Player profile
McLachlan, Matthew
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35 of 38 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 87.2%
Opened d4: 18/18
Castled kingside: 27Same-side castling: 26Did not castle: 5Castled queenside: 3Opposite-side castling: 2
Played on the kingside: 15Fianchettoed kingside: 9Played in the center: 7Played on the queenside: 7Fianchettoed queenside: 6
Active pieces: 24Initiated exchanges: 23Backward pawn: 20Space advantage: 20Sacrificed material: 19Missed tactics: 18Isolated pawn: 18Kept the bishop pair: 17Avoided exchanges: 6Played gambits: 3
Openings
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As White 21 games 10W 4D 6L
Queen's Gambit Declined 5 games 3W 1D 1L
Harrwitz Attack 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Defense
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Two Knights Defense, Blockade Line
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Exchange Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Reshevsky Variation
2 games
0W
1D
1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Trompowsky Attack 5 games 3W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 5 games 3W 2D 0L
(unspecified)
5 games
3W
2D
0L
Semi-Slav Defense 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Noteboom Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Botvinnik Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Lilienthal Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Anti-Moscow Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Slav Defense 2 games 1W 0D 0L
Chebanenko Variation 2 games 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
2 games
1W
0D
0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
St. Petersburg Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fischer Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Central Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
McDonnell Defense
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Alekhine System
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Grünfeld Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Petrosian System
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Wade Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
As Black 17 games 6W 2D 9L
French Defense 5 games 2W 0D 3L
McCutcheon Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Lasker Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Chigorin Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Paulsen Attack
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Steinitz Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Boleslavsky Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Schlechter Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Benoni Defense 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Argentine Counterattack
1 game
0W
0D
1L
King's Pawn Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Semi-Slav Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified)
2 games
0W
0D
2L
Sicilian Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Lasker-Pelikan Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Traditional
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Zukertort Opening 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Nimzo-Larsen Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Dutch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Slav Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Quiet Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
English Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
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Games Showing all 38 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.10.31 | English Chess Championship 2026 | 9.21 | 2026.10.31 Honey, Luke Anthony (343403425) (2100) | * | - | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.10.30 | English Chess Championship 2026 | 9.21 | 2026.10.30 Honey, Luke Anthony (343403425) (2100) | 1 | 85.40% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.10.30 | English Chess Championship 2026 | 8.21 | 2026.10.30 Zhu, Richard (426377) (2078) | 0 | 88.20% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.10.29 | English Chess Championship 2026 | 7.16 | 2026.10.29 Golding, James (427250) (2169) | 0 | 91.50% | 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.10.29 | English Chess Championship 2026 | 6.10 | 2026.10.29 Shearsby, Jude (462527) (2287) | 0 | 77.90% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.10.28 | English Chess Championship 2026 | 5.13 | 2026.10.28 Han, Qixiang (496952) (2226) | ½ | 89.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2026.10.27 | English Chess Championship 2026 | 4.9 | 2026.10.27 Vaidyanathan, Adithya (495450) (2240) | ½ | 90.50% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.10.27 | English Chess Championship 2026 | 3.17 | 2026.10.27 Gomez, Daniel (497126) (2126) | 1 | 96.00% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2026.10.26 | English Chess Championship 2026 | 2.12 | 2026.10.26 Balaji, Aaravamudhan (436224) (2317) | 0 | 85.40% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.10.26 | English Chess Championship 2026 | 1.23 | 2026.10.26 Richardson, John R (401617) (2202) | 1 | 86.80% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 | |
