Niall O`Shea
IRL · FIDE ID 2505142 · 13 tournament games since 2022
Standard
1773
#411 in IRL (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
46%
4 W · 4 D · 5 L
Opp. avg
1692
Last 13 games
Last game
2026-02-01
Sligo Chess & Culture Festival - Weekender Expert
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 100% of games (scores 60%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 2 of 3 games (French Defense), scoring 50%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 3 of 5 games (Indian Defense), scoring 50%.
- Comfort zone: Indian Defense: Normal Variation as White, 67% in 3 games.
- By colour: 60% with White, 38% with Black.
Based on 13 over-the-board games (5 classical). 5 with White (60%), 8 with Black (38%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 5 | 60% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Defense: Normal Variation | 3 | 67% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (3 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 2 | 50% |
| 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense | 1 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (5 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 50% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 50% |
| 1...e5 Englund Gambit | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Defense: Accelerated London System | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line | 1 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Adler Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Englund Gambit: Hartlaub-Charlick Gambit | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-01 | Chiron Recto (1775) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival - Weekender Expert · classical | ½ |
| 2025-02-02 | Thomas Syms (1650) The Sligo Tournament 2025 | Challenger · classical | W |
| 2025-02-02 | Rahul Arun (1660) The Sligo Tournament 2025 | Championship · classical | ½ |
| 2025-02-01 | Oisin O`sullivan (1682) The Sligo Tournament 2025 | Championship · classical | L |
| 2025-01-31 | James Coughlan The Sligo Tournament 2025 | Championship · classical | ½ |
| 2024-02-04 | Phillip Foenander Sligo Tournament 2024 | Championship | ½ |
| 2024-02-04 | Vivaan Verlekar Sligo Tournament 2024 | Championship | L |
| 2024-02-03 | Nitish Arun Sligo Tournament 2024 | Championship | L |
| 2024-02-03 | Robert Nielsen Sligo Tournament 2024 | Championship | L |
| 2024-02-03 | Tiernan Ryan Sligo Tournament 2024 | Championship | 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.