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FM Karl McPhillips

Karl McPhillips
Full name
Karl McPhillips
Born
1988 (age 38)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Ireland
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2159
Classical
2178
Rapid
2120
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System (7 games)
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (6 games)
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (4 games)
Queen's Gambit Accepted (2 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined (1 games)
Black Pieces
Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin, Main Line (6 games)
Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Gubinsky-Melts, Bronstein Variation (3 games)
English Opening: King's English Variation (3 games)
Closed Sicilian Defense: Fianchetto Variation (2 games)
Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Gubinsky-Melts Defense (2 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Karl McPhillips (2240)
Peter J Sowray (2166)
0-1 38 2022
Katarzyna Toma (2202)
Karl McPhillips (2240)
1-0 41 2022
Karl McPhillips (2220)
David Fitzsimons (2317)
0-1 31 2020
Bjorn Thorfinnsson (2411)
Karl McPhillips (2220)
0-1 49 2020
Karl McPhillips (2220)
R Delaney (1921)
1-0 45 2009
Anthony Fox (2085)
Karl McPhillips (2220)
0-1 36 2009
Karl McPhillips (2206)
Anthony Fox (2100)
1-0 26 2008
Karl McPhillips (2222)
M Lunn (1874)
1-0 30 2008
Karl McPhillips (2221)
A Kobayashi (1936)
1-0 29 2008
Karl McPhillips (2221)
Cinar Oztosun
1-0 42 2008
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