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GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen

Thai Dai Van Nguyen

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Full name

Thai Dai Van Nguyen

Born

1/1/2001 (age 23)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Czech Republic

Rating

Bio

Thai Dai Van Nguyen is a Czech chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (15 games)

Modern Defense with 1.e4 (10 games)

Ruy López Opening: Berlin Defense (9 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Short Variation with 4.Nf3 (9 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (9 games)

Black Pieces

Queen's Gambit Declined (11 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (10 games)

English Opening: Agincourt Defense (9 games)

Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation (9 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (8 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2632) Stefan Walter (2382)	1-0	35	2024
Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2630) Parham Maghsoodloo (2715)	1-0	32	2024
Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2876) Carlos Jose Pinero Rodriguez (2683)	1-0	39	2024
Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2871) Viacheslav Malyi (2541)	1-0	61	2024
Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2649) Pranav Anand (2530)	1-0	56	2024
Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2649) Daniil Yuffa (2617)	1-0	62	2024
Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2649) Mukhiddin Madaminov (2504)	1-0	53	2024
Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2647) Ganzorig Amartuvshin (2402)	1-0	54	2024
Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2647) Kosala Sandeepa Chamikara Amarathunga (1956)	1-0	55	2024
Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2647) Mads Andersen (2598)	1-0	45	2024

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