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Howell, David W L
TOP 50ENG·Born 1990·FIDE #410608·3,495 Games
ENG Classical26653,232 Games
Rapid2613164 Games
Blitz257499 Games
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3495 games analyzed
Statistics
Total
3495Wins
1889Draws
931Losses
67554%27%19%
Play Style
What you need to know before facing themElite accuracy: 93.3% average
High resilience (59%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 88%
Very consistent (87%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e3 ♔ (89% in 14 games)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 376 analyzedAccuracy by phase
Opening
96.6%
Middlegame
93.9%
Endgame
95.3%
Clutch Factor — Move accuracy when winning vs. equal vs. losing — does their level drop when the game turns against them?
+4%Winning (+2 or more)
94%144g
Equal position
95%145g
Losing (-2 or more)
90%87g
Performance under pressure
Problematic Pieces — Which pieces cause most errors?
24%
91 errors
20%
76 errors
17%
64 errors
14%
51 errors
13%
47 errors
12%
43 errors
Critical Moment — When does the first serious error occur?
Move 41 average3%
17%
20%
20%
40%
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
40% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap — Where do most errors occur?
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Errors mapped
105
Hotspot zone
d7 / c4
Critical squares
d7
13 err
c4
11 err
d6
11 err
g2
11 err
d4
10 err
d7/c4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
Openings
Based on player gamesWeaknesses
— exploit these linesWhite50.0%Loses
Reti: Reversed London — 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6
8 Games · Low sample · last played 5 years agoPlay this line
White45.8%Loses
Ruy Lopez: Berlin — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
24 Games · last played 2 years agoPlay this line
Black75.0%Loses
English: Symmetrical — 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6
8 Games · Low sample · last played 2 years agoPlay this line
Strengths
— avoid these linesWhite76.9%Wins
Reti: Double Fianchetto — 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d513 Games · last played 5 years ago
White70.0%Wins
Scotch: Mieses — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc610 Games · last played 3 years ago
Black92.9%Wins
Sicilian: d6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d628 Games · last played last year
Black81.8%Wins
Sicilian: e6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e611 Games
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Endgame Statistics
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Repertoire
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efghMove arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
1781 Games
60%24%16%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.e4
95367%
1.d4Strong
28582%
1.Nf3
21266%
1.c4Strong
17973%
1.g3Strong
4089%
1.b3Strong
3478%
1.f4Strong
1889%
1.e3Strong
1489%
1.c3Strong
1381%
1.Nc3Strong
1186%
1.b4Strong
475%
1.a3Strong
4100%
1.d3Strong
3100%
1.h4Strong
2100%
1.Na3Strong
2100%
1.g4
250%
1.h3Strong
2100%
1.a4Strong
1100%
1.f3Strong
1100%
1.Nh3Strong
1100%