David Yoel Varela Sanchez
COL · FIDE ID 4488466 · 39 tournament games since 2023
Standard
1819
#530 in COL (active)
Rapid
1712
#1684 in COL (active)
Blitz
1789
#1019 in COL (active)
Score
55%
18 W · 7 D · 14 L
Opp. avg
1829
Last 39 games
Last game
2024-12-14
Festival Nacional Escolar Colombia 2024 | Abs U17
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 47%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 11 of 11 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 64%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 8 of 8 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 63%.
- Weak spot: Scotch Game: Mieses Variation as White, only 33% in 3 games.
- Comfort zone: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation as Black, 67% in 6 games.
- By opponent strength: 45% against higher-rated players, 40% against lower-rated.
Based on 39 over-the-board games. 18 with White (47%), 21 with Black (62%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 18 | 47% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 3 | 50% |
| Scotch Game: Mieses Variation | 3 | 33% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined | 2 | 50% |
| Scotch Game | 2 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (11 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 11 | 64% |
Against 1.d4 (8 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 8 | 63% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation | 6 | 67% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation | 4 | 38% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Graz Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System | 1 | 100% |
| Rapport-Jobava System, with e6 | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-14 | Simon Perez Tangarife (1953) Festival Nacional Escolar Colombia 2024 | Abs U17 | L |
| 2024-12-13 | Jeronimo Becker Newmark (1904) Festival Nacional Escolar Colombia 2024 | Abs U17 | W |
| 2024-12-12 | Juan Jacobo Bolanos Lopez (2128) Festival Nacional Escolar Colombia 2024 | Abs U17 | L |
| 2024-06-09 | Andres Gaona Ballesteros (1846) Colombian Intercolegiados Finals 2023 | Blitz Prejuvenil Masculino | ½ |
| 2024-06-09 | Andres Gaona Ballesteros (1846) Colombian Intercolegiados Finals 2023 | Blitz Prejuvenil Masculino | W |
| 2024-06-09 | Juan Jacobo Bolanos Lopez (1914) Colombian Intercolegiados Finals 2023 | Blitz Prejuvenil Masculino | W |
| 2024-06-09 | Juan Jacobo Bolanos Lopez (1914) Colombian Intercolegiados Finals 2023 | Blitz Prejuvenil Masculino | W |
| 2024-06-09 | Miguel Angel Salguero (1633) Colombian Intercolegiados Finals 2023 | Blitz Prejuvenil Masculino | L |
| 2024-06-09 | Miguel Angel Salguero (1633) Colombian Intercolegiados Finals 2023 | Blitz Prejuvenil Masculino | W |
| 2024-06-09 | Daniel Santiago Zarabanda Rojas (1750) Colombian Intercolegiados Finals 2023 | Blitz Prejuvenil Masculino | W |
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