Player profile

Loughran, John

Standard: 1781 Rapid: 1724 Blitz: 1848 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 2501562 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: IRL Sex: M Birth Year: 1960 Age: 66
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: FA FOA title: —
Games: 21 Wins: 7 (33%) Draws: 2 (10%) Losses: 12 (57%)
Dossier

19 of 21 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 86%
Opened e4: 6/12Opened d4: 6/12
Castled kingside: 16Same-side castling: 12Opposite-side castling: 3Castled queenside: 2Did not castle: 1
Played in the center: 8Fianchettoed kingside: 7Played on the kingside: 6Fianchettoed queenside: 3Played on the queenside: 1
Active pieces: 14Initiated exchanges: 13Kept the bishop pair: 12Space advantage: 12Backward pawn: 11Isolated pawn: 9Sacrificed material: 9Missed tactics: 9Avoided exchanges: 3Played gambits: 1
Openings

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As White 12 games 5W 1D 6L
Caro-Kann Defense 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Advance Variation 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Tal Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sicilian Defense 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Sozin Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Flank Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Dragon Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Open 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Dutch Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Huisl Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Knight Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Traditional Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bogo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Benko Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Deferred Fianchetto 1 game 0W 1D 0L
As Black 9 games 2W 1D 6L
Sicilian Defense 4 games 0W 1D 3L
Delayed Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
with e6 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kan Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Polugaevsky Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Smith-Morra Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Closed 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Indian Defense 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Orthodox Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Classical System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Gligoric-Taimanov System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Makogonov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Accelerated London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Zukertort Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 100

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

2026.05.30 · 27. h4 (−81% win chance) 0-1
Kavanagh, James
Loughran, John
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2026.06.01 · 26. Qd3 (−62.4% win chance) 0-1
Bayrak, Beril
Loughran, John
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2024.03.30 · 31... cxd3 (−59% win chance) 1-0
Loughran, John
Armstrong, Fred
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2025.06.02 · 21. Rxf8+ (−41.2% win chance) 0-1
Smoliarenko, Illia
Loughran, John
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Games Showing all 21 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves