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David A Sands

David A Sands
Full name
David A Sands
Born
1970 (age 56)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Wales
Retired
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Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Slav Defense: Modern, Quiet, Schallopp, Exchange Variation (3 games)
Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Stoltz Variation (3 games)
Benko Gambit Declined: Main Line (2 games)
Queen's Pawn Opening: Wade Defense (2 games)
Benoni Defense: Czech Variation (2 games)
Black Pieces
Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense (4 games)
English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (3 games)
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (3 games)
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (2 games)
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Modern Defense (2 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
David A Sands (2086)
Ameet K Ghasi (2498)
0-1 50 2018
David A Sands (2122)
Namkhai Battulga (2402)
½-½ 45 2016
David A Sands (2122)
Pitirotjirathon Jirapak (2205)
½-½ 33 2016
David A Sands (2122)
Aryan Gholami (2435)
0-1 47 2016
Ahmed Abdulsattar A Abdulwahhab (2236)
David A Sands (2122)
1-0 48 2016
Andreas Diermair (2478)
David A Sands (2122)
½-½ 35 2016
David A Sands (2192)
Alberto Suarez Real (2403)
½-½ 13 2015
Sven P Zeidler (2225)
David A Sands (2192)
0-1 32 2015
David A Sands (2224)
Carlos Suarez Garcia (2378)
½-½ 45 2014
David A Sands (2210)
Alex Astaneh Lopez (2419)
½-½ 106 2014
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