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Spence, David J

Standard: 2156 Rapid: 2160 Blitz: 2153 (last updated 2026-10-02)

FIDE ID: 407429 (view FIDE profile)

Federation: ENG Sex: M Birth Year: 1978 Age: 48

Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —

Games: 44 Wins: 20 (45%) Draws: 12 (27%) Losses: 12 (27%)

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As White 21 games 10W 3D 8L

Sicilian Defense 6 games 3W 1D 2L

Alapin Variation 5 games 3W 1D 1L

Smith-Morra Declined 3 games 3W 0D 0L

Barmen Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Anti-Alapin Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Delayed Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Italian Game 4 games 1W 1D 2L

Two Knights Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L

Polerio Defense, Bishop Check Line 2 games 0W 0D 2L

Classical Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L

Greco Gambit, Dubov Italian 2 games 1W 1D 0L

Scandinavian Defense 3 games 1W 0D 2L

Marshall Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L

Gubinsky-Melts Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

French Defense 3 games 3W 0D 0L

Steinitz Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L

Boleslavsky Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L

Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Alekhine Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L

Modern Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L

Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Alburt Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Tartakower Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Nimzowitsch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Williams Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Czech Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

As Black 21 games 10W 7D 4L

French Defense 11 games 7W 1D 3L

Tarrasch Variation 6 games 3W 1D 2L

Closed Variation, Main Line 3 games 1W 0D 2L

Closed Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L

Winawer Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L

Portisch-Hook Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Alekhine-Maróczy Gambit 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

King's Indian Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Queen's Indian Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L

Fianchetto Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L

Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line 2 games 0W 1D 1L

Torre Attack 2 games 0W 2D 0L

Classical Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L

(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L

English Opening 2 games 1W 1D 0L

Romanishin Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L

St. Petersburg Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

American Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Horwitz Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Rapport-Jobava System, with e6 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Blunders Top 4 of 201

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2026.08.22 · 41... Nxg6 (−70.8% win chance) 1/2-1/2

Spence, David J

Gillen, Stephen

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2026.08.22 · 32. Bxc5 (−58.1% win chance) 0-1

Bryant, Harry

Spence, David J

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2026.08.22 · 52. Rg2 (−47.4% win chance) 0-1

Watson, Jacob

Spence, David J

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2026.08.22 · 42. g5 (−45.6% win chance) 0-1

