Kevin C McCarthy
ENG · FIDE ID 470775 · 75 tournament games since 2022
Standard
1898
#785 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1893
#625 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1872
#633 in ENG (active)
Score
38%
19 W · 19 D · 37 L
Opp. avg
2000
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-27
Hull 4NCL Congress 2026 - U2000
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 62% of games (scores 63%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (26%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 10 of 21 games (French Defense), scoring 15%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 5 of 8 games (Indian Defense), scoring 50%.
- Weak spot: Rapport-Jobava System as White, only 38% in 8 games.
- By opponent strength: 17% against higher-rated players, 75% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 54% with White, 21% with Black.
Based on 75 over-the-board games (39 rapid · 11 classical · 5 blitz). 39 with White (54%), 36 with Black (21%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 24 | 63% |
| 1.Nf3 | 10 | 45% |
| 1.c4 | 4 | 38% |
| 1.b3 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rapport-Jobava System | 8 | 38% |
| King's Indian Attack | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan | 2 | 100% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Indian Defense | 2 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (21 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 10 | 15% |
| 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense | 7 | 21% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 4 | 13% |
Against 1.d4 (8 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 5 | 50% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 3 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Scandinavian Defense: Gubinsky-Melts Defense | 2 | 50% |
| Scandinavian Defense: Main Line, Mieses Variation | 2 | 25% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | 2 | 0% |
| French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation | 2 | 50% |
| French Defense: King's Indian Attack | 2 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | Stephen Crow (1718) Hull 4NCL Congress 2026 - U2000 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-26 | Benedikt Pitel (1802) Hull 4NCL Congress 2026 - U2000 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-26 | Robert A Dean (1734) Hull 4NCL Congress 2026 - U2000 · classical | W |
| 2026-09-25 | Dominik Pitel (1762) Hull 4NCL Congress 2026 - U2000 · classical | L |
| 2026-03-21 | Kenneth G Coates (1906) 4NCL Division 2 2025-2026 | W |
| 2026-03-15 | Daiwik Solanki British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | L |
| 2026-03-15 | Philip Cook (2088) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-03-15 | Hugh W Murphy (2143) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-03-15 | Aaron Rich (1898) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | L |
| 2026-03-15 | Ildar Davletshin (1570) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | W |
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