What is Luke J McShane's FIDE rating?

Luke J McShane's FIDE rating is 2607 standard, 2647 rapid, 2594 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Luke J McShane's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Luke J McShane played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 2,062 over-the-board games by Luke J McShane (1,786 classical, 146 rapid, 130 blitz), with 44% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Luke J McShane's Chess Stalker profile.

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Luke J McShane

TitleGrandmasterFederationUnited KingdomBorn1984FIDE ID404853

Classical2607▲ 9

Rapid2647

Blitz2594

Games2,062

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost44 / 33 / 23

Peak2713Jul 2012

Rating history

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Classical2607Rapid2647Blitz2594no games played

Accuracy by phase

96.5%Opening94.1%Middlegame96.1%Endgame

Clutch factor

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Play style

Elite accuracy: 94.2% average

Solid conversion: 83%

Very consistent (92%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(66% in 935 games)

Recent games

Suleymanli, Aydin(2679)

Bundesliga 2026-27 · 11 Oct 2026

1–0

Meshkovs, Nikita(2521)

Bundesliga 2026-27 · 10 Oct 2026

½–½

Lodici, Lorenzo(2568)

Bundesliga 2026-27 · 9 Oct 2026

1–0

Moussard, Jules(2620)

Pall Mall Super Rapid · 4 Oct 2026

0–1

Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B(2630)

Pall Mall Super Blitz · 4 Oct 2026

0–1

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Openings

1,046 games as White · scores 65.9%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

Sicilian: Dragon1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♞xd4 ♞f6 5.♞c3 g613 games, last played 9 years ago69.2%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

French: Tarrasch1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞d290 games, last played 3 weeks ago62.2%wins

Caro-Kann: Advance1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e513 games, last played 11 months ago69.2%wins

By family

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2,062 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 65.9%

B20–B503842w

49%29%22%

63.7%—

C60–C701993w

47%34%19

63.8%—

C001113w

61%27%12

74.8%+8.9 pts

B10–B15832w

55%29%16

69.9%+4.0 pts

C23–C46588m

36%45%19

58.6%−7.2 pts

B00–B06391y

51%21%28%

61.5%−4.3 pts

A45–A50353w

51%31%18

67.1%—

A00–A04325y

38%44%18

59.4%−6.5 pts

Mistakes

Problematic pieces

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Critical blunders

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Endgame statistics

240 endgames (59.9%) · force Pure Pawn (19%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

59.9%

240 / 401

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Pure Pawn: only 19% win rate (16 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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2,062 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

1,046 games51%W31%D18%L

1,046games in this linewon 51%, drew 31%, lost 18%

Move

1. e4

9352w

50%30%20%

66%

1. d4

553w

60%25%15

73%

1. c4

247y

54%29%17

69%

1. ♞f3

135y

38%46%16

62%

1. b3

118y

45%27%28%

59%

1. g3

79y

29%57%14

57%

1. b4

125y

100%

50%

Scouting report: Luke J McShane (GM, ENG)

Luke J McShane

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