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Gallagher, Joseph G.
GM🇨🇭FIDE 1303422· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1964
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Joseph G. Gallagher, a 62-year-old Swiss Grandmaster, is rated 2385 and ranked 17th among Swiss players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 10 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 2, SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9, and SMM 2025 NLB round 7. Also played 1 rapid (including Swiss Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Swiss Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2550 was reached at age 41 (Oct 2005, World #294 at the time); he spent 24 months in Swiss top 5.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 37).
Current rating
2385
Standard
Rpd2393·Blz2467
All-time high
2550
−165 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 41
Oct 2005 · age 41
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#17
#17 · Swiss players · of 3,199
24 months in National top 5 (2001–2013)
24 months in National top 5 (2001–2013)
Career timeline
25 entries2025
40th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2406
Mar 2025
2023
45th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 59 · rated 2444
Apr 2023
2021
1,000 career games
at age 57
Aug 2021
2019
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2436 → returned at 2447
Dec 2019
2015
50th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2476
Jun 2015
2014
Re-crossed 2500
at age 50
Feb 2014
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
2400 → 2385
Tournaments
5
15 games
Score
6.5/ 1543.3%
4W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #89 | 2327 | -0.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #132 | 2063 | -8.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #39 | 2982 | +2.3 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #38 | 3099 | +3.8 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #7 | 2310 | -11.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYannick PelletierGM
🇨🇭SUI·2514
+2 −2 =7
11 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsGabriel GaehwilerIM
🇨🇭SUI·2381
+1 −3 =6
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsOliver KurmannIM
🇨🇭SUI·2353
+3 −1 =5
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsFlorian JenniGM
🇨🇭SUI·2462
+0 −0 =8
8 games·last met Sep 2018
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vsFabian BaenzigerIM
🇨🇭SUI·2434
+0 −1 =5
6 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
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Switzerland
#17
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#1,232
in continent
World
#1,940
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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