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Gallus, Matthias

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FIDEFIDE 1322761· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1976

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Matthias Gallus, a 50-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1822 — just 20 short of his peak of 1842 (Sep 2024, age 48). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6. Also played 1 rapid event (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - RAP) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017) and 41 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1822

Standard

Rpd1775·Blz1831

All-time high

1842

−20 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 48

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#69,488

#69,488 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
58th Swiss 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1842
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1842
at age 48 · −20 from today
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+112 Elo)
1729 → 1841
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 48
Mar 2024
2020
62nd Swiss 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1729
Oct 2020
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 1729 → returned at 1735
Feb 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Juerg Haeberli 2,066
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 4 · May 2025 · +5.9 Elo
Evolution
-10
1832 → 1822
Tournaments
8
16 games
Score
4/ 1625.0%
3W6D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260/1#9311272-3.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#5551857+0.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20261/2#3731983+8.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260/1#8501324-2.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20250/1#9431313-3.0

Rankings

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Switzerland
#1,252
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#50,547
in continent
World
#69,488
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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8
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