David Faldon

David Faldon: The Amar Gambit Connoisseur

David Faldon, known on the board as imosuji, is a chess player of many talents and at least one truly questionable hobby: playing the Amar Gambit nearly two thousand times. Most players try the Amar once, lose, and quietly pretend it never happened. David looked at the worst opening in chess and said, "Yes. This. Forever."

The results speak for themselves, sort of. His bullet record with the Amar Gambit sits at a brave 38% win rate, which he seems to treat less as a statistic and more as a lifestyle. The one shining exception? His single daily game with it, which he won, giving him a flawless 100% career record in daily chess. Undefeated. Never beaten. Technically true.