Gavin Sheahan
IRL · FIDE ID 2516284 · 20 tournament games since 2023
Standard
1971
#96 in IRL (active)
Rapid
2136
#29 in IRL (active)
Blitz
2159
#19 in IRL (active)
Score
53%
8 W · 5 D · 7 L
Opp. avg
2051
Last 20 games
Last game
2026-04-25
Irish National Club Championship 2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 100% of games (scores 54%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 7 of 7 games (French Defense), scoring 50%.
- Weak spot: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation as Black, only 13% in 4 games.
Based on 20 over-the-board games (2 classical). 12 with White (54%), 8 with Black (50%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 12 | 54% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | 2 | 25% |
| King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | 2 | 100% |
| King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (7 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 7 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (1 game)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation | 4 | 13% |
| French Defense: King's Indian Attack | 1 | 100% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Hector Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 1 | 50% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-25 | Derek Smith Irish National Club Championship 2026 · classical | W |
| 2026-04-25 | Dean Copeland (1878) Irish National Club Championship 2026 · classical | W |
| 2024-08-22 | Julian Leitgeb (2313) European Youth Chess Championship 2024 | U16 | L |
| 2024-02-04 | Jude Shearsby Sligo Tournament 2024 | Masters | ½ |
| 2024-02-04 | James Naughton Sligo Tournament 2024 | Masters | L |
| 2024-02-03 | Oscar Abraham Culbeaux Tello Sligo Tournament 2024 | Masters | ½ |
| 2024-02-03 | Irina Tetenkina Sligo Tournament 2024 | Masters | W |
| 2024-02-02 | Jonathan Pein Sligo Tournament 2024 | Masters | W |
| 2024-01-28 | Nicolai Maxime Østensen Gonzaga Classic 2024 | Masters | L |
| 2023-11-24 | Isak Vinh Brattgjerd (2235) FIDE World Youth Championship 2023 | U14 | ½ |
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