David Diego Ballesteros Gonzalez (aka davydbg)
FIDE Master & Tactical Virtuoso
Meet David Diego Ballesteros Gonzalez, or davydbg to those lucky enough to have tangled with him on the 64 squares. Awarded the prestigious title of FIDE Master, David’s chess journey is a thrilling rollercoaster packed with cunning strategies, epic comebacks, and perhaps a sprinkle of chess wizardry that borders on the magical.
Starting his competitive online antics back in 2015 with more bumps than triumphs (zero wins in his first 2 bullet games!), David quickly turned things around, spinning his Bullet rating from 1042 to a hearty 1727 by 2020, and maintained an impressive streak in the rapid and blitz formats. If blitz chess was a battlefield, David’s scorecard reads like a war hero’s tale, boasting a peak rating soaring as high as 2681 in 2020!
His playing style? A blend of patience and aggression, with an average of nearly 70 moves per win—clearly David enjoys a good chess drama before delivering the knockout punch. Not one to yield easily, his comeback rate stands tall at 87% and he even boasts a perfect 100% win rate after losing a piece. Somewhere there’s a chess coach screaming, “Take notes, people!”
Off the board, David likely enjoys a bit of psychological warfare, with a tilt factor of only 12 (after all, even masters get frustrated, but not often enough). He’s versatile, winning more often with White but still holding his ground with Black at near 51% win rates. And despite some early career hiccups, he’s carved out a remarkable career—his longest winning streak tallying up to a nail-biting 19 consecutive games.
Opponents beware! Recent foes like sindhucrick11 and morphy9999 have found themselves on the losing side, with a win rate of 100% against them. In short: David is the kind of player who doesn’t just play chess, he sometimes turns it into rocket science — with a wink and a smile.
Whether you’re jumping into bullet, blitz, or rapid, David Diego Ballesteros Gonzalez’s games are guaranteed to be an enthralling mix of tactical fireworks, enduring battles, and moments that leave spectators wondering if chess is part art, part magic.