Brendan Lyons
IRL · FIDE ID 2500698 · 29 tournament games since 2021
Standard
1831
#291 in IRL (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
1884
#129 in IRL (active)
Score
34%
6 W · 8 D · 15 L
Opp. avg
2025
Last 29 games
Last game
2026-09-04
European Senior Team Championships 2026 | Senior 50+
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 69% of games (scores 67%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (31%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...g6 in 2 of 7 games (Modern Defense), scoring 0%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 5 of 8 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 10%.
- By colour: 58% with White, 16% with Black.
Based on 29 over-the-board games. 13 with White (58%), 16 with Black (16%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 9 | 67% |
| 1.Nf3 | 4 | 38% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation | 2 | 75% |
| King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation | 1 | 0% |
| King's Indian Attack | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon | 1 | 100% |
| King's Indian Attack: Spassky Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (7 games)
| 1...g6 Modern Defense | 2 | 0% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 2 | 50% |
| 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense | 2 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (8 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 5 | 10% |
| 1...g6 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 17% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Defense | 2 | 0% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense | 2 | 25% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main Line | 1 | 0% |
| Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Anhanguera | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | Daniel W Gormally (2370) European Senior Team Championships 2026 | Senior 50+ | L |
| 2025-05-10 | Salvador Gabriel Del Rio De Angelis (2402) Peter Long Memorial - 2nd International Killer Chess Training Open | L |
| 2024-10-25 | Finn Christopher Petersen (1905) European Chess Club Cup | Open Boards 163+ | L |
| 2024-10-24 | Kristian Dimitrijeski (2155) European Chess Club Cup | Open Boards 163+ | L |
| 2024-10-23 | Roberto Visintin (2021) European Chess Club Cup | Open Boards 163+ | ½ |
| 2024-10-22 | Nenad Dinic (1846) European Chess Club Cup | Open Boards 163+ | L |
| 2024-10-21 | Tibo Lachaert (1911) European Chess Club Cup | Open Boards 163+ | ½ |
| 2024-10-20 | Benedikt Briem (2172) European Chess Club Cup | Open Boards 163+ | L |
| 2024-07-11 | Natalia Tsodikova (2010) FIDE World Senior Team Chess Championships 2024 | 50+ | ½ |
| 2024-07-09 | Margarita Baliuniene (1960) FIDE World Senior Team Chess Championships 2024 | 50+ | W |
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