Player profile
McKennis, Darren
Dossier
23 of 26 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 90.9%
Opened d4: 6/11Opened Nf3: 5/11
Castled kingside: 20Same-side castling: 20Did not castle: 3
Played on the queenside: 7Fianchettoed kingside: 7Fianchettoed queenside: 6Played in the center: 5Played on the kingside: 3
Initiated exchanges: 18Sacrificed material: 15Active pieces: 14Backward pawn: 12Space advantage: 12Kept the bishop pair: 12Isolated pawn: 8Missed tactics: 4Avoided exchanges: 3Played gambits: 1
Openings
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As White 14 games 7W 1D 6L
King's Indian Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Lesser Simagin (Spassky)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Panno Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
King's Indian Attack, with e6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Tarrasch Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Benoni Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Original Defense
1 game
1W
0D
0L
English Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Wade-Tartakower Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Catalan Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Rapport-Jobava System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Bogo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Grünfeld Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Reshevsky Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Slav Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Black Mustang Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
As Black 12 games 4W 2D 6L
Caro-Kann Defense 6 games 3W 1D 2L
Advance Variation 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Tal Variation
2 games
2W
0D
0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Two Knights Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Tartakower Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Catalan Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Open Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Italian Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Giuoco Pianissimo
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pseudo-Catalan
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Réti Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Anglo-Slav Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Gurevich System
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Slav Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Quiet Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Schallopp Defense
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Blunders Top 4 of 85
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Games Showing all 26 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.08.09 | Round 9: Vargas Arguedas, Caleb - McKennis, Darren | 9.8 | 2026.08.09 Vargas Arguedas, Caleb (6524869) (2047) | ½ | 89.70% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 | |
| 2026.08.08 | Round 8: Ibarra Carlos Roberto - McKennis, Darren | 8.4 | 2026.08.08 Ibarra Carlos Roberto (6707173) (2270) | 0 | 82.50% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| 2026.08.08 | Round 7: McKennis, Darren - Chahin Godoy, Angel Eduardo | 7.7 | 2026.08.08 Chahin Godoy, Angel Eduardo (8404925) (2051) | 1 | 93.50% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 | |
| 2026.08.07 | Round 6: Reyes Zavaleta, Fabian Ricardo - McKennis, Darren | 6.2 | 2026.08.07 Reyes Zavaleta, Fabian Ricardo (3844153) (2260) | 0 | 88.40% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.08.06 | Round 5: McKennis, Darren - Jain, Aayush | 5.8 | 2026.08.06 Jain, Aayush (7404697) (1944) | 1 | 90.20% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 | |
| 2026.08.06 | Round 4: Torres Acosta, Gael - McKennis, Darren | 4.10 | 2026.08.06 Torres Acosta, Gael (3110770) (1908) | 1 | 93.70% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| 2026.08.05 | Round 3: McKennis, Darren - Zacarias Rodriguez, Santiago | 3.3 | 2026.08.05 Zacarias Rodriguez, Santiago (5148367) (2208) | 0 | 87.90% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 | |
| 2026.08.04 | Round 2: McKennis, Darren - Villafranca Becerra, Rafael Andres | 2.13 | 2026.08.04 Villafranca Becerra, Rafael Andres (8410780) (1786) | 1 | 97.50% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 | |
| 2026.08.04 | Round 1: Hernandez Canales, Lester Isaac - McKennis, Darren | 1.14 | 2026.08.04 Hernandez Canales, Lester Isaac (8411573) (1540) | 1 | 95.70% | 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 | |
| 2026.02.20 | 2026 SITTU Barbados Open Championship Group A ELO 2100+ | 9.5 | 2026.02.20 Del Castilho, Martyn (11100400) (2221) | 0 | 78.10% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 | |
| 2026.02.20 | 2026 SITTU Barbados Open Championship Group A ELO 2100+ | 8.2 | 2026.02.20 Plotkin, Mark (2611651) (2374) | 0 | 87.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 | |
| 2026.02.20 | 2026 SITTU Barbados Open Championship Group A ELO 2100+ | 7.4 | 2026.02.20 Harper, Ryan (7700156) (2096) | 1 | 95.60% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| 2026.02.20 | 2026 SITTU Barbados Open Championship Group A ELO 2100+ | 6.3 | 2026.02.20 Ynojosa Aponte, Felix Jose (3900258) (2387) | 0 | 87.90% | 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 | |
| 2026.02.20 | 2026 SITTU Barbados Open Championship Group A ELO 2100+ | 5.3 | 2026.02.20 Mendes Aaron Reeve (25954938) (2343) | ½ | 98.20% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 | |
| 2026.02.20 | 2026 SITTU Barbados Open Championship Group A ELO 2100+ | 4.4 | 2026.02.20 Farley, Terry (11100095) (2186) | 1 | 91.00% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 | |
| 2026.02.19 | 2026 SITTU Barbados Open Championship Group A ELO 2100+ | 3.2 | 2026.02.19 Rodrigue-Lemieux, Shawn (2620049) (2532) | 0 | 90.60% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 | |
| 2026.02.19 | 2026 SITTU Barbados Open Championship Group A ELO 2100+ | 2.5 | 2026.02.19 Johnson, Joshua (7700768) (2193) | 0 | - | 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 | |
| 2026.02.18 | 2026 SITTU Barbados Open Championship Group A ELO 2100+ | 1.1 | 2026.02.18 Husbands, Orlando (11101644) (2289) | 1 | - | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 | |
| 2024.09.21 | 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad | 10.240 | 2024.09.21 Khayat, Emad (21518076) (1907) | 0 | 91.30% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 | |
| 2024.09.20 | 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad | 9.180 | 2024.09.20 Montevilla Cahuasa, Jonathan I. (3322220) (2064) | ½ | 91.60% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ | |
| 2024.09.19 | 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad | 8.236 | 2024.09.19 Nitzborn, Max Baron (15200434) (1800) | 1 | 96.30% | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 c5 | |
| 2024.09.15 | 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad | 5.164 | 2024.09.15 Xhembulla, Aleksander (4705114) (2169) | 0 | 84.90% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 | |
| 2024.09.14 | 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad | 4.236 | 2024.09.14 Semedo, Adelino (1951165) (1827) | 1 | 95.70% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 | |
| 2024.09.12 | 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad | 2.236 | 2024.09.12 Pillay, Ragul (9800174) (1633) | 1 | - | 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 e6 3. e4 Nf6 | |
| 2024.09.11 | 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad | 1.52 | 2024.09.11 Santos Latasa, Jaime (2293307) (2624) | 0 | 92.30% | 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 | |
| 2023.11.11 | Round 2: Nick Moore - Darren McKennis | 2023.11.11 Nick Moore | 0 | 89.90% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 |