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McDonald, Ian



FIDE:	FIDE Card
Years:	2007-2025
Number of games:	102
Number of wins:	39
Number of draws:	28
Number of losses:	35
White score:	25½/49 (52.04% - Average Elo: 2045.31)
Black score:	27½/53 (51.89% - Average Elo: 1999.77)

Rating progression

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Top wins

McDonald, Ian (1826) - Polaczek, Richard (2360), BCF-chT1 S5 (4NCL) online, Lichess.org INT (D00) - 2022

McDonald, Ian (1840) - McMahon, Daire (2229), London e2e4 Diamond Jubilee op, London (C55) - 2012

McDonald, Ian (1966) - Louis, Caitlyn (2121), Florianopolis op 11th, Florianopolis (D00) - 2025

Pinero Rodriguez, Carlos Jose (2305) - McDonald, Ian (1923), Manaus op, Manaus (D15) - 2024

Patrick, David I (2262) - McDonald, Ian (1723), East of Scotland-ch, Scotland (C66) - 2010

Spencer, Edwin A (2174) - McDonald, Ian (1723), East of Scotland-ch, Scotland (C33) - 2010

McDonald, Ian - ? (48)

Sreeves, Clement (1/2)

Blazeka, Matej (0/1)

Bremner, Adam (½/1)

Bylinkin, Aleksey (0/1)

Cabral, Ana Carla Almeida (1/1)

Campagnolo, Fabiola (1/1)

Chesters, Timothy (1/1)

Crismann, Alessandro Claudio (½/1)

Dashdorj, Bulgan (½/1)

Dodds, Edward P (1/1)

Doyle, James J (0/1)

Ebeling, Daniel (0/1)

Emiroglu, Cankut (0/1)

Fabri, Henrik (½/1)

Fargac, Martin (0/1)

Fier, Alexandr (0/1)

Foster, James M (1/1)

Gomez Garcia, Jose Santos (1/1)

Grant, Alan (½/1)

Hall, David E (0/1)

Hamilton, Graham (1/1)

Hoare, Amy B (½/1)

Hogg, Stephen William (½/1)

Josse, Mark (0/1)

Louis, Caitlyn (1/1)

Matsuura, Everaldo (0/1)

McGowan, Daniel (½/1)

McKerracher, Douglas (½/1)

McMahon, Daire (1/1)

Montgomery, Robert S (1/1)

Munasinghe, Shanaka (1/1)

Mutlu, Beste (0/1)

Olufemi, George (1/1)

Paltzer, Brandy (1/1)

Pavelek, Tomas (0/1)

Polaczek, Richard (1/1)

Putar, Lara (1/1)

Rizvi, Nasir (½/1)

Roberson, Peter T (0/1)

Rodriguez Vila, Andres (0/1)

Roy, Bappa (½/1)

Silva, Guilherme Henrique (1/1)

Skalicky, Tomas (½/1)

Smith, John Sr (1/1)

Terao, Juliana Sayumi (0/1)

Ulanowski, Karol (0/1)

Wall, Tim (½/1)

Waterfield, John (1/1)

? - McDonald, Ian (53)

Abdulla, Nihad (1/1)

Berry, Neil (½/1)

Boscolo Meneguolo, Federico (1/1)

Bujnosek, Tomas (½/1)

Burke, Mitchell R (½/1)

Campbell, Eoin S (½/1)

Chavero, Nicolas (1/1)

Cox, Leon (1/1)

Cubas, Jose Fernando (½/1)

De Souza, Joao Francisco Biz (1/1)

El Jawich, Amro (½/1)

Farias, Sergio Luiz Cardoso (1/1)

Findlay, David John (½/1)

Finney, Stuart (0/1)

French, Angus (½/1)

Gattass, Allan Arriada (½/1)

Giulian Jackson, Rosemary (1/1)

Gokerkan, Cem Kaan (0/1)

Grant, Alan (0/1)

Grattage, Matthew (0/1)

Hall, John1 (½/1)

Harvey, Marcus Ross (0/1)

Hughes, Rhian (0/1)

Kishmariya, Daur (1/1)

Ledger, Stephen C (0/1)

Lee Kah Meng, Elgin (0/1)

Lenier, Jude (0/1)

MacRae, James (1/1)

Masruri, Rahman (0/1)

Nunes, Nicole (1/1)

Orishko, Yaroslav (0/1)

Oskarsson, Aron Ingi (1/1)

Oswald, David C (½/1)

Patrick, David I (1/1)

Pechac, Jergus (1/1)

Pinero Rodriguez, Carlos Jose (1/1)

Pinto, Jaime de Castilho F (0/1)

Popov, Kirill (½/1)

Radovanovic, Nikola (0/1)

Robertson, David J (1/1)

Rudny, Tomasz (1/1)

Saiz Rodriguez, Daniel Evelio (0/1)

San Pedro Morales, Marco Antonio (½/1)

Sesar, Dario (1/1)

Siddall, Dave (½/1)

Simoncini, Luana Felipe (1/1)

Spencer, Edwin A (1/1)

Srbis, Jurica (0/1)

Taalaibekov, Tagir (0/1)

Taylor, Dale C (1/1)

Tozer, Philip AA (½/1)

Varnam, Liam (0/1)

Wadsworth, Matthew J (0/1)

Openings played as White (28)

D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo: 2200.33
Result: 5/7 = 71.43%

B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo: 2220
Result: 1/4 = 25%

B72 Sicilian, Dragon (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3)
Average Elo: 2035
Result: ½/3 = 16.67%

C55 Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1988.33
Result: 1½/3 = 50%

B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo: 2321.5
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo: 2074
Result: 1½/3 = 50%

B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo: 1858.33
Result: 1½/3 = 50%

C50 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5)
Average Elo: 2071.5
Result: 0/2 = 0%

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: 1894
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B32 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5)
Average Elo: 2068
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense (1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1760
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ gxf6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C47 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo: 1936
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo: 2000
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1958
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7)
Average Elo: 2012
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2131
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: 1811
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1755
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo: 1974
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B19 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7)
Average Elo: 2074
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2424
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo: 1653
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E83 King's Indian, Samisch (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2035
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2009
Result: 1/1 = 100%

Openings played as Black (41)

C50 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5)
Average Elo: 2081
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

C66 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O d6)
Average Elo: 2077
Result: 1½/3 = 50%

B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1954.5
Result: 2½/3 = 83.33%

C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo: 1860.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1877.5
Result: 2/2 = 100%

C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1998.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

D53 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7)
Average Elo: 2149.5
Result: 0/2 = 0%

C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo: 2184
Result: 1/2 = 50%

C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo: 1800
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1661
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 1850
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A09 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo: 1908
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C51 Evans Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 )
Average Elo: 1998
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C47 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2112
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Be7)
Average Elo: 1830
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C33 King's Gambit Accepted (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4)
Average Elo: 2174
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C26 Vienna (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2189
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E08 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Qc2)
Average Elo: 2314
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1764
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7)
Average Elo: 2286
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A28 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2002
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A34 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2199
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C87 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 d6)
Average Elo: 2070
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo: 2134
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C55 Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2016
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6)
Average Elo: 1917
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A47 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo: 2089
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A37 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C88 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3)
Average Elo: 2037
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D55 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2000
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E16 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Bb4+)
Average Elo: 1849
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo: 2412
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2305
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2052
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo: 1665
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (1.d4 d6)
Average Elo: 1507
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1681
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E14 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3)
Average Elo: 2180
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A14 English (1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O)
Average Elo: 2172
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D30 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6)
Average Elo: 1839
Result: 1/1 = 100%