GMDavid Arenas
COL · FIDE ID 4403177 · 261 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2344
#17 in COL (active)
Rapid
2402
#14 in COL (active)
Blitz
2347
#17 in COL (active)
Score
62%
104 W · 114 D · 43 L
Opp. avg
2274
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-06-10
XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 | Standard
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 77% of games (scores 63%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 46 of 82 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 51%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 32 of 38 games (Indian Defense), scoring 52%.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Hungarian Dragon as Black, 92% in 6 games.
- By opponent strength: 38% against higher-rated players, 71% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 44% of games end in a draw.
Based on 261 over-the-board games (44 classical · 12 rapid). 127 with White (66%), 134 with Black (58%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 98 | 63% |
| 1.c4 | 16 | 88% |
| 1.d4 | 6 | 42% |
| 1.Nf3 | 3 | 83% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation | 5 | 60% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 5 | 60% |
| Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations | 5 | 80% |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6 | 4 | 75% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 4 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (82 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 46 | 51% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 34 | 69% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 2 | 75% |
Against 1.d4 (38 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 32 | 52% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 6 | 58% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 8 | 44% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Arkhangelsk Variation | 8 | 63% |
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Hungarian Dragon | 6 | 92% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 5 | 60% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 4 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | Ricardo Andres Ordonez Bonilla (2116) XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 | Standard | ½ |
| 2026-06-09 | Lelys Stanley Martinez Duany (2455) XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 | Standard | ½ |
| 2026-06-08 | Cristhian Camilo Rios Gomez (2405) XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 | Standard | ½ |
| 2026-06-08 | Rodrigo Vasquez Schroeder (2517) XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 | Blitz | L |
| 2026-06-08 | Roberto Carlos Sanchez Alvarez (2315) XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 | Blitz | ½ |
| 2026-06-08 | Dylan Isidro Berdayes Ason (2481) XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 | Blitz | W |
| 2026-06-08 | Esteban Alb Valderrama Quiceno (2578) XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 | Blitz | ½ |
| 2026-06-08 | Mark Plotkin (2387) XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 | Blitz | W |
| 2026-06-08 | Juan Carlos Obregon Rivero (2506) XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 | Blitz | W |
| 2026-06-08 | Manuel Campos Gomez (2429) XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 | Blitz | W |
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