Player profile

Ledger, Dave J

Standard: 2062 Rapid: 2221 Blitz: 0 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 401986 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: ENG Sex: M Birth Year: 1967 Age: 59
Title: FM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 81 Wins: 25 (31%) Draws: 14 (17%) Losses: 42 (52%)
Dossier

80 of 81 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 89%
Opened e4: 34/35Opened d4: 1/35
Castled kingside: 40Same-side castling: 35Did not castle: 11Castled queenside: 10Opposite-side castling: 8
Played in the center: 21Played on the kingside: 18Fianchettoed queenside: 10Played on the queenside: 10Fianchettoed kingside: 8
Active pieces: 47Sacrificed material: 45Initiated exchanges: 37Kept the bishop pair: 32Space advantage: 32Backward pawn: 28Isolated pawn: 24Missed tactics: 18Avoided exchanges: 13Played gambits: 7
Openings

Click "+" to add that group to the games list below. Multiple groups can be added at once.

As White 35 games 8W 5D 22L
Sicilian Defense 13 games 4W 1D 8L
Najdorf Variation 5 games 0W 0D 5L
Lipnitsky Attack 2 games 0W 0D 2L
English Attack 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scheveningen Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Delayed Keres Attack 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Taimanov Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Bastrikov Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bastrikov Variation, English Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Lasker-Pelikan Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Four Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Cobra Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Kupreichik Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Kan Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 8 games 1W 2D 5L
Advance Variation 7 games 1W 2D 4L
Tal Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Van der Wiel Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Two Knights Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
French Defense 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Steinitz Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Boleslavsky Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Winawer Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Paulsen Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Philidor Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Hanham Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Lion Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Ruy Lopez 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Closed 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Boden Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Italian Game 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Giuoco Pianissimo 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scotch Gambit 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Max Lange Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Rat Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Accelerated Gurgenidze 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Alekhine Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Alburt Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Standard Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
As Black 27 games 9W 6D 12L
Ruy Lopez 5 games 2W 1D 2L
Morphy Defense 5 games 2W 1D 2L
Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Modern Steinitz Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Vienna Game 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Falkbeer Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Stanley Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Pawn Game 3 games 0W 0D 3L
London System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Pseudo-Catalan 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Colle System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Italian Game 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Classical Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Giuoco Pianissimo 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Greco Gambit, Dubov Italian 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Two Knights Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Bishop's Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Ragozin Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Positional Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Bishop's Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Paulsen Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Four Knights Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Gunsberg Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Keres Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tarrasch Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Attack, with e6 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Two Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Ragozin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scotch Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scotch Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 384

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

? · 27. Bg3 (−53% win chance) 0-1
Gunarathne, Senith Thenula
Ledger, Dave J
View game
2025.02.16 · 56. Be6 (−49.3% win chance) 0-1
Sowray, Peter J
Ledger, Dave J
View game
2025.05.04 · 28... Kxg7 (−47.5% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Ledger, Dave J
Mirzoeva, Elmira
View game
2025.02.16 · 37. Rf6 (−46.1% win chance) 0-1
Sowray, Peter J
Ledger, Dave J
View game
Games Showing all 81 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves