McShane, Luke J
GM
EnglandENG
ID: 404853
Chess.com @lmcshane★

Luke J McShane

FIDE ratings

2,607Classical
2,647Rapid
2,594Blitz

Performance

50 games
36% Win
34% Draw
30% Loss

Luke J McShane's playing style

Overall score:53%18W 17D 15L over 50 games
Dominates 1.e4 as White:62%in 21 games
Out of form:38%4W 7D 9L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:34%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6 has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
50%
50%
2g
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Euwe-Keres Line
50%
50%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack
100%
2g
Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line
100%
1g
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line
100%
1g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation has the largest Black sample, with 1 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation
100%
1g
Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation
100%
1g
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation
100%
1g
French Defense: Advance Variation
100%
1g
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Advance Variation
100%
1g

Repertoire

26 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

26 games in this line · White to move

Results for McShane, Luke J as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
38%
42%
19%
Move
21 · 81%
43%
38%
19%
3 · 12%
33%
33%
33%
2 · 8%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Oct 11, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMSuleymanli, Aydin(2679)
L—
Oct 10, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMMeshkovs, Nikita(2521)
D—
Oct 9, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMLodici, Lorenzo(2568)
W—
Oct 4, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMLagarde, Maxime(2597)
L—
Oct 4, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMTiviakov, Sergei(2545)
D—
Oct 4, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMMoussard, Jules(2620)
L—
Oct 4, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMLagarde, Maxime(2597)
D—
Oct 4, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMBok, Benjamin(2560)
D—
Oct 4, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMBok, Benjamin(2560)
L—
Oct 4, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMMaroroa Jones, Gawain C B(2630)
W—

Research Luke J McShane’s games and opening repertoire

GM Luke J McShane is rated 2607 in standard, 2647 in rapid, 2594 in blitz by FIDE. Luke J McShane plays for England.

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