Chris Armstrong
IRL · FIDE ID 2510340 · 22 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1628
#742 in IRL (active)
Rapid
1574
#756 in IRL (active)
Blitz
1665
#456 in IRL (active)
Score
50%
9 W · 4 D · 9 L
Opp. avg
1703
Last 22 games
Last game
2026-02-08
Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Rapid
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 55% of games (scores 58%), otherwise 1.d4 (45%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 2 of 5 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 100%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...f5 in 3 of 5 games (Dutch Defense), scoring 33%.
- By opponent strength: 21% against higher-rated players, 50% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 59% with White, 41% with Black.
Based on 22 over-the-board games (7 classical · 6 rapid). 11 with White (59%), 11 with Black (41%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 6 | 58% |
| 1.d4 | 5 | 60% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Makogonov Exchange Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit | 1 | 100% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (5 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 2 | 100% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 2 | 50% |
| 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense | 1 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (5 games)
| 1...f5 Dutch Defense | 3 | 33% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 2 | 25% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Main Line | 1 | 100% |
| Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack | 1 | 0% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bishop Check Line | 1 | 100% |
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation | 1 | 0% |
| Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Huisl Variation | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-08 | Luc Dober Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2026-02-08 | Alexandra Koukalova Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2026-02-08 | Matteo Dettori Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2026-02-08 | Andrei Rakhmangulov (2338) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2026-02-08 | Evan Donohoe Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2026-02-08 | Albert Iminov Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2026-02-06 | Nick Webb (1876) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Open · classical | L |
| 2026-02-05 | Jagoda Bienko (1803) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Open · classical | W |
| 2026-02-05 | Derek McGill (1853) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Open · classical | L |
| 2026-02-04 | Benjamin Halvorsen (2007) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Open · classical | L |
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