Player profile

Melaugh, Shane

Standard: 2125 Rapid: 2152 Blitz: 2205 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 2509580 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: IRL Sex: M Birth Year: 2001 Age: 25
Title: FM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 84 Wins: 35 (42%) Draws: 16 (19%) Losses: 32 (38%) Other: 1
Dossier

74 of 84 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 90%
Opened c4: 25/34Opened e4: 7/34Opened d4: 2/34
Castled kingside: 63Same-side castling: 52Opposite-side castling: 11Castled queenside: 5Did not castle: 5
Played in the center: 30Played on the kingside: 22Fianchettoed queenside: 17Played on the queenside: 15Fianchettoed kingside: 14
Space advantage: 51Sacrificed material: 47Backward pawn: 46Kept the bishop pair: 45Initiated exchanges: 42Active pieces: 41Isolated pawn: 40Missed tactics: 19Avoided exchanges: 19Played gambits: 8
Openings

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As White 41 games 17W 9D 14L
English Opening 21 games 12W 3D 5L
King's English Variation 5 games 3W 0D 2L
Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Three Knights System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Symmetrical Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Two Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Queen's Knight Variation 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Agincourt Defense 3 games 2W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Caro-Kann Defensive System 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Mikenas-Carls 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Sicilian 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Mikenas-Carls Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anglo-Grünfeld Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 0L
Four Knights System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzowitsch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Defense 5 games 1W 4D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 5 games 1W 4D 0L
Classical Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Yugoslav Variation, Rare Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Yugoslav Variation, Exchange Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Uhlmann-Szabo System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sicilian Defense 5 games 1W 0D 4L
French Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Richter-Rauzer Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
O'Kelly Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Réti System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Taimanov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bastrikov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Gambit Declined 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Positional Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Semi-Slav Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Stoltz Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Chigorin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tarrasch Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tarrasch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Four Knights Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scotch Variation Accepted 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Veresov Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Dutch System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Dutch Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Stonewall Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 42 games 18W 7D 17L
Dutch Defense 14 games 7W 3D 4L
Classical Variation 11 games 6W 3D 2L
(unspecified) 10 games 5W 3D 2L
Huisl Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 3 games 1W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Sicilian Defense 10 games 5W 2D 3L
Four Knights Variation 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Exchange Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Cobra Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
French Variation 3 games 2W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Closed 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Paulsen Formation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Defense 8 games 3W 1D 4L
Rubinstein Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Kasparov Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Tarrasch Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Steinitz Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Boleslavsky Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Steiner Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Horwitz Defense 3 games 0W 0D 3L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 0D 3L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 0D 3L
King's Indian Attack, with e6 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
English Opening 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
London System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
with e6 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Positional Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Philidor Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Lion Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 291

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

2026.10.29 · 26. Rdf1 (−51.1% win chance) 0-1
Lopez Martinez, Jaime
Melaugh, Shane
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2025.04.19 · 31... Re8 (−45.2% win chance) 1-0
Melaugh, Shane
O`reilly, Conor
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2025.02.16 · 27... Rf7 (−40.6% win chance) 1-0
Melaugh, Shane
Malek, Jan
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2026.10.18 · 22... Rhd8 (−39.5% win chance) 1-0
Melaugh, Shane
Comley, Jamie
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Games Showing all 84 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves