What is Luke J McShane's FIDE rating?

Luke J McShane's FIDE rating is 2598 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 2,033 over-the-board games by Luke J McShane (1,840 classical, 87 rapid, 106 blitz), with 44% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Luke J McShane's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Luke J McShane?

Open Luke J McShane's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Luke J McShane's style, before facing them.

Luke J McShane

United Kingdomborn 1984FIDE ID 404853

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2626 · Sep 2023

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2647Rapid

2598Classical

2594Blitz

2713peak, Jul 2012

2,033games

900wins, 44%

670draws, 33%

463losses, 23%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2713 · Jul 2012

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.2% average

Solid conversion: 83%

Very consistent (92%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(66% in 922 games)

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Based on

2,033 games

Based on 2,033 games

Openings

2,033 gamesBased on 2,033 player games

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.♞d289 games, last played last month62.9%wins

Caro-Kann: Advance1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e513 games, last played 9 months ago69.2%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 343 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 343 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.5%

Middlegame

94.1%

Endgame

96.1%

Clutch factor

+4%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%109g

EqualEqual position

96%152g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

91%82g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

29%

70 err

15%

35 err

15%

35 err

14%

33 err

14%

33 err

13%

32 err

Critical moment

Move 53 avg

1-15

16-25

13%

26-35

40%

36-45

47%

46+

47% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

70Errors mapped

c6 / g3Hotspot zone

Critical squares

99 err

77 err

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

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#38

♚f2?? vs Ferreira

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#38

♚a8?? vs Buckley

Middlegame · Rapid · 2025

#27

♜d8?? vs Grutter

Endgame · Rapid · 2025

#35

♞d4?? vs Willow

Middlegame · Rapid · 2025

#21

♛xe5?? vs Firouzja

Middlegame · OTB · 2025

#53

♞d6?? vs Hanache

Endgame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

2,033 games

Williams, Simon K(2438)

112th ch-GBR 2026 · 9 Aug 2026

1–0

Willow, Jonah B(2459)

112th ch-GBR 2026 · 8 Aug 2026

1–0

Royal, Shreyas(2514)

112th ch-GBR 2026 · 7 Aug 2026

0–1

Waldhausen Gordon, Frederick(2455)

112th ch-GBR 2026 · 6 Aug 2026

1–0

Pert, Richard G(2410)

112th ch-GBR 2026 · 5 Aug 2026

1–0

Turner, Max N(2273)

112th ch-GBR 2026 · 4 Aug 2026

1–0

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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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

2,033 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

1,030 games51%W30%D19%L

1,030games in this linewon 51%, drew 30%, lost 19%

Move

1. e4

9225w

51%30%19%

66%

1. d4

529m

62%25%13

74%

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)