GMDavid W L Howell
ENG · FIDE ID 410608 · 138 tournament games since 2019
Standard
2665
#1 in ENG (active)
Rapid
2613
#4 in ENG (active)
Blitz
2574
#6 in ENG (active)
Score
58%
52 W · 56 D · 30 L
Opp. avg
2563
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-03-01
German Bundesliga 2025/26
Prep summary
- As White: 1.Nf3 in 36% of games (scores 52%), otherwise 1.e4 (32%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 19 of 32 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 47%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 17 of 27 games (Indian Defense), scoring 59%.
- Comfort zone: Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack as Black, 70% in 5 games.
- By opponent strength: 50% against higher-rated players, 61% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 41% of games end in a draw.
Based on 138 over-the-board games (31 classical · 5 rapid). 69 with White (62%), 69 with Black (54%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.Nf3 | 25 | 52% |
| 1.e4 | 22 | 66% |
| 1.d4 | 16 | 66% |
| 1.c4 | 6 | 75% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| King's Indian Attack | 6 | 42% |
| King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | 3 | 67% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation | 3 | 33% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted | 3 | 100% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line | 2 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (32 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 19 | 47% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 13 | 58% |
Against 1.d4 (27 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 17 | 59% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 10 | 75% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted | 6 | 42% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack | 5 | 70% |
| Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation | 3 | 50% |
| Slav Defense: Soultanbeieff Variation | 3 | 83% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation | 2 | 75% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-01 | Jan Smeets (2562) German Bundesliga 2025/26 | ½ |
| 2026-02-28 | Antonios Pavlidis (2567) German Bundesliga 2025/26 | ½ |
| 2025-03-23 | Gata Kamsky (2607) German Bundesliga 2024/25 | Bundesliga · classical | W |
| 2025-03-22 | Vincent Keymer (2719) German Bundesliga 2024/25 | Bundesliga · classical | L |
| 2025-01-12 | Anish Giri (2728) German Bundesliga 2024/25 | Bundesliga | ½ |
| 2025-01-11 | Erwin L'Ami (2620) German Bundesliga 2024/25 | Bundesliga | L |
| 2024-09-22 | Filip Haring (2503) 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 | Open II · classical | W |
| 2024-09-19 | Titas Stremavicius (2527) 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 | Open I · classical | ½ |
| 2024-09-18 | Shant Sargsyan (2649) 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 | Open I · classical | ½ |
| 2024-09-15 | Bobby Cheng (2588) 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 | Open I · classical | L |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.