Niall Fitzgerald
IRL · FIDE ID 2511185 · 19 tournament games since 2026
Standard
1926
#140 in IRL (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
42%
8 W · 0 D · 11 L
Opp. avg
1962
Last 19 games
Last game
2026-08-09
The 105th Irish Championship 2026 | Championship
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 33%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 3 of 3 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 100%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 7 of 7 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 29%.
- By opponent strength: 36% against higher-rated players, 20% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 33% with White, 50% with Black.
Based on 19 over-the-board games (7 rapid · 1 classical). 9 with White (33%), 10 with Black (50%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 9 | 33% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind | 1 | 100% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Classical Defense Deferred | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 1 | 100% |
| Pirc Defense | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (3 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 3 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (7 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 7 | 29% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System | 1 | 100% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack, Gossip Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | Joshua Ryan (1866) The 105th Irish Championship 2026 | Championship | W |
| 2026-08-08 | Gordon Freeman (2068) The 105th Irish Championship 2026 | Championship | W |
| 2026-08-07 | Conor O`reilly (2019) The 105th Irish Championship 2026 | Championship | L |
| 2026-08-06 | Advaith Nichenametla V (1943) The 105th Irish Championship 2026 | Championship | W |
| 2026-08-05 | Harry Braine (1948) The 105th Irish Championship 2026 | Championship | W |
| 2026-08-04 | John Kennedy (2012) The 105th Irish Championship 2026 | Championship | L |
| 2026-08-03 | John Healy (1928) The 105th Irish Championship 2026 | Championship | W |
| 2026-08-02 | Gordon Freeman (2068) The 105th Irish Championship 2026 | Championship | L |
| 2026-08-01 | Yannick Woods (2128) The 105th Irish Championship 2026 | Championship | L |
| 2026-05-09 | Zachary Yu (2057) FIDE World University Team Chess Championship 2026 |Swiss Qualifier 2 Match 17+ · rapid | 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.