David Brodsky GM

About David Brodsky

David Brodsky is a Grandmaster known for his sharp and imaginative playstyle, particularly thriving in fast-paced formats like blitz and bullet chess. His rating milestones showcase his steady climb through the ranks, peaking with a stunning blitz rating of 3001 in July 2024 — no small feat in the online chess arena!

Playing Style and Strengths

David’s games are marked by a high level of tactical awareness and a remarkable ability to come back from seemingly adverse situations, boasting an impressive comeback rate of over 87%. He enjoys long endgames and plays many moves—around 81 moves per win on average—indicating his endurance and deep understanding of complex positions.

• Preferred Time Controls: Excels in Blitz and Bullet chess.
• Tactical Awareness: High resilience with a low rate of one-sided losses.
• Playing Style: Sharp openings combined with strategic endgame prowess.
• Psychology: Known to keep his cool, with a tilt factor of 14 (relatively low).

Favourite Openings

David favors a variety of dynamic and classical openings. Some of his hallmark opening choices include:

• Indian Defence, Knights Variation – classical and flexible defense.
• Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Freak Attack – fearless and highly tactical.
• Caro-Kann: Advance Variation – solid yet aggressive pawn structure.
• Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation – classical and strategic.
• Nimzo-Larsen Attack in Bullet chess, where he boasts a strong win rate over 77%.

Competitive Highlights

David has logged thousands of games across all time controls and has an overall competitive spirit evident in his win/loss record:

• Blitz: Over 5,900 wins with a near 50% winning ratio at a peak rating of 3001.
• Rapid: Solid performances with a top rating above 2600.
• Bullet: Thrives in lightning-fast chess, peaking near 2800 rating.
• Daily Chess: Early experience with consistent wins.

Notable Opponents

David has tested his mettle against many strong players, with varying success rates. Some interesting tidbits:

• Has an outstanding win rate against players like fabianocaruana and aldokhinivan (100% in recorded games).
• Enjoys challenging matches against well-known grandmasters such as Daniel Naroditsky and Alexander Rustemov.
• Maintains continuous competitive encounters with prolific players like farewelltokings2112 and leon009.

Fun Facts

• David’s preferred playing hour is around 15:00 (3 PM) — apparently, that's prime chess time!
• Despite being a blitz and bullet expert, he doesn't mind long endgames and draws quite a few games with rich strategy.
• His games feature an average first capture on move 6.5 — early skirmishes keep things exciting.
• Tilting doesn’t bother him much, a tilt factor of 14 means he’s as steady as a calm lake in a storm.