James Naughton
IRL · FIDE ID 2509199 · 15 tournament games since 2023
Standard
2128
#43 in IRL (active)
Rapid
2045
#47 in IRL (active)
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
67%
6 W · 8 D · 1 L
Opp. avg
2208
Last 15 games
Last game
2026-08-09
Adolf Anderssen Chess Festival 2026 - OPEN A
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 67% of games (scores 50%), otherwise 1.e4 (33%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 5 of 5 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 70%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 3 of 3 games (Indian Defense), scoring 83%.
- Drawish: 53% of games end in a draw.
Based on 15 over-the-board games. 6 with White (58%), 9 with Black (72%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 4 | 50% |
| 1.e4 | 2 | 75% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Attack | 1 | 100% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation | 1 | 50% |
| French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (5 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 5 | 70% |
Against 1.d4 (3 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 83% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Pawn Game: London System | 2 | 75% |
| Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation, Berlin Wall Defense | 1 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Cochrane-Anderssen Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Scotch Game: Mieses Variation | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | Aleksander Dobrowolski (2131) Adolf Anderssen Chess Festival 2026 - OPEN A | ½ |
| 2026-08-08 | Mikolaj Gbiorczyk (2138) Adolf Anderssen Chess Festival 2026 - OPEN A | ½ |
| 2026-08-08 | Yacine Zounani (2161) Adolf Anderssen Chess Festival 2026 - OPEN A | W |
| 2026-08-07 | Maurycy Zerebiec (2168) Adolf Anderssen Chess Festival 2026 - OPEN A | ½ |
| 2026-08-06 | Maciej Podgorski (2006) Adolf Anderssen Chess Festival 2026 - OPEN A | W |
| 2026-08-05 | Piotr Zareba (2197) Adolf Anderssen Chess Festival 2026 - OPEN A | L |
| 2026-08-04 | Vojtech Plat (2483) Adolf Anderssen Chess Festival 2026 - OPEN A | W |
| 2026-08-03 | Vidmantas Malisauskas (2265) Adolf Anderssen Chess Festival 2026 - OPEN A | ½ |
| 2026-08-02 | Piotr Sabuk (2323) Adolf Anderssen Chess Festival 2026 - OPEN A | ½ |
| 2024-02-04 | Oleg Gubanov Sligo Tournament 2024 | Masters | ½ |
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