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David Pruess
D Pruess 
Photo courtesy of "WannaBe"  

Number of games in database: 170
Years covered: 1997 to 2023
Last FIDE rating: 2326
Highest rating achieved in database: 2438
Overall record: +52 -62 =35 (46.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 21 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (27) 
    B48 B65 B32 B33 B40
 French Defense (14) 
    C11 C15 C10 C14 C01
 French (9) 
    C11 C10 C13
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (6) 
    B65 B63 B67 B64
 King's Gambit Declined (5) 
    C30 C31
 King's Gambit Accepted (5) 
    C37 C36 C34
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (18) 
    B90 B87 B23 B92 B45
 French Defense (10) 
    C11 C14 C05 C07 C00
 Modern Benoni (9) 
    A70 A57 A65 A59 A63
 Semi-Slav (9) 
    D45 D44 D43 D47
 Sicilian Najdorf (7) 
    B90 B92 B96 B95
 Caro-Kann (6) 
    B12 B14 B13 B18 B10
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   D Pruess vs W Shipman, 1998 1-0
   D Pruess vs T Gareyev, 2007 1-0
   P Aveline vs D Pruess, 2009 0-1
   D Gurevich vs D Pruess, 2011 1/2-1/2
   D Pruess vs Shulman, 2004 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Mechanics Masters (1998)
   American Open (2001)
   United States Championship (2008)
   United States Championship (2007)
   National Open (2007)
   2nd Metropolitan International (2012)
   Cappelle-la-Grande Open (2009)
   Cappelle Open (2007)
   Berkeley International (2011)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Sunway Sitges Open
   D Pruess vs G Lamard (Dec-22-23) 0-1
   Anand Pranav vs D Pruess (Dec-21-23) 0-1
   D Pruess vs A Boruchovsky (Dec-20-23) 1/2-1/2
   D Pruess vs Y K Erdogmus (Dec-16-23) 0-1
   D Pruess vs M Kraemer (Dec-14-23) 1/2-1/2

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DAVID PRUESS
(born Sep-05-1981, 43 years old) United States of America

[what is this?]

He is an IM.

References: (1) https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast... (podcast interview Ben Johnson in June 2017).

Last updated: 2017-06-20 13:30:55

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 page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 170  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. E Schiller vs D Pruess 1-0331997People's TournamentB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
2. D Pruess vs W J Donaldson  0-167199899th US OpenB32 Sicilian
3. D Pruess vs G Shahade  ½-½29199899th US OpenB32 Sicilian
4. J Thinnsen vs D Pruess  ½-½27199899th US OpenA04 Reti Opening
5. W Karneges vs D Pruess  0-1451998Mechanics MastersA65 Benoni, 6.e4
6. D Pruess vs E Schiller 1-0311998Mechanics MastersB07 Pirc
7. O Cartagena vs D Pruess  ½-½551998Mechanics MastersB50 Sicilian
8. D Pruess vs W Shipman 1-0401998Mechanics MastersC37 King's Gambit Accepted
9. A Kaugars vs D Pruess  ½-½311998Mechanics MastersB23 Sicilian, Closed
10. Yermolinsky vs D Pruess  1-0312000Frisco MastersD44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
11. A Cela vs D Pruess  1-0662000Val Zemitis IMB95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6
12. D Pruess vs K Hills 0-1402000Guthrie McLain MemorialC11 French
13. D Pruess vs D Zilberstein  0-1292000Guthrie McLain MemorialB01 Scandinavian
14. D Gurevich vs D Pruess  0-1272001Chicago OpenD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
15. V Nambiar vs D Pruess  1-0672001American OpenA13 English
16. D Pruess vs R Perez  0-1372001American OpenB40 Sicilian
17. M Purcell vs D Pruess  0-1422001American OpenC11 French
18. D Pruess vs R Richard  1-0452001American OpenB40 Sicilian
19. D Pruess vs T Abrahamyan  1-0412001American OpenC01 French, Exchange
20. M Langer vs D Pruess  1-0342001American OpenC05 French, Tarrasch
21. D Pruess vs D Kerman  1-0602001American OpenB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
22. W J Donaldson vs D Pruess  1-0192002Lindsborg Rotary opE10 Queen's Pawn Game
23. D Pruess vs B Kreiman  0-138200230th World OpenB42 Sicilian, Kan
24. D Pruess vs W J Aramil  1-0312002Lindsborg Rotary opB76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
25. D Pruess vs Fedorowicz  ½-½452003United States ChampionshipB48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-02-07  pawnofdoom: He's on his way to becoming a grandmaster! I believe he just got a norm recently.
Jan-04-08  dbquintillion: Just tied for 1st with Nakamura at the North American Open.
Jan-03-09  Edwin M: This guy recently played an awesome 22 move Cochrane Gambit at the 2008 Berkeley International. See link.

http://www.chesspublisher.com/v1/vi...

Oct-11-09  akapovsky: I just played this guy 10 minutes ago in a 5 minute game with 2 second increment and drew!at chess.com
Mar-04-11  Llawdogg: Why isn't the Cochrane Gambit game in the database? Edwin's link does not work.
Mar-04-11  Shams: <Llawdogg> Pruess' superb game is annotated here: http://www.danamackenzie.com/blog/?...

Enjoy.

Apr-06-11  Llawdogg: Thanks Shams, good link.

Now, we just have to figure out how to get that excellent game into this database.

Nov-24-11  waustad: I think these are the moves:

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7 Kxf7 5. Nc3 Be7 6. d4 c5 7. Bc4+ Kf8 8. d5 a6 9. a4 Nbd7 10. f4 Ne8 11. O-O Bf6 12. Be3 Qe7 13. Qd3 Bxc3 14. bc Nef6 15. e5! de 16. d6! Qe8 17. fe Qxe5 18. Rae1 Nb6 19. Bf4 Qf5 20. d7! Qxd3 21. Re8+!! Nxe8 22. Bd6 mate!

Nov-24-11  waustad: This version of David Preuss vs Dale Haessel Berkeley 2008 passed the Sigma chess test:

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7 Kxf7 5. Nc3 Be7 6. d4 c5 7. Bc4+ Kf8 8. d5 a6 9. a4 Nbd7 10. f4 Ne8 11. O-O Bf6 12. Be3 Qe7 13. Qd3 Bxc3 14. b2xc3 Nef6 15. e5! d6xe5 16. d6! Qe8 17. f4xe5 Qxe5 18. Rae1 Nb6 19. Bf4 Qf5 20. d7! Qxd3 21. Re8+!! Nxe8 22. Bd6#

May-28-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: http://dotq.org/chess/David_Pruess....
Aug-08-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  ketchuplover: For your perusal...

http://livingrevolution.co/2013/08/...

Oct-07-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  ketchuplover: chess.com has bought chessvibes.com
Feb-03-17  whiteshark: Here's the link to his YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/chessc...
Feb-03-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: Isn't this the guy who played <Darth Vader>?
Feb-03-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: <MissScarlett: Isn't this the guy who played <Darth Vader>?>

He might have done, but the game is not in the database.

Feb-03-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: If you pay attention to his right hand in the photo, he is using the mind-trick on his opponent, while setting up the board.

The guy <IS> good.

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