Niall P. Whelan
IRL · FIDE ID 2500809 · 21 tournament games since 2021
Standard
1606
#799 in IRL (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
1697
#396 in IRL (active)
Score
48%
7 W · 6 D · 8 L
Opp. avg
1694
Last 21 games
Last game
2026-02-22
Power Solutions Arctic Chess NGP 2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 78% of games (scores 57%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 4 of 4 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 0%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 5 of 6 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 60%.
- By colour: 61% with White, 38% with Black.
Based on 21 over-the-board games (5 classical). 9 with White (61%), 12 with Black (38%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 7 | 57% |
| 1.f4 | 1 | 100% |
| 1.c4 | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal | 2 | 75% |
| Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Hillbilly Attack | 1 | 50% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 4 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (6 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 5 | 60% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vienna Game | 1 | 100% |
| Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit | 1 | 0% |
| Scotch Game | 1 | 0% |
| Scotch Game: Lolli Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-22 | Havard Groth Skaar Power Solutions Arctic Chess NGP 2026 | W |
| 2026-02-21 | Maarten Vreugdenhil (1678) Power Solutions Arctic Chess NGP 2026 | L |
| 2026-02-20 | Espen Romstad Hustad Power Solutions Arctic Chess NGP 2026 | W |
| 2026-02-20 | Raymond Opdahl (1591) Power Solutions Arctic Chess NGP 2026 | L |
| 2026-02-19 | Vebjorn Celius Stromme (1704) Power Solutions Arctic Chess NGP 2026 | L |
| 2026-02-19 | Gjermund Hestvik Power Solutions Arctic Chess NGP 2026 | W |
| 2026-02-18 | Andreas Pettersen (1690) Power Solutions Arctic Chess NGP 2026 | L |
| 2026-02-01 | James Godson O`doherty Sligo Chess & Culture Festival - Weekender Major · classical | W |
| 2026-01-30 | Adhiraj Bhushan (1536) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival - Weekender Major · classical | ½ |
| 2025-04-20 | Shahram Nikrow (1856) The Dublin International Easter events 2025 | ½ |
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