Jonathon Melling
IRL · FIDE ID 841790 · 44 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1888
#201 in IRL (active)
Rapid
1848
#183 in IRL (active)
Blitz
1846
#173 in IRL (active)
Score
44%
15 W · 9 D · 20 L
Opp. avg
1928
Last 44 games
Last game
2026-02-08
Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 100% of games (scores 50%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c6 in 8 of 8 games (Caro-Kann Defense), scoring 44%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 7 of 8 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 64%.
- Weak spot: Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation as Black, only 0% in 3 games.
- Comfort zone: Dutch Defense as White, 100% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 25% against higher-rated players, 62% against lower-rated.
Based on 44 over-the-board games (16 classical · 11 blitz · 7 rapid). 22 with White (50%), 22 with Black (39%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 22 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Pawn Game: London System | 5 | 50% |
| Indian Defense: Accelerated London System | 4 | 50% |
| London System | 3 | 50% |
| Dutch Defense | 3 | 100% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (8 games)
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 8 | 44% |
Against 1.d4 (8 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 7 | 64% |
| 1...c6 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 3 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 3 | 0% |
| Slav Defense: Chebanenko Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Bird Opening: Dutch Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-08 | Gustavo Ribeiro (2276) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Open · classical | L |
| 2026-02-08 | Jonathan O'Connor (2162) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Rapid · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-02-08 | Owen Wainwright (1477) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2026-02-08 | Chirag Senthilnathan (1413) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2026-02-08 | Karthik Srikrishna Punuru (1464) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Rapid · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-02-08 | Liam Belton (1849) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Rapid · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-02-08 | Mark Quinn (2374) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2026-02-08 | Tadhg Kavanagh Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2026-02-07 | Peter Dolan (1781) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Open · classical | W |
| 2026-02-07 | Mikhail Vitiukov (1686) Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026 - Open Blitz · blitz | L |
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