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Lyons, Brendan



FIDE:	FIDE Card
Years:	1991-2025
Number of games:	218
Number of wins:	50
Number of draws:	62
Number of losses:	106
White score:	47/104 (45.19% - Average Elo: 2044.86)
Black score:	34/114 (29.82% - Average Elo: 2080.6)

Rating progression

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White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses

Top wins

Lyons, Brendan - Quinn, Mark (2270), Kilkenny Masters, Kilkenny (C07) - 1993

Lyons, Brendan - Harding, Timothy David (2230), Telecom op, Dublin (C00) - 1991

Lyons, Brendan - Keogh, Eamon (2215), Dublin zt, Dublin (C10) - 1993

Rawlinson, Aidan (2156) - Lyons, Brendan (2004), Bunratty Masters op 21st, Bunratty (D30) - 2014

Cafolla, Peter (2055) - Lyons, Brendan (2088), IRL-ch, Dublin (B51) - 2008

Butler, Kevin J (2048) - Lyons, Brendan (1967), IRL-ch, Dublin (B01) - 2019

Lyons, Brendan - ? (94)

Cafolla, Peter (2½/3)

Keogh, Eamon (2/3)

Carroll, Peter (0/2)

Fox, Anthony (1/2)

Griffiths, Ryan Rhys (0/2)

Harding, Timothy David (2/2)

Quinn, Mark (1/2)

Reynolds, Pat (1½/2)

Almond, Richard (0/1)

Arri Martinez, Iker (1/1)

Baliuniene, Margarita (1/1)

Bas Mas, Miguel (½/1)

Benson, Oisin P (0/1)

Bishop, Peter (1/1)

Braine, Harry (0/1)

Brozynski, Patryk (0/1)

Burns, John (0/1)

Carton, Patrick (0/1)

Cooper, Lawrence (0/1)

Coveney, Maurice J (½/1)

Culbeaux Tello, Oscar Abraham (0/1)

Darby, Colm (½/1)

Dearing, Eddie (1/1)

Degrande, Marigje (0/1)

Dimitrijeski, Kristian (0/1)

Diotallevi, Maurizio (1/1)

Doyle, Anthony (½/1)

Duffy, Seamus (½/1)

Duncan, Christopher R (0/1)

Dyce, Andrew (½/1)

Escofet Llongueras, Joan (1/1)

Fatalibekova, Elena (½/1)

Fercec, Nenad (0/1)

Garnett, John S (1/1)

Haque, Muhtarim Ul (0/1)

Hayden, Luke (1/1)

Heidenfeld, Mark (0/1)

Horton, Justin (½/1)

Hurley, John (0/1)

Hynes, Kilian A (0/1)

Kanyamarala, Trisha (0/1)

Kavanagh, James (½/1)

Lazkano Gaite, Tomas (1/1)

Ledger, Stephen C (½/1)

Loughran, John (½/1)

MacElligott, Gerard (1/1)

Magaldi, Giuseppe (1/1)

Moynihan, Kieran (1/1)

Murphy, Oissine (0/1)

O'Connell, Gerard (1/1)

O'Flaherty, Kevin (½/1)

O'Riordan, Kieran (½/1)

Orr, Mark JL (0/1)

O'Shea, Kevin (½/1)

Pagano, Sergio (0/1)

Panarello, Giuseppe (0/1)

Pearson, Raymond (½/1)

Petrosian, Arshak B (0/1)

Pleasants, Allan J (0/1)

Proudfoot, Andy (1/1)

Scannell, Stephen P (1/1)

Scott, Luke (½/1)

Simon, Laurent (½/1)

Sirotkina, Nina (½/1)

Skage, Oystein Aagedal (½/1)

Soldatov, Ilja (½/1)

Staeblein, Christoph (0/1)

Stanic, Zoran (½/1)

Szabo, Gabor1 (1/1)

Thorarinsson, Pall A (0/1)

Toma, Katarzyna (0/1)

Ungure, Liga (0/1)

Venkatesan, Kavin (0/1)

Webb, Laurence (½/1)

Woods, Yannick (0/1)

Yakovich, Yuri (0/1)

? - Lyons, Brendan (108)

Cafolla, Peter (1½/2)

Connolly, Suzanne (1/2)

Andersen, Per Oscar (½/1)

Benson, Oisin P (½/1)

Berend, Elvira S (0/1)

Briem, Benedikt (0/1)

Bull, David (1/1)

Burns, Stephen F (0/1)

Butler, Kevin J (1/1)

Byford, Colin (½/1)

Calabrese, Claudio (½/1)

Carroll, Peter (0/1)

Collins, Adam (0/1)

Costello, Colin (0/1)

Coveney, Maurice J (1/1)

Csom, Etelka (0/1)

Daly, Colm (0/1)

Daly, Justin (½/1)

Danielczyk, Emmanuel (0/1)

Del Rio de Angelis, Salvador Gabriel (0/1)

Delaney, Killian (½/1)

Detter, Peter (1/1)

Dinic, Nenad (0/1)

Doyle, Hugh (1/1)

Druckenthaner, Andreas (0/1)

Durante, Aurelio (0/1)

Fitzsimons, David (0/1)

Freeman, Gordon (0/1)

Gallagher, Brian (0/1)

Galligan, Brian (½/1)

Gamback, Bjorn (0/1)

Gavriel, Tryfon (0/1)

Gillen, Peter (0/1)

Gillen, Stephen (0/1)

Greenfeld, Alon (0/1)

Gruen, Gerd Peter (0/1)

Hanly, Steven (½/1)

Harding, Timothy David (0/1)

Heaven, Peter (0/1)

Homer, Stephen J (0/1)

Jakhria, Kushal (0/1)

Kalinins, Valentine (0/1)

Kantorik, Marian (0/1)

Kerbel, Sasha (½/1)

Kharous, Ernest (0/1)

Klamp, Christoph (0/1)

Kohnen, Marc (1/1)

Krause, W (0/1)

Lisenko, Alexander V (0/1)

Lohan, Martin (1/1)

Lovatt, Peter G (1/1)

Madland, Kristoffer (0/1)

Marholev, Dimitar (0/1)

McHugh, Kevin (½/1)

McLoughlin, Mark (½/1)

McPhillips, Joseph (0/1)

Melaugh, Gavin (0/1)

Melaugh, Shanemelaugh (0/1)

Mencinger, Vojko (0/1)

Menzies, Colin (0/1)

Merriman, James (1/1)

Moulton, Paul (0/1)

Movsziszian, Karen (0/1)

Natalicchio Escalante, Nicolas (½/1)

Neville, M (½/1)

Nolan, Conor (½/1)

O`Reilly, Conor (½/1)

O'Cinneide, Mel (0/1)

O'Connor, Jonathan (½/1)

O'Cuilleanain, Oisin (0/1)

Palmer, Bernard (½/1)

Parkhouse, Max (1/1)

Pein, Malcolm (0/1)

Petersen, Finn Christopher (0/1)

Polster, Wolfgang (0/1)

Putar, Lara (0/1)

Putar, Leon (0/1)

Quinn, Mark (½/1)

Rawlinson, Aidan (1/1)

Renji, Rafael Ninan (1/1)

Ribon Calabia, Mariano (0/1)

Ros Eskisabel, Jose Ramon (½/1)

Salomon, Johan (1/1)

Scott, Luke (0/1)

Sidney, Will (1/1)

Stejskal, Drahoslav (0/1)

Svidler, Peter (0/1)

Taylor, Adam C (½/1)

Tsodikova, Natalia (½/1)

Twyford, Graham (½/1)

Van den Bersselaar, Jeroen (0/1)

Vea, Odin Blikra (0/1)

Veras Sanz, Jose Antonio (1/1)