Kuhendiran, Tharshan

Spence, David J

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Games Showing all 44 games

Date	Event	Round	Opponent	Result	Accuracy %	First moves
2026.08.23	Round 10: Spence, David J - Szpar, Milosz	10.16	2026.08.23 Szpar, Milosz (1184989) (2431)	0	86.00%	1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5
2026.08.23	Round 9: Emms, John M - Spence, David J	9.12	2026.08.23 Emms, John M (400254) (2385)	0	85.60%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6
2026.08.23	Round 8: Spence, David J - Steiners, Emils	8.21	2026.08.23 Steiners, Emils (11629991) (2021)	1	91.80%	1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5
2026.08.23	Round 7: Bryant, Harry - Spence, David J	7.26	2026.08.23 Bryant, Harry (489158) (1975)	1	97.90%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5
2026.08.23	Round 6: Spence, David J - Harvey, Marcus R	6.14	2026.08.23 Harvey, Marcus R (400092) (2450)	0	86.10%	1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4
2026.08.22	Round 11: Spence, David J - Bryant, Harry	11.19	2026.08.22 Bryant, Harry (489158) (2079)	0	80.50%	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6
2026.08.22	Round 10: Kumar, Sanjit S - Spence, David J	10.22	2026.08.22 Kumar, Sanjit S (468142) (1888)	1	93.70%	1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4
2026.08.22	Round 9: Spence, David J - Imam-Sadeque, Ali	9.31	2026.08.22 Imam-Sadeque, Ali (343422500) (1879)	1	88.90%	1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5
2026.08.22	Round 8: Mylovanov, Volodymyr - Spence, David J	8.34	2026.08.22 Mylovanov, Volodymyr (34184732) (1840)	½	80.40%	1. d4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6
2026.08.22	Round 7: Spence, David J - Watson, Jacob	7.24	2026.08.22 Watson, Jacob (445037) (1956)	0	78.70%	1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6
2026.08.22	Round 6: Postny, Evgeny - Spence, David J	6.10	2026.08.22 Postny, Evgeny (2804344) (2584)	0	82.60%	1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6
2026.08.22	Round 5: Spence, David J - Mozaffari, Mohammad Hossein	5.24	2026.08.22 Mozaffari, Mohammad Hossein (22592571) (1973)	1	96.40%	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5
2026.08.22	Round 4: Jaufarally, Nadia - Spence, David J	4.34	2026.08.22 Jaufarally, Nadia (443727) (1878)	1	-	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4
2026.08.22	Round 3: Spence, David J - Keen, Leia	3.51	2026.08.22 Keen, Leia (343416403) (1418)	1	86.20%	1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6
2026.08.22	Round 2: Gillen, Stephen - Spence, David J	2.37	2026.08.22 Gillen, Stephen (2500850) (2129)	½	67.70%	1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 c5
2026.08.22	Round 1: Spence, David J - Rubeck, Jonathan	1.31	2026.08.22 Rubeck, Jonathan (435678) (1782)	0	76.50%	1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5
2026.08.22	Round 5: Alloui-Cros, Baptiste - Spence, David J	5.27	2026.08.22 Alloui-Cros, Baptiste (20699824) (1989)	1	92.30%	1. Nc3 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bf4 Bb4
2026.08.22	Round 4: Spence, David J - Pereslavtsev, Alexandr	4.36	2026.08.22 Pereslavtsev, Alexandr (343401449) (1893)	1	83.60%	1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5
2026.08.22	Round 3: Lesniowski, Paul - Spence, David J	3.46	2026.08.22 Lesniowski, Paul (343409598) (1822)	1	92.20%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6
2026.08.22	Round 2: Spence, David J - Kuhendiran, Tharshan	2.33	2026.08.22 Kuhendiran, Tharshan (423777) (1912)	0	81.30%	1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6
2026.08.22	Round 1: Ward, Cian - Spence, David J	1.40	2026.08.22 Ward, Cian (475599) (1843)	0	83.20%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6
2025.04.19	Round 4: Ledger, Stephen C - Spence, David J	4.3	2025.04.19 Ledger, Stephen C (404470) (2018)	½	-	1. d4 Nf6
2025.04.19	Round 3: Spence, David J - Gopikrishna, Ashwin	3.7	2025.04.19 Gopikrishna, Ashwin (343432360) (1657)	1	88.30%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6
2025.04.18	Round 2: Spence, David J - Willoughby, Christopher	2.7	2025.04.18 Willoughby, Christopher (480274) (1760)	½	89.20%	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5
2025.04.18	Round 1: Sajanani, Vikas - Spence, David J	1.2	2025.04.18 Sajanani, Vikas (343120195) (1902)	½	96.40%	1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6
2025.02.23	Round 9: Spence, David J - Zhang, Junyi	9.25	2025.02.23 Zhang, Junyi (494437) (2096)	0	90.00%	1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5
2025.02.22	Round 8: Kreken, Eivind Grunt - Spence, David J	8.16	2025.02.22 Kreken, Eivind Grunt (1532359) (2285)	0	83.10%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4
2025.02.21	Round 6: Spence, David J - Vestby-Ellingsen, Mads	6.14	2025.02.21 Vestby-Ellingsen, Mads (1520857) (2406)	½	97.60%	1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Nf6
2025.02.20	Round 5: Spence, David J - Badacsonyi, Stanley	5.4	2025.02.20 Badacsonyi, Stanley (486973) (2307)	0	86.60%	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6
2025.02.20	Round 4: Camacho Collados, Jose - Spence, David J	4.12	2025.02.20 Camacho Collados, Jose (2265427) (2345)	1	93.60%	1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 a6
2025.02.18	Round 2: Spence, David J - Roberson, Peter T	2.10	2025.02.18 Roberson, Peter T (412384) (2444)	1	95.00%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6
2025.02.18	Round 1: Waterfield, Mark - Spence, David J	1.45	2025.02.18 Waterfield, Mark (464910) (1892)	1	91.70%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6
2024.09.08	Round 5: Ganti, Shriaansh - Spence, David J	5.2	2024.09.08 Ganti, Shriaansh (343104781) (1835)	1	93.50%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6
2024.09.08	Round 4: Spence, David J - Hutchinson, Paul A	4.2	2024.09.08 Hutchinson, Paul A (411558) (2029)	½	89.70%	1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6
2024.09.07	Round 3: Ciuravin, Andrei - Spence, David J	3.2	2024.09.07 Ciuravin, Andrei (14191474) (2067)	½	94.50%	1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 c5
2024.09.07	Round 2: Spence, David J - Kilshaw, Joe	2.3	2024.09.07 Kilshaw, Joe (409979) (1941)	1	90.30%	1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5
2024.09.06	Round 1: Ortiz Sanchez, Luis - Spence, David J	1.3	2024.09.06 Ortiz Sanchez, Luis (24581160) (1969)	1	94.80%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5
2024.08.18	Round 5: Zhou, Yang-Fan - Spence, David J	5.1	2024.08.18 Zhou, Yang-Fan (468584) (2436)	½	89.60%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6
2024.08.18	Round 4: Holm, Kristian Stuvik - Spence, David J	4.2	2024.08.18 Holm, Kristian Stuvik (1508083) (2485)	½	93.30%	1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5
2024.08.17	Round 3: Spence, David J - Sooraj M R	3.4	2024.08.17 Sooraj M R (35014730) (2088)	1	90.90%	1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Nf3 d6
2024.08.17	Round 2: Song, Ran - Spence, David J	2.5	2024.08.17 Song, Ran (8611840) (1964)	1	90.20%	1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Qe2 Be7
2024.08.16	Round 1: Spence, David J - Elgar, Tim	1.6	2024.08.16 Elgar, Tim (343413285)	1	80.50%	1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5
	Round 3: Spence, David J - Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande	3.8	Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande (45075530) (2309)	½	93.60%	1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5
	Round 2: Khusenkhojaev, Muhammad - Spence, David J	2.4	Khusenkhojaev, Muhammad (14700247) (2340)	½	94.20%	1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5