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Taaffe, Paul

Standard: 1861 Rapid: 1868 Blitz: 1822 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 2503549 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: IRL Sex: M Birth Year: 1966 Age: 60
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 7 Wins: 2 (29%) Draws: 3 (43%) Losses: 2 (29%)
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Dossier

7 of 7 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 92.6%
Opened e4: 3/3
Castled kingside: 5Same-side castling: 4Castled queenside: 2Opposite-side castling: 2
Played in the center: 4Fianchettoed kingside: 3Played on the kingside: 2Fianchettoed queenside: 1Played on the queenside: 1
Active pieces: 6Initiated exchanges: 5Backward pawn: 4Space advantage: 3Sacrificed material: 3Kept the bishop pair: 2Isolated pawn: 1Avoided exchanges: 1Played gambits: 1
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Openings

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As White 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Sicilian Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Najdorf Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Lipnitsky Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Pirc Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Traditional System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzowitsch Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scandinavian Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scandinavian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Gubinsky-Melts Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Accelerated London System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 18

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

2026.02.01 · 29... Bxc6 (−43% win chance) 1-0
Taaffe, Paul
Heron, Lorcan
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2024.02.04 · 44. Re8 (−35.5% win chance) 0-1
Atharva Paibir
Paul Taaffe
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2026.02.01 · 22... Ba6 (−13.8% win chance) 1-0
Taaffe, Paul
Heron, Lorcan
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2026.02.01 · 20... f4 (−12% win chance) 1-0
Taaffe, Paul
Heron, Lorcan
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Games Showing all 7 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves