David McGhee
WLS · FIDE ID 1805657 · 16 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1917
#53 in WLS (active)
Rapid
1665
#105 in WLS (active)
Blitz
1733
#109 in WLS (active)
Score
53%
7 W · 3 D · 6 L
Opp. avg
1977
Last 16 games
Last game
2026-04-06
Welsh Championships 2026 | Closed
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 50%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 4 of 4 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 50%.
- Comfort zone: Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Center Variation as White, 67% in 3 games.
Based on 16 over-the-board games. 9 with White (50%), 7 with Black (57%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 9 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Center Variation | 3 | 67% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 1 | 100% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack | 1 | 0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 4 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (2 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Haag Gambit | 1 | 0% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Keres Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-06 | Joseph Browse (1788) Welsh Championships 2026 | Closed | W |
| 2026-04-06 | Rudy Van Kemenade (1930) Welsh Championships 2026 | Closed | L |
| 2026-04-05 | Alexis M Harakis (2192) Welsh Championships 2026 | Closed | L |
| 2026-04-04 | Jonathan L B Blackburn (2258) Welsh Championships 2026 | Closed | L |
| 2026-04-04 | Alan D Chapman (1976) Welsh Championships 2026 | Closed | W |
| 2026-04-03 | Iwan Cave (2122) Welsh Championships 2026 | Closed | ½ |
| 2024-10-25 | Ilkka Hartio (1935) European Chess Club Cup | Open Boards 163+ | W |
| 2024-10-24 | Robert McAndrew (1920) European Chess Club Cup | Open Boards 163+ | W |
| 2024-10-23 | John P Weatherlake (1908) European Chess Club Cup | Open Boards 163+ | ½ |
| 2024-10-21 | David B Graham (2117) European Chess Club Cup | Open Boards 163+ | L |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.