John Loughran
IRL · FIDE ID 2501562 · 22 tournament games since 2021
Standard
1789
#373 in IRL (active)
Rapid
1746
#355 in IRL (active)
Blitz
1848
#169 in IRL (active)
Score
36%
7 W · 2 D · 13 L
Opp. avg
1866
Last 22 games
Last game
2026-06-01
35th Drogheda Chess Congress | O'Boyle Championship
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 54% of games (scores 43%), otherwise 1.e4 (46%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 4 of 4 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 13%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 3 of 5 games (Indian Defense), scoring 33%.
- By opponent strength: 20% against higher-rated players, 38% against lower-rated.
Based on 22 over-the-board games (8 classical). 13 with White (42%), 9 with Black (28%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 7 | 43% |
| 1.e4 | 6 | 42% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Traditional Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Flank Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Huisl Variation | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 4 | 13% |
Against 1.d4 (5 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 33% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
| 1...g6 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6 | 1 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense | 1 | 0% |
| Indian Defense: Accelerated London System | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | Piotr Baczkowski (1758) 35th Drogheda Chess Congress | O'Boyle Championship · classical | ½ |
| 2026-06-01 | Beril Bayrak (1704) 35th Drogheda Chess Congress | O'Boyle Championship · classical | L |
| 2026-05-31 | Illia Smoliarenko (1855) 35th Drogheda Chess Congress | O'Boyle Championship · classical | L |
| 2026-05-31 | Hugh Kelly (1722) 35th Drogheda Chess Congress | O'Boyle Championship · classical | W |
| 2026-05-30 | James Kavanagh (1874) 35th Drogheda Chess Congress | O'Boyle Championship · classical | L |
| 2026-03-07 | Korneliusz Bartczak (2120) Cavan Chess Congress 2026 Masters | L |
| 2025-06-02 | Illia Smoliarenko (1847) 34th Drogheda Chess Congress | O'Boyle Championship · classical | L |
| 2025-06-01 | Mohamed Abbasher Mohamed (1845) 34th Drogheda Chess Congress | O'Boyle Championship · classical | W |
| 2025-05-31 | Piotr Baczkowski (1707) 34th Drogheda Chess Congress | O'Boyle Championship · classical | L |
| 2025-04-21 | Eugene Donohoe (1773) The Dublin International Easter events 2025 | W |
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