Scouting report: David R Norwood (GM, AND)

572 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (563 classical, 8 rapid, 1 blitz): 48% wins, 26% draws, 26% losses. FIDE rating 2494 standard, 2504 rapid, 2496 blitz. 11 games analyzed with Stockfish: 86% accuracy, 0.91 blunders per game.

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David R Norwood

GM

ANDborn 1968FIDE ID 400106

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2460
2500
2494 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2504
2496
2494
2508peak, Jan 2001
572games
274wins, 48%
148draws, 26%
150losses, 26%

Play style

before facing them
Very high accuracy: 85.8% average
Plays 7.9% better with white
Inconsistent (53%): Can have off days
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (70% in 48 games)

Play against Norwood's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 572 games

Openings

572 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
1.g3 d5 2.g2 f61.g3 d5 2.g2 f616 games, last played last year68.8%wins
1.g3 d5 2.g2 c61.g3 d5 2.g2 c614 games, last played last year57.1%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 11 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
94.2%
Middlegame
91.7%
Endgame
93.2%
Clutch factor
+15%
Winning (+2)
93%
Equal
89%
Losing (−2)
77%
Problematic pieces
32%
6 err
21%
4 err
16%
3 err
16%
3 err
11%
2 err
5%
1 err
Critical moment
Move 41 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
67%
26-35
0%
36-45
33%
46+
67% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
2
2
2
2
2
Few
Many
c5
2
c6
2
d3
2
d5
2
e5
2
c5/c6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

6 errors
#59
f6?? vs Cuenca Jimenez
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#34
xe4+?? vs Munkhzul
Endgame · Rapid · 2025
#38
a8?? vs Sharshenbekov
Middlegame · Rapid · 2025
#54
a3?? vs Munguntuul
Endgame · Rapid · 2025
#35
e5?? vs Shirov
Endgame · OTB
#38
c5?? vs Shirov
Middlegame · OTB

Recent games

Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando(2487)

FIDE World Blitz Team Pool C · 14 Jun 2025

½–½
Sindarov, Javokhir(2710)

FIDE World Blitz Team Pool C · 14 Jun 2025

0–1
Munkhzul, Turmunkh(2236)

FIDE World Rapid Team · 13 Jun 2025

1–0
Ragnarsson, Dagur(2349)

FIDE World Rapid Team · 13 Jun 2025

1–0
Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos(2545)

FIDE World Rapid Team · 13 Jun 2025

0–1
Kantor, Gergely(2584)

FIDE World Rapid Team · 13 Jun 2025

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
572 games in scope
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1a
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297 games51%W28%D21%L
Move
1. g3
1621y
51%27%22
64%
1. f3
619y
43%33%24
59%
1. d4
48Apr 2000
56%27%17
70%
1. c4
2213y
59%1823
68%
1. e4
3Feb 1985
67%33%
83%
1. b3
1Aug 1986
100%
50%

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