McShane, Luke J

ENG ENG·Born 1984·FIDE #404853·2,182 Games

Classical25971,955 Games

Rapid2647101 Games

Blitz2594126 Games

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2182 games analyzed

Statistics

Total

2182

Wins

961

Draws

716

Losses

505

44%33%23%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.2% average

Solid conversion: 88%

Very consistent (92%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 ♔ (73% in 56 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 347 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.5%

Middlegame

94.1%

Endgame

96.0%

Clutch Factor — Move accuracy when winning vs. equal vs. losing — does their level drop when the game turns against them?

+4%

Winning (+2 or more)

95%108g

Equal position

96%153g

Losing (-2 or more)

91%86g

Performance under pressure

Problematic Pieces — Which pieces cause most errors?

29%

70 errors

15%

35 errors

15%

35 errors

15%

35 errors

14%

33 errors

13%

32 errors

Critical Moment — When does the first serious error occur?

Move 53 average

13%

40%

47%

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

47% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap — Where do most errors occur?

Few

Many

Errors mapped

Hotspot zone

c6 / g3

Critical squares

9 err

8 err

7 err

c6/g3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

— exploit these lines

White40.3%Loses

Sicilian: Najdorf — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6

62 Games · last played 6 months agoPlay this line

Black57.1%Loses

Italian: Two Knights — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6

14 Games · last played 6 months agoPlay this line

Strengths

— avoid these lines

White64.1%Wins

French: Tarrasch — 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd292 Games · last played 4 months ago

White71.4%Wins

Caro-Kann: Advance — 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e514 Games · last played 8 months ago

Black46.8%Wins

King's Indian: Classical — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e547 Games · last played 5 years ago

Black45.3%Wins

King's Indian: Main Line — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O53 Games · last played 5 years ago

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Endgame Statistics

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Repertoire

Move arrowsmost-played moves

Starting Position

Stockfish

1100 Games

51%30%19%

Move	Games	%
1.e4	986	65%
1.d4 Strong	56	73%
1.c4	25	68%
1.Nf3	14	64%
1.b3	11	59%
1.g3	7	57%
1.b4	1	50%

MoveGamesPerformance%

1.e4

986

65%

1.d4Strong

73%

1.c4

68%

1.Nf3

64%

1.b3

59%

1.g3

57%

1.b4

50%