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ID: 2534592

Max McGrail

FIDE ratings

1,498Classical
1,573Rapid

Performance

50 games
26% Win
32% Draw
42% Loss

Max McGrail's playing style

Overall score:42%13W 16D 21L over 50 games
Best with 1.d4 as White:57%in 21 games
Struggles in the Sicilian Defense as Black:23%in 15 games
Steady recent form:35%5W 4D 11L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:32%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Indian Defense: Normal Variation has the largest White sample, with 3 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Indian Defense: Normal Variation
33%
33%
33%
3g
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Standard Development
50%
50%
2g
Benoni Defense
50%
50%
2g
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation
50%
50%
2g
Semi-Slav Defense
100%
1g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line has the largest Black sample, with 8 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line
13%
88%
8g
English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian
50%
50%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Closed
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Sokolsky Variation
50%
50%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation
100%
1g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

25 games in this line · White to move

Results for McGrail, Max as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
28%
44%
28%
Move
21 · 84%
33%
48%
19%
2 · 8%
50%
50%
2 · 8%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Jun 13, 1974
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
GMAndersson, Ulf 1949(2580)
D—
Apr 15, 1974
OTB - TheChessDog
Harris, Ronald A
L—
Apr 14, 1974
OTB - TheChessDog
GMHecht, Hans-Joachim(2515)
D—
Apr 13, 1974
OTB - TheChessDog
Littleton, Michael F(2295)
W—
Apr 12, 1974
OTB - TheChessDog
Kernan, Bernard
D—
Apr 12, 1974
OTB - PGN-Mentor
FMJamieson, Peter M(2270)
L—
Apr 11, 1974
OTB - TheChessDog
Henry, Paul
L—
Jan 1, 1974
OTB - TheChessDog
GMOlafsson, Ari Leo(2550)
L—
Jan 1, 1974
OTB - TheChessDog
FMLkhagva, Jambaldoo(2310)
L—
Jan 1, 1974
OTB - TheChessDog
FMFriedgood, David(2310)
L—

Research Max McGrail’s games and opening repertoire

Max McGrail is rated 1498 in standard, 1573 in rapid by FIDE. Max McGrail plays for Ireland.

Max McGrail has FIDE ID 2534592.

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