Player profile

Menzies, Colin

Standard: 2158 Rapid: 2186 Blitz: 2173 (last updated 2026-10-02)
FIDE ID: 2502755 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: IRL Sex: M Birth Year: 1988 Age: 38
Title: FM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 15 Wins: 5 (33%) Draws: 3 (20%) Losses: 7 (47%)
Dossier

15 of 15 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 86.1%
Opened d4: 4/7Opened Nf3: 3/7
Castled kingside: 6Same-side castling: 6Castled queenside: 5Opposite-side castling: 5Did not castle: 3
Played in the center: 7Played on the queenside: 6Fianchettoed queenside: 4Fianchettoed kingside: 3Played on the kingside: 1
Initiated exchanges: 10Isolated pawn: 9Backward pawn: 9Sacrificed material: 8Active pieces: 8Space advantage: 7Kept the bishop pair: 7Missed tactics: 4Avoided exchanges: 3Played gambits: 2
Openings

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As White 7 games 2W 1D 4L
Dutch Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Hopton Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Leningrad Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Warsaw Variation 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
English Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Positional Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Benko Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
As Black 7 games 3W 1D 3L
Caro-Kann Defense 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Tal Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Two Knights Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Indian Accelerated 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Two Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Reversed Grünfeld 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 57

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

2023.11.12 · 38... Ke8 (−43.2% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Menzies, Colin
Nicholas, Koichi B
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2024.11.24 · 34... Kf7 (−42.3% win chance) 1-0
Menzies, Colin
Cooksey, Paul S
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2024.10.22 · 14. Re1 (−40.6% win chance) 1-0
Fathallah, Joe
Menzies, Colin
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2024.02.10 · 27. Qe3 (−39.3% win chance) 0-1
Bowcott-Terry, Finlay
Menzies, Colin
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Games Showing all 15 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves