Damian McCarthy
ENG · FIDE ID 422240 · 43 tournament games since 2022
Standard
1886
#839 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1938
#475 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1833
#805 in ENG (active)
Score
51%
14 W · 16 D · 13 L
Opp. avg
1880
Last 43 games
Last game
2026-08-09
2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 59%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 10 of 10 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 35%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 3 of 6 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 83%.
- By opponent strength: 40% against higher-rated players, 70% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 59% with White, 43% with Black.
- Drawish: 37% of games end in a draw.
Based on 43 over-the-board games (9 classical · 6 blitz). 22 with White (59%), 21 with Black (43%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 22 | 59% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Scotch Game: Mieses Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, with d6 | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (10 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 10 | 35% |
Against 1.d4 (6 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 83% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Gurgenidze Variation | 2 | 25% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Janowski-Larsen Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Modern Defense | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | Josh Sharma (1970) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | ½ |
| 2026-08-08 | Jacob Liu (1962) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | ½ |
| 2026-08-07 | Advait Keerthi Kumar (1995) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | ½ |
| 2026-08-06 | Magnus Borissow (2015) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | ½ |
| 2026-08-05 | Sidhanth Pai (1956) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-08-04 | Adrian D Wallace (1988) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-08-03 | Shivam Sahoo (1969) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | ½ |
| 2026-08-02 | Rachel Yang (1552) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-08-01 | Tianyi (Jack) Liu (2120) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | ½ |
| 2026-07-19 | Ethan Norris (2093) Eccles Classic FIDE | ECF Classical | July 2026 · classical | L |
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