CMNicolas Cogan
CIV · FIDE ID 679356 · 87 tournament games since 2023
Standard
2065
#1 in CIV (active)
Rapid
2078
#1 in CIV (active)
Blitz
2119
#1 in CIV (active)
Score
57%
45 W · 9 D · 33 L
Opp. avg
2157
Last 50 games
Last game
2025-05-20
2025 African Individual Chess Championships | Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 100% of games (scores 58%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 12 of 22 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 63%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 13 of 14 games (Indian Defense), scoring 65%.
- Weak spot: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation as White, only 38% in 4 games.
- Comfort zone: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation as White, 83% in 6 games.
- By opponent strength: 31% against higher-rated players, 78% against lower-rated.
Based on 87 over-the-board games (11 classical). 44 with White (58%), 43 with Black (56%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 44 | 58% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 6 | 83% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 4 | 38% |
| Slav Defense: Exchange Variation | 3 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack | 2 | 100% |
| Benko Gambit Declined: Quiet Line | 2 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (22 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 12 | 63% |
| 1...Nf6 Alekhine Defense | 10 | 55% |
Against 1.d4 (14 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 13 | 65% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Alekhine Defense: Exchange Variation | 3 | 83% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Breyer Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System | 2 | 100% |
| Alekhine Defense: Balogh Variation | 2 | 50% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation | 2 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-20 | Martin Mena (2044) 2025 African Individual Chess Championships | Open | L |
| 2025-05-19 | Nagi Abugenda (1994) 2025 African Individual Chess Championships | Open | W |
| 2025-05-18 | Nader Obeid (2069) 2025 African Individual Chess Championships | Open | L |
| 2025-05-17 | Hoolan Naipal (1844) 2025 African Individual Chess Championships | Open | W |
| 2025-05-15 | Zebaze Dongmo Loic Dylane (1921) 2025 African Individual Chess Championships | Open | ½ |
| 2025-05-15 | Ebosse Kingue Victor Patrick (2002) 2025 African Individual Chess Championships | Open | W |
| 2025-05-14 | Faris Ahmed Mustafa (1968) 2025 African Individual Chess Championships | Open | W |
| 2025-05-14 | Mahmoud Abdin (1993) 2025 African Individual Chess Championships | Open | L |
| 2025-05-13 | Bilel Bellahcene (2504) 2025 African Individual Chess Championships | Open | L |
| 2024-09-22 | Sechaba Khalema (1779) 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 | Open IV · classical | W |
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