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MacElligott, Gerard

Standard: 1935 Rapid: 1897 Blitz: 1967 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 2500647 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: IRL Sex: M Birth Year: 1956 Age: 70
Title: CM Women's title: — Other title: NA FOA title: —
Games: 27 Wins: 8 (30%) Draws: 8 (30%) Losses: 9 (33%) Other: 2
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Dossier

26 of 27 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 89.9%
Opened d4: 9/15Opened Nf3: 3/15Opened c4: 2/15Opened e4: 1/15
Castled kingside: 25Same-side castling: 22Opposite-side castling: 2Castled queenside: 1
Fianchettoed kingside: 16Played in the center: 8Played on the kingside: 7Fianchettoed queenside: 3Played on the queenside: 3
Kept the bishop pair: 21Space advantage: 21Active pieces: 21Sacrificed material: 20Backward pawn: 19Initiated exchanges: 15Missed tactics: 9Isolated pawn: 8Avoided exchanges: 6Played gambits: 4
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As White 16 games 7W 3D 5L
Benoni Defense 4 games 1W 0D 3L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Old Benoni 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Benoni-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Kingside Move Order 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 4 games 1W 3D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Four Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Neo-Catalan 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Neo-Catalan Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Catalan Opening 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Closed Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Traditional Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Closed 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Variation 1 game 0W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Dutch Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sicilian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Alapin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 11 games 1W 5D 4L
Sicilian Defense 4 games 1W 2D 0L
Accelerated Dragon 2 games 0W 1D 0L
Maróczy Bind 1 game 0W 0D 0L
Modern Bc4 Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Closed 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Traditional 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Old Sicilian 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Tarrasch Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Symmetrical Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Botvinnik System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Tarrasch Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Krause Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 108

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

2024.07.10 · 36. Rxa7 (−36.5% win chance) 0-1
Hentunen, Asko
MacElligott, Gerard
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2025.02.01 · 51... Rb3+ (−34.7% win chance) 1/2-1/2
MacElligott, Gerard
Landmark, Snaevar
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2026.04.19 · 24. Rae1 (−32.2% win chance) 0-1
Roos, Jean-Luc
MacElligott, Gerard
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2026.02.01 · 17... Bxd4 (−30.5% win chance) 1-0
MacElligott, Gerard
O`Gorman, Alice
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Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves