07 French, Tarrasch
10. N Checa vs A Gorovets  ½-½432017St Louis Winter GMA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
11. A Arribas Lopez vs N Checa  1-0482017St Louis Winter GMC01 French, Exchange
12. T Bartell vs N Checa  0-1492017PRO Chess League (Knock-Out)D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
13. N Checa vs E Postny  0-1392017PRO Chess League (Knock-Out)E15 Queen's Indian
14. N Checa vs B G Smith  1-0552017PRO Chess League (Knock-Out)E97 King's Indian
15. S Erenburg vs N Checa  0-1492017PRO Chess League (Knock-Out)C07 French, Tarrasch
16. E Hansen vs N Checa  ½-½672017PRO Chess League (Knock-Out)C18 French, Winawer
17. N Checa vs C Li  0-1532017PRO Chess League (Knock-Out)A60 Benoni Defense
18. N Checa vs E Oussedik  1-0252017PRO Chess League (Knock-Out)E17 Queen's Indian
19. A Lesiege vs N Checa  0-1352017PRO Chess League (Knock-Out)D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
20. Sevian vs N Checa  1-041201745th Annual World OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
21. N Checa vs Martirosyan  1-0282017Millennials Match U17E15 Queen's Indian
22. A Sarana vs N Checa  1-0412017Millennials Match U17D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
23. N Checa vs Martirosyan  0-1342017Millennials Match U17A46 Queen's Pawn Game
24. A Esipenko vs N Checa  1-0652017Millennials Match U17D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
25. Sevian vs N Checa  ½-½1720176th Washington IntC18 French, Winawer
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-20-18  DarthStapler: I just saw this guy at a tournament.
Dec-13-20  BIDMONFA: Nicolas D Checa

CHECA, Nicolas
http://www.bidmonfa.com/checa_nicol...
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Dec-18-20  Granny O Doul: Shows you how tough things are these days. A grandmaster at 17, and the only real comment is that someone once saw him at a chess tournament.

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