Visintin, Roberto (½/1)

Wallace, Paul Anthony (0/1)

Walton, Alan J (0/1)

Waters, Michael (0/1)

Wolf, Sylvia (½/1)

Wolferink, Frans (0/1)

Zakurdjaeva, Irina (0/1)

Openings played as White (36)

A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2082.3
Result: 4½/12 = 37.5%

B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2031.8
Result: 6/11 = 54.55%

C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo: 2053.25
Result: 3½/9 = 38.89%

A05 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1861.62
Result: 4½/8 = 56.25%

A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo: 2173
Result: 2/6 = 33.33%

B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo: 1948.83
Result: 4½/6 = 75%

C55 Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1873
Result: 3/5 = 60%

B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo: 2119.67
Result: 1½/4 = 37.5%

B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2044.25
Result: 1/4 = 25%

B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo: 2029
Result: 1½/3 = 50%

C07 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5)
Average Elo: 1966.5
Result: 1½/3 = 50%

C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo: 2105.33
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

C06 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4)
Average Elo: 2205
Result: 0/2 = 0%

A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo: 2116.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2292
Result: 1/2 = 50%

C21 Center Game (1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4)
Average Elo: 1965.5
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo: 1878.5
Result: 2/2 = 100%

C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo: 1977.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo: 2126
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1960
Result: 1/1 = 100%

Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo: 2065
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo: 2250
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C53 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3)
Average Elo: 2206
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo: 2005
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6)
Average Elo: 2069
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A57 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5)
Average Elo: 2240
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2)
Average Elo: 2193
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2170
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo: 2375
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B20 Sicilian (1.e4 c5)
Average Elo: 1741
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo: 1884
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo: 1970
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2001
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2397
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo: 2202
Result: 0/1 = 0%

Openings played as Black (57)

B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo: 2070.48
Result: 6½/29 = 22.41%

D06 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo: 1985.78
Result: 4/9 = 44.44%

B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2014.5
Result: 2½/5 = 50%

A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo: 2111.75
Result: 1/4 = 25%

D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7)
Average Elo: 2000.5
Result: 1/3 = 33.33%

B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2100
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+)
Average Elo: 2227.5
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo: 2040
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4 a6 7.Bb3 b5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/2 = 25%

A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo: 2181
Result: ½/2 = 25%

B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2)
Average Elo: 2005
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2360
Result: 0/2 = 0%

B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo: 1992
Result: ½/2 = 25%

D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2015
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo: 1875.5
Result: 0/2 = 0%

A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack (1.b3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E07 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7)
Average Elo: 2380
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B53 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4)
Average Elo: 2275
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2270
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A95 Dutch, Stonewall (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.Nc3 c6)
Average Elo: 2245
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5)
Average Elo: 2255
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D04 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo: 2082
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D37 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2035
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A15 English (1.c4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2545
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1852
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B97 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2238
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B54 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo: 1864
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D26 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6)
Average Elo: 2192
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo: 2189
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5)
Average Elo: 2161
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B20 Sicilian (1.e4 c5)
Average Elo: 2530
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D05 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6)
Average Elo: 1942
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A12 English with b3 (1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.b3)
Average Elo: 2128
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo: 2204
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D30 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6)
Average Elo: 2156
Result: 1/1 = 100%

Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo: 1737
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A28 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2077
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A06 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo: 1971
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A51 Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5)
Average Elo: 1787
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D09 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3 (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.g3)
Average Elo: 1906
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6)
Average Elo: 2237
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo: 2252
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo: 2100
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A58 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6)
Average Elo: 1960
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A02 Bird's Opening (1.f4)
Average Elo: 1969
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System (1.c4 c6)
Average Elo: 2227
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D21 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2198
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B26 Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Be3)
Average Elo: 1996
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo: 1889
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B38 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy Bind, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3)
Average Elo: 2172
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo: 2021
Result: ½/1 = 50%