GM

Smerdon, David C

AUS AUS·Born 1984·FIDE #3202305·982 Games

Classical2476919 Games

Rapid253944 Games

Blitz247019 Games

Statistics

982

Total

510

Wins

271

Draws

201

Losses

52%28%20%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.8% average

Very consistent (94%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 ♔ (69% in 462 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 20 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.3%

Middlegame93.9%

Endgame95.8%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+5%

Winning (+2 or more)96%

6 Games

Equal position93%

13 Games

Losing (-2 or more)90%

1 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♕

33%

5 errors

♔

20%

3 errors

♙

20%

3 errors

♖

13%

2 errors

♗

7%

1 errors

♞

7%

1 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 30average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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1

2

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Many

Few

Critical squares

e53 err

e12 err

c31 err

d11 err

d31 err

e5/e1 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

W

Kulik, Nicolas2089

Titled Tue 7th Oct 2025 · 7 Oct 2025

0-1

W

Klukin, Kirill2415

Titled Tue 7th Oct 2025 · 7 Oct 2025

1-0

L

Povshednyi, Ivan2340

Titled Tue 7th Oct 2025 · 7 Oct 2025

0-1

L

Vasquez Schroeder, Rodrigo2446

Titled Tue 7th Oct 2025 · 7 Oct 2025

0-1

W

Arslanov, Shamil2410

Titled Tue 7th Oct 2025 · 7 Oct 2025

0-1

L

Xue, Haowen2553

Titled Tue 7th Oct 2025 · 7 Oct 2025

0-1

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID

White

Sicilian: e6 Systems

72.2%

18 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6

Sicilian: d6 Systems

69.6%

23 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6

Black

French: Classical

46.9%

32 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

1 errors

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#37Qe3??

Tactics

vs Korobov

OTB·2024

Endgame Statistics

14 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

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Starting Position

499 Games

57%26%17%

Move	Games	Performance	%
1.e4	462		69%
1.d4	27		67%
1.Nc3 Strong	3		100%
1.Nf3 Strong	3		100%
1.e3 Strong	1		100%
1.c4 Strong	1		100%
1.Na3 Strong	1		100%
1.a3	1		50%

1.e4

69%

462

1.d4

67%

27

1.Nc3

100%

3

1.Nf3

100%

3

1.e3

100%

1

1.c4

100%

1

1.Na3

100%

1

1.a3

50%

1

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