Ian McDonald
SCO · FIDE ID 2401541 · 28 tournament games since 2024
Standard
2022
#67 in SCO (active)
Rapid
1980
#50 in SCO (active)
Blitz
2181
#18 in SCO (active)
Score
48%
12 W · 3 D · 13 L
Opp. avg
2228
Last 28 games
Last game
2025-01-23
Brazil Chess Series | Floripa 2025
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 87% of games (scores 42%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...d6 in 4 of 5 games (Pirc Defense), scoring 100%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d6 in 3 of 4 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 17%.
- Weak spot: Rapport-Jobava System as White, only 29% in 7 games.
- By colour: 37% with White, 62% with Black.
Based on 28 over-the-board games (8 blitz · 1 classical). 15 with White (37%), 13 with Black (62%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 13 | 42% |
| 1.e4 | 2 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rapport-Jobava System | 7 | 29% |
| Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 75% |
| Rapport-Jobava System, with e6 | 2 | 50% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (5 games)
| 1...d6 Pirc Defense | 4 | 100% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 1 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (4 games)
| 1...d6 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 17% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Philidor Defense: Lion Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 25% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense | 1 | 0% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-23 | Everaldo Matsuura (2375) Brazil Chess Series | Floripa 2025 · classical | L |
| 2025-01-22 | Jonny Cueto (2117) Brazil Chess Series | Floripa Super Blitz 2025 · blitz | ½ |
| 2025-01-22 | Juan Sebastian Melian (2270) Brazil Chess Series | Floripa Super Blitz 2025 · blitz | L |
| 2025-01-22 | Heitor Carneiro Fraga (1912) Brazil Chess Series | Floripa Super Blitz 2025 · blitz | W |
| 2025-01-22 | Ivan Kuhlmann Nogueira (2293) Brazil Chess Series | Floripa Super Blitz 2025 · blitz | W |
| 2025-01-22 | Licael Roderick Ticona Rocabado (2389) Brazil Chess Series | Floripa Super Blitz 2025 · blitz | L |
| 2025-01-22 | Diego Rafael Di Berardino (2387) Brazil Chess Series | Floripa Super Blitz 2025 · blitz | L |
| 2025-01-22 | Stephen Jessel (2239) Brazil Chess Series | Floripa Super Blitz 2025 · blitz | W |
| 2025-01-22 | Marta Garcia Martin (2228) Brazil Chess Series | Floripa Super Blitz 2025 · blitz | W |
| 2024-10-16 | Sergio Luiz Cardoso Farias (1665) Manaus Chess Open 2024 | W |
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.