Michael McDonagh
ENG · FIDE ID 434779 · 8 tournament games since 2025
Standard
1924
#678 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1939
#474 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1890
#562 in ENG (active)
Score
50%
2 W · 4 D · 2 L
Opp. avg
1801
Last 8 games
Last game
2025-08
2025 British Chess Championships | Major Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.c4 in 100% of games (scores 50%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 2 of 3 games (French Defense), scoring 25%.
- Drawish: 50% of games end in a draw.
Based on 8 over-the-board games. 3 with White (50%), 5 with Black (50%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.c4 | 3 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | 1 | 0% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line | 1 | 50% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (3 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 2 | 25% |
| 1...a6 St. George Defense | 1 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (2 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: St. George Defense, Traditional Line | 1 | 100% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System | 1 | 50% |
| French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation | 1 | 0% |
| French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08 | Shay Hanlon 2025 British Chess Championships | Major Open | W |
| 2025-08 | Freddie Pick (1978) 2025 British Chess Championships | Major Open | L |
| 2025-08 | Yashwardhan Shankar (1761) 2025 British Chess Championships | Major Open | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Sathsara Dissanayake (1733) 2025 British Chess Championships | Major Open | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Arthur Kendall (1826) 2025 British Chess Championships | Major Open | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Fahim Nasiri 2025 British Chess Championships | Major Open | L |
| 2025-08 | Lindsay Pyun (1762) 2025 British Chess Championships | Major Open | W |
| 2025-08 | Simon Jacobs (1745) 2025 British Chess Championships | Major Open | ½ |
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.