EnglandENG
ID: 413178

David J Ireland

FIDE ratings

1,979Classical
1,904Rapid

Performance

50 games
44% Win
34% Draw
22% Loss

David J Ireland's playing style

Strong overall score:61%22W 17D 11L over 50 games
Dominates 1.d4 as White:72%in 18 games
Strongest in classical:61%in 49 games
Steady recent form:55%8W 6D 6L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:34%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System
50%
50%
4g
Torre Attack: Classical Defense, Nimzowitsch Variation
100%
3g
Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Anti-Colle
100%
2g
Benko Gambit Accepted: Modern Variation
100%
1g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense has the largest Black sample, with 3 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
100%
3g
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack
100%
3g
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Normal System
100%
2g
Benko Gambit
100%
2g
Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

24 games in this line · White to move

Results for Ireland, David J as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
46%
42%
13%
Move
18 · 75%
50%
44%
6%
2 · 8%
100%
2 · 8%
100%
2 · 8%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Mar 28, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Ingvarsson, Unnar(1829)
L—
Mar 28, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Slinger, Tony J(1850)
D—
Mar 28, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Slinger, Tony J(1847)
D—
Mar 28, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Slinger, Tony J(1850)
D—
Mar 28, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Davey, Finn Patrick(1720)
W—
Mar 28, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Ingvarsson, Unnar(1818)
L—
Mar 28, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Li,Ran(BJ)
W—
Mar 28, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Davey, Finn Patrick(1720)
W—
Mar 28, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Ingvarsson, Unnar(1818)
L—
Mar 28, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Li,Ran(BJ)
W—

Research David J Ireland’s games and opening repertoire

David J Ireland is rated 1979 in standard, 1904 in rapid by FIDE. David J Ireland plays for England.

David J Ireland has FIDE ID 413178.

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