Daniel Mcgowan
SCO · FIDE ID 2401479 · 19 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2117
#38 in SCO (active)
Rapid
2096
#33 in SCO (active)
Blitz
2166
#21 in SCO (active)
Score
18%
2 W · 3 D · 14 L
Opp. avg
2369
Last 19 games
Last game
2025-11-30
European Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2025 | Blitz
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 88% of games (scores 21%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 6 of 7 games (French Defense), scoring 0%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...e6 in 2 of 3 games (Horwitz Defense), scoring 0%.
Based on 19 over-the-board games (3 blitz · 3 rapid). 8 with White (19%), 11 with Black (18%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 7 | 21% |
| 1.d4 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian | 1 | 0% |
| Rubinstein Opening | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Westerinen Attack | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense | 1 | 0% |
| Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Schlechter Variation | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (7 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 6 | 0% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 1 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (3 games)
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 2 | 0% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack | 2 | 0% |
| French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation | 1 | 0% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | Benedict Krause (2417) European Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2025 | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2025-11-30 | Vaclav Svoboda European Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2025 | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2025-11-30 | Cem Kaan Gokerkan (2394) European Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2025 | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2025-11-29 | Evgeny Degtiarev (2287) European Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2025 | Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2025-11-28 | Ilja Schneider (2426) European Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2025 | Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2025-11-28 | Alexandre Bacrot (2478) European Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2025 | Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2024-12-09 | Tobias Koelle (2543) European Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2024 | Blitz | L |
| 2024-12-07 | Zarko Vuckovic (2401) European Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2024 | Rapid | L |
| 2024-12-07 | Eray Kilic (2425) European Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2024 | Rapid | L |
| 2021-08-09 | Gergely Kantor Riga Technical University Open 2021 | Open A | L |
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