Seamus Duffy
IRL · FIDE ID 2501708 · 27 tournament games since 2021
Standard
1858
#249 in IRL (active)
Rapid
1906
#124 in IRL (active)
Blitz
1932
#80 in IRL (active)
Score
50%
12 W · 3 D · 12 L
Opp. avg
1831
Last 27 games
Last game
2026-02-08
Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Rapid
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 85% of games (scores 55%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 6 of 8 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 42%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...e5 in 3 of 4 games (Englund Gambit), scoring 100%.
- Comfort zone: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Bronstein Variation as White, 67% in 3 games.
Based on 27 over-the-board games (11 blitz · 7 rapid). 13 with White (50%), 14 with Black (50%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 11 | 55% |
| 1.b3 | 2 | 25% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Bronstein Variation | 3 | 67% |
| Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bishop Check Line | 2 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: French Variation | 1 | 0% |
| King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (8 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 6 | 42% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 1 | 0% |
| 1...b6 Owen Defense | 1 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (4 games)
| 1...e5 Englund Gambit | 3 | 100% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Elephant Gambit | 3 | 50% |
| Englund Gambit: Hartlaub-Charlick Gambit | 2 | 100% |
| Englund Gambit Declined: Reversed Krebs | 1 | 100% |
| Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Paulsen Attack | 1 | 0% |
| Polish Opening | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-08 | Christian Arra Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2026-02-08 | Stepan Tulay (1482) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2026-02-08 | Fionn Kelly (1458) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2026-02-08 | David Murphy (1544) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2026-02-08 | Alexander Krastev (2456) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2026-02-08 | Karthik Srikrishna Punuru (1464) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2026-02-08 | Evan Donohoe Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2026-02-07 | Svitlana Kelbas (1779) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2026-02-07 | Pedro Alexis Machin Arbelo (1911) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2026-02-07 | Daniel Riesner (1980) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Blitz · blitz | W |
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