David C Smerdon
TitleGrandmasterFederationAustraliaBorn1984FIDE ID3202305
Classical2440▼ 21
Rapid2539
Blitz2469
Games957
W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost52 / 27 / 21
Peak2533Nov 2016
Rating history
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Classical2440Rapid2539Blitz2469no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.3%Opening93.9%Middlegame95.8%Endgame
Clutch factor
Insufficient dataPlay style
Elite accuracy: 93.8% average
Very consistent (94%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as 
(69% in 450 games)
(69% in 450 games)Recent games
Kandil, Ahmed(2353)
46th Olympiad 2026 · 27 Sept 2026
Goh, Zi Han(2347)
46th Olympiad 2026 · 26 Sept 2026
Megalios, Konstantinos(2373)
46th Olympiad 2026 · 25 Sept 2026
Rios Gomez, Cristhian Camilo(2412)
46th Olympiad 2026 · 24 Sept 2026
Omonov, Asrorjon(2347)
46th Olympiad 2026 · 21 Sept 2026
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Based on 957 games
Openings
486 games as White · scores 69.8%Weaknesses
where they slip as ♔ WhiteNo significant weaknesses detected as white
Strengths
what holds up for them as ♔ WhiteAlekhine Defense1.e4 ♞f6 2.e5 ♞d510 games, last played last year80.0%wins
Sicilian: e6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 e618 games, last played 11 years ago72.2%wins
By family
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957 games in scope
LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 69.8%
B20–B501872w
56%26%18
68.4%—C00741y
57%27%16
70.3%—C20–C46642w
50%36%14
68.0%—B10–B13366m
58%1725%
66.7%−3.1 ptsB00–B063611y
61%25%14
73.6%+3.9 ptsA45–A461610y
69%1912
78.1%—C50–C551512y
40%53%7
66.7%—B02111y
82%018
81.8%—Mistakes
Problematic pieces
Insufficient data
Critical moment
Insufficient data
Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap
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Critical blunders
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Endgame statistics
12 endgames (60%)
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Repertoire
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Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency
486 games57%W26%D17%L
486games in this linewon 57%, drew 26%, lost 17%
Move
1. e4
4502w56%27%17
69%1. d4
2610y58%19%23%
67%1. ♞c3
324y100%00
100%1. ♞f3
315y100%00
100%1. e3
1Jan 1999100%00
100%1. c4
1Jan 1999100%00
100%1. ♞a3
1—100%00
100%1. a3
119y0100%0
50%