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McDonald, Neil

Standard: 2385 Rapid: 2406 Blitz: 2374 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 400629 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: ENG Sex: M Birth Year: 1967 Age: 59
Title: GM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 32 Wins: 11 (34%) Draws: 13 (41%) Losses: 7 (22%) Other: 1
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Dossier

31 of 32 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 88.3%
Opened e4: 12/12
Castled kingside: 16Same-side castling: 13Opposite-side castling: 7Castled queenside: 6
Played in the center: 7Played on the queenside: 6Played on the kingside: 6Fianchettoed queenside: 4Fianchettoed kingside: 3
Active pieces: 14Sacrificed material: 14Isolated pawn: 14Initiated exchanges: 13Backward pawn: 12Kept the bishop pair: 8Space advantage: 7Missed tactics: 6Avoided exchanges: 6Played gambits: 2
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As White 13 games 6W 3D 3L
Sicilian Defense 9 games 4W 2D 2L
Najdorf Variation 4 games 3W 0D 1L
English Attack 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Attack, Anti-English 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Richter-Rauzer Variation 3 games 0W 1D 1L
Neo-Modern Variation 2 games 0W 0D 1L
Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Moscow Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Westerinen Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Ruy Lopez 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Morphy Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Anderssen Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
French Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tarrasch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scandinavian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Mieses Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 10 games 2W 5D 3L
Dutch Defense 5 games 1W 4D 0L
Raphael Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Queen's Knight Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Semi-Leningrad Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scotch Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Schmidt Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Italian Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scandinavian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Valencian Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Four Knights Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Spanish Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sämisch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 106

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

2026.10.30 · 25... Bd7 (−37.9% win chance) 1-0
McDonald, Neil
Clarke, Brandon G I
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2026.08.09 · 53. Rxf2 (−32.1% win chance) 1-0
Toma, Katarzyna
McDonald, Neil
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2026.08.02 · 51. Ne5 (−29.4% win chance) 1-0
Crawford, Owen
McDonald, Neil
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2026.08.07 · 42. Rd4 (−27.8% win chance) 0-1
Ghasi, Ameet K
McDonald, Neil
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Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves