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Delaney, John

Standard: 2161 Rapid: 2057 Blitz: 2174 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 2500060 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: IRL Sex: M Birth Year: 1962 Age: 64
Title: FM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 62 Wins: 25 (40%) Draws: 15 (24%) Losses: 22 (35%)
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Dossier

60 of 62 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 88.7%
Opened e4: 14/27Opened d4: 11/27Opened c4: 2/27
Castled kingside: 41Same-side castling: 34Did not castle: 8Castled queenside: 7Opposite-side castling: 4
Played in the center: 17Played on the kingside: 14Fianchettoed kingside: 14Fianchettoed queenside: 9Played on the queenside: 8
Kept the bishop pair: 46Active pieces: 38Sacrificed material: 35Initiated exchanges: 33Space advantage: 32Backward pawn: 29Isolated pawn: 24Missed tactics: 18Avoided exchanges: 12Played gambits: 4
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Openings

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As White 29 games 13W 8D 8L
Sicilian Defense 7 games 3W 1D 3L
Dragon Variation 4 games 3W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Yugoslav Attack, Czerniak Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Najdorf Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Amsterdam Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Richter-Rauzer Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Neo-Modern Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Trompowsky Attack 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Classical Defense 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Big Center Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Raptor Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Pawn Game 4 games 3W 1D 0L
Levitsky Attack 3 games 2W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Zukertort Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Defense 4 games 2W 0D 2L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Wade Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Svenonius Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Winawer Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Positional Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Philidor Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Lion Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
English Opening 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Neo-Catalan Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Great Snake Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Stoltz Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Pseudo-Benko 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Reshevsky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tartakower Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Perlis Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Grünfeld Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 29 games 10W 7D 12L
Sicilian Defense 9 games 3W 1D 5L
Lasker-Pelikan Variation 5 games 2W 1D 2L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Sveshnikov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 3 games 1W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
French Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Westerinen Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Dutch Defense 5 games 3W 1D 1L
Staunton Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Tartakower Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Hopton Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Stonewall Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Raphael Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Defense 4 games 0W 3D 1L
Two Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tarrasch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Open System, Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Lputian Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Zukertort Opening 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Dutch Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Kingside Fianchetto 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Gambit Invitation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
English Opening 2 games 2W 0D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Carls-Bremen System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Horwitz Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Kangaroo Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Benko Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bird Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Hobbs Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Slav Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 286

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

2026.10.31 · 30... g5 (−67.8% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Delaney, John
Ayaan Arora
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2026.10.27 · 22. Qf5 (−66.2% win chance) 0-1
Bakhyt, Rauan
Delaney, John
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2026.10.31 · 29... Bf8 (−61.3% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Delaney, John
Ayaan Arora
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2025.10.28 · 56... Kh7 (−38.2% win chance) 1-0
Delaney, John
Favaloro, Andrea
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Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves