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Smerdon, David C

Standard: 2440 Rapid: 2539 Blitz: 2469 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 3202305 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: AUS Sex: M Birth Year: 1984 Age: 42
Title: GM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 18 Wins: 9 (50%) Draws: 5 (28%) Losses: 4 (22%)
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Dossier

18 of 18 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 93.9%
Opened e4: 8/8
Castled kingside: 15Same-side castling: 10Opposite-side castling: 3Did not castle: 3
Fianchettoed kingside: 9Played on the kingside: 6Played in the center: 6Played on the queenside: 4Fianchettoed queenside: 1
Kept the bishop pair: 14Active pieces: 12Sacrificed material: 11Isolated pawn: 10Backward pawn: 9Initiated exchanges: 9Space advantage: 8Played gambits: 7Avoided exchanges: 4Missed tactics: 1
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Openings

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As White 8 games 3W 3D 2L
Sicilian Defense 5 games 1W 2D 2L
Alapin Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Barmen Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Moscow Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Delayed Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scotch Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Mieses Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Philidor Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Hanham Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Petrov's Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Center Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
As Black 10 games 6W 2D 2L
King's Indian Defense 6 games 3W 1D 2L
Normal Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Rare Defenses 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Uhlmann-Szabo System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Larsen Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Petrosian Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Stein Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Orthodox Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sicilian Defense 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Accelerated Dragon 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Maróczy Bind 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Alapin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Barmen Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Paulsen Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 38

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2024.09.13 · 37... Qe3 (−34.7% win chance) 1-0
Smerdon, David C
Korobov, Anton
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2026.09.16 · 29... g5 (−27.8% win chance) 0-1
Smerdon, David C
Mlik Omar
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2024.09.14 · 64. Rf5 (−24.3% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Gong, Daniel Hanwen
Smerdon, David C
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2026.09.24 · 49. e4 (−22.5% win chance) 0-1
Rios Gomez, Cristhian Camilo
Smerdon, David C
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Games Showing all 18 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves