Alex Goss
IRL · FIDE ID 2509407 · 22 tournament games since 2021
Standard
1896
#196 in IRL (active)
Rapid
1889
#141 in IRL (active)
Blitz
1879
#133 in IRL (active)
Score
43%
6 W · 7 D · 9 L
Opp. avg
1899
Last 22 games
Last game
2026-04-26
Irish National Club Championship 2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 40% of games (scores 50%), otherwise 1.e4 (40%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 2 of 4 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 50%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 2 of 5 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 75%.
Based on 22 over-the-board games (3 classical). 10 with White (40%), 12 with Black (46%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 4 | 50% |
| 1.e4 | 4 | 13% |
| 1.Nf3 | 1 | 100% |
| 1.c4 | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Defense: Accelerated London System | 1 | 50% |
| Indian Defense: Spielmann-Indian | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6 | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 2 | 50% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 2 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (5 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 75% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 1 | 0% |
| 1...g6 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Pawn Game: London System | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Korchnoi Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6 | 1 | 0% |
| King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation | 1 | 0% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-26 | Daniel Martinez Otero Irish National Club Championship 2026 · classical | W |
| 2026-04-25 | John Healy (1898) Irish National Club Championship 2026 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-04-25 | Lukasz Daros (1674) Irish National Club Championship 2026 · classical | W |
| 2026-03-07 | Jacob Flynn (2225) Cavan Chess Congress 2026 Masters | L |
| 2025-04-19 | Mert Can Ozarpaci (1797) The Dublin International Easter events 2025 | L |
| 2022-07-10 | Andrey Ivanov The Irish Championship 2022 | W |
| 2022-07-09 | Anthony Doyle The Irish Championship 2022 | L |
| 2022-07-08 | Joe Ryan The Irish Championship 2022 | L |
| 2022-07-07 | Peter Cafolla The Irish Championship 2022 | ½ |
| 2022-07-06 | Oisin O`cuilleanain The Irish Championship 2022 | L |
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.