James Horrigan
IRL · FIDE ID 2526310 · 14 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1489
#946 in IRL (active)
Rapid
1526
#858 in IRL (active)
Blitz
1502
#769 in IRL (active)
Score
36%
4 W · 2 D · 8 L
Opp. avg
1724
Last 14 games
Last game
2025-02-02
The Sligo Tournament 2025 | Major
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 42%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 2 of 3 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 75%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...c5 in 4 of 5 games (Benoni Defense), scoring 25%.
Based on 14 over-the-board games (5 classical). 6 with White (42%), 8 with Black (31%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 6 | 42% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Scandinavian Defense: Marshall Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind | 1 | 0% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Knight Sacrifice Line | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (3 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 2 | 75% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 1 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (5 games)
| 1...c5 Benoni Defense | 4 | 25% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Benoni Defense: Old Benoni | 2 | 50% |
| Benoni Defense: French Benoni | 1 | 0% |
| Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5 | 1 | 0% |
| Benoni Defense: Modern Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-02 | Colm O`briain (1517) The Sligo Tournament 2025 | Major · classical | L |
| 2025-02-02 | Shay Scott (1611) The Sligo Tournament 2025 | Major · classical | ½ |
| 2025-02-01 | Sean Quinn (1535) The Sligo Tournament 2025 | Major · classical | L |
| 2025-02-01 | Cameron Curran (1548) The Sligo Tournament 2025 | Major · classical | W |
| 2025-01-31 | Peter Doherty The Sligo Tournament 2025 | Major · classical | L |
| 2024-06-07 | Rahul Arun (1710) European School Chess Championships 2024 | O15 | L |
| 2024-06-06 | Antoni Wesolowski European School Chess Championships 2024 | O15 | W |
| 2024-06-05 | Kenny Perkin European School Chess Championships 2024 | O15 | L |
| 2024-06-04 | David Rektor (1625) European School Chess Championships 2024 | O15 | ½ |
| 2024-06-03 | Vamshi Gowri European School Chess Championships 2024 | O15 | W |
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.