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McDonnell, James J.

Standard: 1802 Rapid: 1716 Blitz: 1898 (last updated 2026-10-02)
FIDE ID: 2500787 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: IRL Sex: M Birth Year: 1954 Age: 72
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 8 Wins: 3 (38%) Draws: 2 (25%) Losses: 3 (38%)
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Dossier

8 of 8 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 89.7%
Opened e4: 3/3
Castled kingside: 4Same-side castling: 3Did not castle: 1
Played on the kingside: 3Fianchettoed queenside: 2Played in the center: 2Fianchettoed kingside: 1
Active pieces: 4Isolated pawn: 3Kept the bishop pair: 3Backward pawn: 3Initiated exchanges: 3Space advantage: 2Sacrificed material: 1Avoided exchanges: 1Missed tactics: 1
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Openings

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As White 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Caro-Kann Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Advance Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Short Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Petrov's Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Center Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
As Black 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Torre Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Gossip Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sicilian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Smith-Morra Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 42

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

2024.09.07 · 39... Bd7 (−28.4% win chance) 1/2-1/2
McDonnell, James J.
Tomlinson, Zak
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2024.09.07 · 33... Bf1 (−23% win chance) 1/2-1/2
McDonnell, James J.
Tomlinson, Zak
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2024.09.07 · 36. g4 (−20.9% win chance) 0-1
Dukalevs, Olegs
McDonnell, James J.
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2024.09.07 · 39. Re3 (−18.6% win chance) 0-1
Dukalevs, Olegs
McDonnell, James J.
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Games Showing all 8 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves