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Irving, Neil

Standard: 1884 Rapid: 1804 Blitz: 1873 (last updated 2026-10-02)
FIDE ID: 2402238 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: SCO Sex: M Birth Year: 1976 Age: 50
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 39 Wins: 10 (26%) Draws: 12 (31%) Losses: 17 (44%)
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Dossier

32 of 39 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 88.8%
Opened Nf3: 6/13Opened c4: 6/13Opened d4: 1/13
Castled kingside: 26Same-side castling: 20Opposite-side castling: 6Did not castle: 3Castled queenside: 1
Played in the center: 14Fianchettoed kingside: 12Played on the queenside: 11Fianchettoed queenside: 8Played on the kingside: 4
Active pieces: 23Space advantage: 19Kept the bishop pair: 17Initiated exchanges: 17Sacrificed material: 15Isolated pawn: 14Backward pawn: 14Missed tactics: 12Played gambits: 6Avoided exchanges: 5
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Openings

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As White 18 games 8W 3D 7L
English Opening 9 games 4W 0D 5L
Symmetrical Variation 6 games 4W 0D 2L
Mecking Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Hedgehog Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Agincourt Defense 3 games 0W 0D 3L
Catalan Defense Accepted 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Neo-Catalan Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Zukertort Opening 4 games 1W 3D 0L
Polish Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Dutch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kingside Fianchetto 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Traditional Variation, Nimzowitsch Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Catalan Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Closed Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Traditional Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Dutch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Huisl Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Chigorin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 19 games 2W 8D 9L
French Defense 5 games 2W 1D 2L
Tarrasch Variation 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Chistyakov Defense, Modern Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Chistyakov Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Open System, Euwe-Keres Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Schlechter Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 4 games 0W 3D 1L
Advance Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tal Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Karpov Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Maróczy Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scandinavian Defense 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Gubinsky-Melts Defense 3 games 0W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Accelerated London System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Levitsky Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Horwitz Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
English Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anglo-Dutch Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Dutch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Buenos Aires Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 126

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2024.07.13 · 34. Bxc6 (−56.1% win chance) 0-1
Burnett, Walter
Irving, Neil
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2026.07.07 · 49. Kc1 (−43.1% win chance) 0-1
Shopynskyi, Vladyslav
Irving, Neil
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2024.07.09 · 39... c6 (−38.5% win chance) 1-0
Irving, Neil
Giulian, Philip M
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2024.07.09 · 43... Qb5+ (−32.3% win chance) 1-0
Irving, Neil
Giulian, Philip M
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Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves