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As White he gravitates toward the [Vienna Game](/resources/openings/vienna-game), pursuing a kingside f-pawn thrust that mirrors his appetite for high-yield positions. Against 1.e4 c5 he reaches for the Smith-Morra Gambit, treating the sacrificed pawn as venture capital for open files and rapid development. With Black against 1.e4, he turns to the Dragon, where a fianchettoed bishop scythes the long diagonal. Opponents should expect ruthless accuracy, deep tactical vision, and zero tolerance for inaccuracies; mistakes will be punished as efficiently as a margin call in a falling market.","51","lMBFj","Switzerland","ch","c198857a80a1fff60a398f474d068feee2b310cf3353035db626bed4c4d152ab","2026-07-06",3137,"json",[15,18,21],{"question":16,"answer":17},"What rating is Cheque?","Cheque is rated approximately 3137 Elo, placing him in super-grandmaster, engine-tier territory. At this level his play is functionally indistinguishable from theoretically perfect chess, and tactical mistakes are essentially nonexistent.",{"question":19,"answer":20},"What opening does Cheque play?","With White, Cheque favors the [Vienna Game](/resources/openings/vienna-game) and meets the Sicilian with the [Smith-Morra Gambit](/resources/openings/smith-morra-gambit). As Black against 1.e4 he reaches for the [Dragon](/resources/openings/dragon), and he also handles the [Fantasy Caro-Kann](/resources/openings/fantasy-caro-kann) on the White side.",{"question":22,"answer":23},"Can master-level players beat Cheque?","Even FIDE masters and international masters will struggle severely against Cheque, since 3137 Elo sits roughly 700 points above the 2400 IM threshold. Grandmasters in the 2600 to 2700 range may occasionally hold a draw or convert a rare endgame, but consistent wins effectively require top-50 world-class strength.","In chess, as in banking, always protect your assets while maximizing your returns.","Male","Greetings; capital preserved, position optimized. *e4* opens like a **bull market**; *Nc3* secures the flanks. Liquid gold flows toward the centre 💰; willst du trade pieces, or compound tension? Sit; the *Wiener Spiel* awaits... bring patience, bring a strong portfolio.","A Swiss banker, he discovered chess in Moscow, making it his sanctuary of strategy and risk assessment, amusing clients with its integration into financial planning.",false,"2023-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","A Gold Swiss Franc Coin",{},"Cheque Matisse","Banker",{"solid_sharp":35,"unprepared_theoretical":36},0.95,0.27999999999999997,{"stats":38,"whiteFingerprint":52,"blackFingerprint":119},{"total":39,"white":44,"black":48},{"games":40,"uniqueOpenings":41,"sharpness":35,"repertoireNarrowness":42,"theoryAdherence":43},1993,64,-0.26,0.82,{"games":45,"uniqueOpenings":41,"sharpness":46,"repertoireNarrowness":42,"theoryAdherence":47},1009,0.7,0.74,{"games":49,"uniqueOpenings":49,"sharpness":50,"repertoireNarrowness":49,"theoryAdherence":51},0,1.2,0.89,{"firstMove":53},[54],{"name":55,"percent":56,"count":57,"lines":58,"responses":60},"e4",96.7,1013,[59],[55],[61,74,88,106],{"name":62,"percent":63,"count":64,"lines":65,"variationBreakdown":67},"e5",61.2,383,[66],[55,62],[68],{"name":69,"percent":70,"count":64,"lines":71},"Vienna Game",91.8,[72],[55,62,73],"Nc3",{"name":75,"percent":76,"count":77,"lines":78,"variationBreakdown":81},"Sicilian",20.9,131,[79],[55,80],"c5",[82],{"name":83,"percent":84,"count":77,"lines":85},"Smith-Morra Gambit",88.5,[86],[55,80,87],"d4",{"name":89,"percent":90,"count":91,"lines":92,"variationBreakdown":95},"French",6.4,40,[93],[55,94],"e6",[96],{"name":97,"percent":98,"count":91,"lines":99,"mainlines":103},"Other vs French",100,[100],[55,94,87,101,102],"d5","...",[62,73,104,105],"Nd2","exd5",{"name":107,"percent":108,"count":109,"lines":110,"variationBreakdown":113},"Caro-Kann",11.5,72,[111],[55,112],"c6",[114],{"name":115,"percent":98,"count":109,"lines":116},"Fantasy Caro-Kann",[117],[55,112,87,101,118],"f3",{"vsFirstMove":120},[121,143],{"name":55,"lines":122,"responses":124},[123],[55],[125],{"name":75,"percent":126,"count":127,"lines":128,"variationBreakdown":130},99.6,567,[129],[55,80],[131],{"name":132,"percent":133,"count":134,"lines":135},"Dragon",70.5,105,[136],[55,80,137,138,87,139,140,141,73,142],"Nf3","d6","cxd4","Nxd4","Nf6","g6",{"name":87,"lines":144,"responses":146},[145],[87],[147],{"name":148,"percent":149,"count":150,"lines":151,"variationBreakdown":153},"Indian systems",86,228,[152],[87,141],[154],{"name":155,"percent":156,"count":41,"lines":157,"mainlines":160},"Other Indian lines",57.4,[158],[87,141,159,102],"c4",[142,94,101,161,80,62],"b6",{"defensive_aggressive":163,"simplifying_complicating":164,"category":165},-0.95,0.97,2,"Cheque plays a paradox: deeply defensive in temperament (-0.95) yet razor-sharp in execution (0.95), preferring to keep tension on the board rather than simplify (0.97). He leans on mainstream theory (0.28) only as a launching pad, then steers games into complex middlegames. As White he favors the [Vienna Game](/resources/openings/vienna-game) and the [Smith-Morra Gambit](/resources/openings/smith-morra-gambit), trading material for initiative and long-term pressure.",[168,170],{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":169},1777965344089,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":171},1778724925088,"Cheque",{"sameStyle":174,"different":193},[175,181,187],{"botId":176,"name":177,"elo":178,"country":179,"countryCode":180,"category":165},"rQAEM","Karl Ossify",3130,"Germany","de",{"botId":182,"name":183,"elo":184,"country":185,"countryCode":186,"category":165},"iZwAP","Henry Chalktalk",3122,"Canada","ca",{"botId":188,"name":189,"elo":190,"country":191,"countryCode":192,"category":165},"aCVTz","Barry Tone",3176,"United States","us",[194,201],{"botId":195,"name":196,"elo":197,"country":198,"countryCode":199,"category":200},"zFUkQ","Check Kang",3140,"Vietnam","vn",1,{"botId":202,"name":203,"elo":204,"country":185,"countryCode":186,"category":205},"TcDhf","Ivy Ink",3133,5,"bots/lMBFj",null,"Cheque is calibrated for titled players, correspondence specialists, and engine-aided trainers in the 2400+ bracket who want a brutal sparring partner. At 3137 Elo his moves are effectively perfect, so club and intermediate players will find the gap unbridgeable without engine support. Players who avoid simplifications, embrace tactical complications, and want to test prophylactic defense against gambit-style attacks will gain the most from the matchup.","huHy8mD1CUH1mRjQRUDAuUTInREa-_azlw9U5pI6f10",1784583541435]