| 2026.08.31 | Round 6: McLachlan, Matthew - Sagues, Vincent | 6.9 | 2026.08.31 Sagues, Vincent (625680) (1952) | 1 | 88.40% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 | |
| 2026.08.30 | Round 5: Gupta, Aditya - McLachlan, Matthew | 5.11 | 2026.08.30 Gupta, Aditya (343418643) (1874) | 1 | 94.10% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2026.08.30 | Round 4: McLachlan, Matthew - Brewer, Callum D | 4.5 | 2026.08.30 Brewer, Callum D (435309) (2157) | 0 | 87.40% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 | |
| 2026.08.29 | Round 3: Bourne, Johnathan D - McLachlan, Matthew | 3.12 | 2026.08.29 Bourne, Johnathan D (413232) (1918) | 1 | 93.50% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.08.28 | Round 1: Pradhan, Ayan - McLachlan, Matthew | 1.12 | 2026.08.28 Pradhan, Ayan (498319) (1803) | 1 | 94.50% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 | |
| 2026.08.27 | Round 2: McLachlan, Matthew - Wells, Peter K | 2.1 | 2026.08.27 Wells, Peter K (400327) (2313) | 0 | 73.70% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 | |
| 2025.12.07 | Round 10: McLachlan, Matthew - Duke, Dillan | 10.23 | 2025.12.07 Duke, Dillan (487538) (1811) | ½ | - | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 | |
| 2025.12.07 | Round 9: Kalavannan, Koby - McLachlan, Matthew | 9.33 | 2025.12.07 Kalavannan, Koby (425753) (2287) | 0 | 83.10% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 | |
| 2025.12.07 | Round 8: McLachlan, Matthew - Flavell, Archie | 8.29 | 2025.12.07 Flavell, Archie (343427448) (1555) | 1 | 87.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 | |
| 2025.12.07 | Round 6: McLachlan, Matthew - Breton, Martin | 6.29 | 2025.12.07 Breton, Martin (343428916) (1740) | 0 | 85.20% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.12.06 | Round 4: McLachlan, Matthew - Gasanov, Eldar | 4.30 | 2025.12.06 Gasanov, Eldar (14104466) (2397) | 0 | 83.90% | 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. g3 Nd7 | |
| 2025.03.02 | Round 11: McLachlan, Matthew - Liu, Jacob | 11.45 | 2025.03.02 Liu, Jacob (496960) (1815) | 1 | 84.70% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.03.02 | Round 10: Zhang, Junyi - McLachlan, Matthew | 10.28 | 2025.03.02 Zhang, Junyi (494437) (2064) | 0 | 91.40% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 | |
| 2025.03.02 | Round 9: Bakhtiyarov, Kamronbek - McLachlan, Matthew | 9.43 | 2025.03.02 Bakhtiyarov, Kamronbek (14223724) (1610) | 1 | 83.00% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.03.02 | Round 8: McLachlan, Matthew - Nilim, Armaan | 8.53 | 2025.03.02 Nilim, Armaan (343411916) (1808) | 1 | 97.80% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 | |
| 2025.03.02 | Round 7: Vaidyanathan, Adithya - McLachlan, Matthew | 7.33 | 2025.03.02 Vaidyanathan, Adithya (495450) (2091) | 0 | 67.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 e6 | |
| 2025.03.01 | Round 5: McLachlan, Matthew - Kothari, Jai | 5.23 | 2025.03.01 Kothari, Jai (477117) (2037) | ½ | 96.70% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Bxf6 exf6 | |
| 2025.03.01 | Round 4: Middleton, Ben - McLachlan, Matthew | 4.45 | 2025.03.01 Middleton, Ben (343426778) | 1 | 87.60% | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 | |
| 2025.03.01 | Round 3: McLachlan, Matthew - Basher, Ekramul | 3.48 | 2025.03.01 Basher, Ekramul (343440320) | 1 | 87.60% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.03.01 | Round 2: Slaby, Jerzy - McLachlan, Matthew | 2.7 | 2025.03.01 Slaby, Jerzy (1121405) (2457) | 0 | 81.10% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.03.01 | Round 1: McLachlan, Matthew - Van Neerven, Yvon | 1.71 | 2025.03.01 Van Neerven, Yvon (343415881) (1559) | 1 | - | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Bxf6 exf6 | |
| 2024.06.23 | Round 7: Clarke, James - McLachlan, Matthew | 2024.06.23 Clarke, James (463140) (1894) | 0 | 89.00% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 dxe4 | ||
| 2024.06.22 | Round 6: McLachlan, Matthew - Varley, Joe | 2024.06.22 Varley, Joe (461962) (1948) | 1 | 83.40% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 | ||
| 2024.06.22 | Round 5: Atako, Chino C - McLachlan, Matthew | 2024.06.22 Atako, Chino C (468649) (2003) | 0 | 91.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 | ||
| 2024.06.21 | Round 4: Zakarian, Dimitrios Levon - McLachlan, Matthew | 2024.06.21 Zakarian, Dimitrios Levon (453080) (1966) | 1 | 88.90% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 | ||
| 2024.06.21 | Round 3: McLachlan, Matthew - Mikalajunas, Kajus | 2024.06.21 Mikalajunas, Kajus (483621) (1995) | 0 | 84.80% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 | ||
| 2024.06.20 | Round 2: Vaidyanathan, Adithya - McLachlan, Matthew | 2024.06.20 Vaidyanathan, Adithya (495450) (2002) | ½ | 94.30% | 1. Nf3 f5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Nf6 | ||
| 2024.06.20 | Round 1: McLachlan, Matthew - Shearsby, Jude | 2024.06.20 Shearsby, Jude (462527) (2092) | ½ | 82.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 g6 3. Bxf6 exf6 |