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David W L Howell
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David W L Howell

EnglandBorn 1990 (age 36)FIDE ID 410608

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2652
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2665
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David W L Howell's classical titles

3 classical titles, newest first

  • British Championship 20141st
  • British Championship 20131st
  • British Championship 20091st
  • British Championship×3

Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 26 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense350%
Ruy Lopez275%
English Opening250%
King's Indian Defense1100%
Queen's Gambit Declined150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%
Four Knights Variation150%
Accelerated Dragon10%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense1100%
Closed150%

English Opening

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation250%

King's Indian Defense

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 0 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation2100%
Panov Attack150%
Classical Variation150%
Two Knights Attack150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense450%
Closed150%

Indian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Nimzo-Indian225%

Scotch Game

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Mieses Variation150%

English Opening

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Neo-Catalan150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2025/261 Mar 20261/2−3−3
German Bundesliga 2024/2523 Mar 20251½/4−5−3
45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 202422 Sep 20245/8−4−4
European Team Championship20 Nov 20234½/8−10
FIDE World Cup 20236 Aug 20232/4−1−2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMM. Warmerdam17 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2638
GMG. Kamsky23 Mar 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252607
GMN. Kacharava14 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242511
IMF. Haring22 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242503
GMG. Hernandez Guerrero12 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242482

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. BrkicLast 13 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship3030
GMWang HaoLast 6 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GMB. JobavaLast 11 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1010
GMV. SanalLast 14 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1010
GMD. MastrovasilisLast 15 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1010

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