McShane, Luke J

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

Classical25971,955 Games

Rapid2647101 Games

Blitz2594126 Games

Statistics

2182

Total

961

Wins

716

Draws

505

Losses

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 · 344 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.5%

Middlegame94.1%

Endgame96.0%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+4%

Winning (+2 or more)95%

108 Games

Equal position96%

153 Games

Losing (-2 or more)91%

83 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖

29%

70 errors

♞

15%

35 errors

♙

15%

36 errors

♗

14%

33 errors

♕

14%

34 errors

♔

13%

32 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 53average

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?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

c69 err

g39 err

d57 err

d67 err

e37 err

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

Recent Games

Maurizzi,Marc Andria2610

Bundesliga 2025-26 · 22 Mar 2026

1-0

Maurizzi, MarcAndria2611

German Bundesliga 2025-26 · 22 Mar 2026

1-0

Svane, Rasmus2609

1. BL Pauli · 21 Mar 2026

½-½

Madaminov, Mukhiddin2567

Madaminov-McShane Match · 2 Mar 2026

½-½

Madaminov, Mukhiddin2567

Madaminov-McShane Match · 1 Mar 2026

½-½

Madaminov, Mukhiddin2567

Madaminov-McShane Match · 28 Feb 2026

1-0

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

Sicilian: Najdorf

40.3%

62 Games·Loses

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

Black

Italian: Two Knights

57.1%

14 Games·Loses

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6

Strengths

AVOID

White

French: Tarrasch

64.1%

92 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2

Caro-Kann: Advance

71.4%

14 Games·Wins

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5

Black

King's Indian: Classical

46.8%

47 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5

King's Indian: Main Line

45.3%

53 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#38Kf2??

Tactics

vs Ferreira

OTB·2026

▶

#27Rd8??

Tactics

vs Grutter

Rapid·2025

▶

#38Ka8??

Tactics

vs Buckley

Rapid·2025

▶

#35Nd4??

Tactics

vs Willow

Rapid·2025

▶

#21Qxe5??

Tactics

vs Firouzja

OTB·2025

▶

#53Nd6??

Endgame

vs Hanache

OTB·2025

▶

#60Ra7??

Endgame

vs Abidueva

OTB·2025

▶

#24Bf6??

Tactics

vs Ratnesan

OTB·2025

▶

#56Qd5??

Endgame

vs Dominguez Perez

OTB·2025

▶

#33Bxg5+??

Tactics

vs Bronstein

OTB·2025

Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

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Starting Position

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%

1.e4

65%

986

1.d4

73%

1.c4

68%

1.Nf3

64%

1.b3

59%

1.g3

57%

1.b4

50%

McShane, Luke J

Play against McShane, Luke J's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Sicilian: Najdorf

Italian: Two Knights

Strengths

French: Tarrasch

Caro-Kann: Advance

King's Indian: Classical

King's Indian: Main Line

Critical Blunders