Ben Sheahan
IRL · FIDE ID 2516926 · 38 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2088
#53 in IRL (active)
Rapid
1925
#107 in IRL (active)
Blitz
1953
FIDE rating
Score
49%
12 W · 13 D · 13 L
Opp. avg
2111
Last 38 games
Last game
2025-03-23
12th ChessMates International Tournament
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 100% of games (scores 55%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 7 of 7 games (French Defense), scoring 21%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...e6 in 5 of 6 games (Horwitz Defense), scoring 30%.
- Weak spot: Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation as White, only 0% in 3 games.
- Comfort zone: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation as White, 83% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 36% against higher-rated players, 57% against lower-rated.
Based on 38 over-the-board games (5 classical). 22 with White (55%), 16 with Black (41%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 22 | 55% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 3 | 83% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation | 3 | 0% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Indian Defense: Knights Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (7 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 7 | 21% |
Against 1.d4 (6 games)
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 5 | 30% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line | 3 | 0% |
| Catalan Opening | 2 | 25% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Indian Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | 1 | 0% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Pawn Center Variation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-23 | Aaron Rich (1918) 12th ChessMates International Tournament | W |
| 2025-03-22 | Esteban Marchix (2170) 12th ChessMates International Tournament | ½ |
| 2025-03-22 | Benedikt Thorisson (2065) 12th ChessMates International Tournament | ½ |
| 2025-03-21 | Stanley Badacsonyi (2334) 12th ChessMates International Tournament | L |
| 2025-03-21 | Daniil Shnurov (2164) 12th ChessMates International Tournament | ½ |
| 2024-08-28 | Tymofii Bokhnak (2273) European Youth Chess Championship 2024 | U18 | L |
| 2024-08-23 | Angel Serrano Almendros (2310) European Youth Chess Championship 2024 | U18 | L |
| 2024-08-22 | Rudi Olenik Campa (2335) European Youth Chess Championship 2024 | U18 | ½ |
| 2024-06-07 | Adar Tarhan (2470) European School Chess Championships 2024 | O17 | L |
| 2024-06-06 | Szymon Starosciak (1983) European School Chess Championships 2024 | O17 | 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.