Player profile
Kavanagh, James
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21 of 21 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 90.4%
Opened e4: 7/7
Castled kingside: 12Same-side castling: 10Castled queenside: 3Opposite-side castling: 2Did not castle: 1
Played in the center: 9Played on the queenside: 4Fianchettoed queenside: 2Played on the kingside: 2Fianchettoed kingside: 1
Active pieces: 12Space advantage: 10Sacrificed material: 9Initiated exchanges: 9Backward pawn: 6Played gambits: 6Missed tactics: 5Avoided exchanges: 5Kept the bishop pair: 5Isolated pawn: 4
Openings
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As White 7 games 2W 2D 3L
Sicilian Defense 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Moscow Variation 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Sokolsky Variation
3 games
0W
1D
2L
French Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blackburne Defense
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Winawer Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Alekhine Gambit, Kan Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Two Knights Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Italian Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scotch Gambit 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Max Lange Attack
1 game
0W
0D
1L
As Black 9 games 4W 3D 2L
Caro-Kann Defense 5 games 2W 2D 1L
Advance Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Tal Variation
2 games
1W
1D
0L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Maróczy Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rubinstein Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Wade-Smyslov Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
2 games
1W
1D
0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Traditional Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Catalan Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Open Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Line
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Blunders Top 4 of 61
This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?
Games Showing all 21 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.06.01 | Round 6: Purcell, Kyle - Kavanagh, James | 6.4 | 2026.06.01 Purcell, Kyle (2535149) (1750) | 1 | 92.80% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| 2026.06.01 | Round 5: Kavanagh, James - White, George | 5.2 | 2026.06.01 White, George (2520354) (1882) | 0 | 83.50% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 | |
| 2026.05.30 | Round 2: Loughran, John - Kavanagh, James | 2.2 | 2026.05.30 Loughran, John (2501562) (1843) | 1 | 92.00% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 | |
| 2026.05.30 | Round 1: Kavanagh, James - Baczkowski, Piotr | 1.5 | 2026.05.30 Baczkowski, Piotr (2508281) (1756) | 1 | 97.50% | 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 | |
| 2026.05.28 | Round 4: Nelson, Jacob - Kavanagh, James | 4.1 | 2026.05.28 Nelson, Jacob (2520320) (1905) | 0 | 66.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 | |
| 2026.05.28 | Round 3: Kavanagh, James - Greenan, Darragh | 3.1 | 2026.05.28 Greenan, Darragh (2525607) (1911) | 1 | 96.40% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 | |
| 2025.06.02 | Round 6: Greenan, Darragh - Kavanagh, James | 6.4 | 2025.06.02 Greenan, Darragh (2525607) (1708) | ½ | 83.80% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ | |
| 2025.06.02 | Round 5: Salmin, Vitaliy - Kavanagh, James | 5.3 | 2025.06.02 Salmin, Vitaliy (34147885) (1768) | 0 | 85.20% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 e5 | |
| 2025.06.01 | Round 4: Kavanagh, James - Jagic, Jakov | 4.2 | 2025.06.01 Jagic, Jakov (2528398) (1880) | 0 | 87.00% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 | |
| 2025.06.01 | Round 3: Mohamed, Mohamed Abbasher - Kavanagh, James | 3.4 | 2025.06.01 Mohamed, Mohamed Abbasher (2528754) (1845) | 1 | 98.90% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 | |
| 2025.05.31 | Round 2: Kavanagh, James - Cogelja, Mihovil Niko | 2.2 | 2025.05.31 Cogelja, Mihovil Niko (2528304) (1773) | ½ | 87.80% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 | |
| 2025.05.30 | Round 1: Allidine, Mark - Kavanagh, James | 1.3 | 2025.05.30 Allidine, Mark (2514397) (1801) | 1 | 96.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ | |
| 2024.02.04 | Round 5: Brendan Lyons - James Kavanagh | 2024.02.04 Brendan Lyons | ½ | 98.30% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 | ||
| 2024.02.04 | Round 4: Rory Quinn - Ben Sheahan | 2024.02.04 Ben Sheahan | ½ | 90.20% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 | ||
| 2024.02.03 | Round 3: James Kavanagh - Oleg Gubanov | 2024.02.03 Oleg Gubanov | 0 | 92.20% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 | ||
| 2024.02.03 | Round 2: James Naughton - James Kavanagh | 2024.02.03 James Naughton | ½ | 97.80% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | ||
| 2023.10.22 | Round 5: Mees Van Batenburg - James Kavanagh | 2023.10.22 Mees Van Batenburg (2181) | 0 | 81.80% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | ||
| 2023.10.21 | Round 4: Aaron Rich - James Kavanagh | 2023.10.21 Aaron Rich (1583) | 1 | 96.00% | 1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 | ||
| 2023.10.21 | Round 3: James Kavanagh - Mees Van Batenburg | 2023.10.21 Mees Van Batenburg (2181) | 0 | 90.50% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 | ||
| 2023.10.20 | Round 2: Juliette Cornileau - James Kavanagh | 2023.10.20 Juliette Cornileau (2060) | 0 | 86.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | ||
| 2023.10.20 | Round 1: James Kavanagh - Vlad Protassov | 2023.10.20 Vlad Protassov (1977) | 0 | 82.80% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 |