David H Cummings
Number of games in database: 72
Years covered: 1977 to 2012
Last FIDE rating: 2326
Highest rating achieved in database: 2375
Overall record: +26 -27 =18 (49.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      1 exhibition game, odds game, etc. is excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  English (13)      A15 A14 A16 A10  English, 1 c4 e5 (6)      A20 A26 A29	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (12)      B42 B40 B44 B46 B22  Queen's Gambit Declined (7)      D31 D37  English (4)      A16 A13 A15

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   D Cummings vs G Basanta, 1999 1-0
   D Cummings vs S Modwal, 2010 1/2-1/2
   H Brodie vs D Cummings, 2001 0-1
   D Cummings vs A Ang, 2011 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Tradewise Gibraltar (2011)
   Reykjavik Open (2012)

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DAVID H CUMMINGS (born Jan-24-1961) United Kingdom (citizen of Canada) [what is this?] David H. Cummings was awarded the IM title in 1984. He played for Wales on 1st board at the 1996 Olympiad (scoring 8.5 points in 13 games) and later moved to and played the alternate for Canada at the 2000 Olympiad (scoring 3 points in 6 games). References: http://www.olimpbase.org/, http://www.chess.ca/

page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 72  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. D Cummings vs Karpov   0-1 42 1977 Lloyds Bank Junior Clock Simul A14 English 2. D Cummings vs Plaskett   0-1 41 1977 BCF-ch A30 English, Symmetrical 3. Short vs D Cummings 0-1 29 1977 BCF-ch B22 Sicilian, Alapin 4. Van der Sterren vs D Cummings   ½-½ 31 1978 Lloyds Bank C19 French, Winawer, Advance 5. Chandler vs D Cummings   1-0 32 1979 Brighton (England) E12 Queen's Indian 6. D Cummings vs Speelman   0-1 28 1979 Brighton A14 English 7. A J Whiteley vs D Cummings   1-0 33 1979 Brighton D76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6 8. D Cummings vs Fedorowicz   ½-½ 45 1979 Brighton (England) A15 English 9. D Cummings vs I D Wells 1-0 35 1979 Brighton A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 10. D Cummings vs L Day   0-1 40 1980 Brighton A10 English 11. M Pein vs D Cummings   ½-½ 27 1980 BCF-ch E15 Queen's Indian 12. R Emerson vs D Cummings   1-0 26 1980 County Championship B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. Speelman vs D Cummings   1-0 44 1983 Great Britain (ch) 36/93 A47 Queen's Indian 14. R Heasman vs D Cummings   1-0 55 1993 Berks & Bucks A16 English 15. D Cummings vs Petursson   0-1 58 1994 op D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 16. D Cummings vs S C Brown 1-0 40 1994 BCF-ch 81st A80 Dutch 17. D Cummings vs Peter J Sharp   ½-½ 52 1995 Maidenhead op E09 Catalan, Closed 18. Christiansen vs D Cummings   ½-½ 64 1995 It (open) E77 King's Indian 19. D Cummings vs G Timoshenko   0-1 37 1996 EUCup Gr7 E17 Queen's Indian 20. D Cummings vs I Rogers   ½-½ 41 1996 32nd ol Yerevan ARM E10 Queen's Pawn Game 21. Kotronias vs D Cummings   1-0 48 1997 EU-chT (Men) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. J Magem Badals vs D Cummings   ½-½ 32 1997 EU-chT (Men) B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 23. D Cummings vs J Rowson   0-1 60 1997 BCF-chT 9798 (4NCL) A07 King's Indian Attack 24. D Cummings vs P Cramling   ½-½ 36 1997 EU-chT (Men) E92 King's Indian 25. D Cummings vs T Upton   ½-½ 29 1997 EU-chT (Men) E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 72

Dec-27-04    Benzol: David H Cummings Born 24th January 1961 Awarded the IM title in 1984. Jan-05-05    weary willy: Is this the player who grew up in Sussex, England ... now emigrated to Canada?! Jan-05-05    Frank Dixon: Yes, it is the same David Cummings! He played for Canada in the 2000 Olympiad, I believe, and in the 2002 Canadian Championship. He is a solid IM, and has written a recent book on the English. He hasn't been playing much recently. I believe he was born in Canada. Jan-05-05    Knezh: This is one of the few players on this site that i've had the honour of talking to personally It was at OYCC (Ontario YOuth Chess CHampionship) event.. HE is quite a likeable guy. Jan-25-05    GBKnight: Its always nice to see recollections of players from the past on this excellent website. I remember David as a junior (late 1970s) and from the UK congress scene around the early 1980s. Very pleasant guy I recall and played very instructive games on the white side of the English Opening and black side of the French. Jan-24-06    BIDMONFA: David H Cummings CUMMINGS, David H. http://www.bidmonfa.com/cummings_da... _ Jan-24-06    Averageguy: There's a David Cumming in my chess club. I don't remember however if he has an "s" on the end of his surname. Jan-24-09    WhiteRook48: wow. great choice for player of the day. HERE COMES THE BAD PUN We are Cummings Jan-24-12    Penguincw: Happy Birthday!

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