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Gallus, Matthias
🇨🇭FIDE 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
Sep 2024 · age 48
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#69,558
#69,558 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
1826 → 1822
Tournaments
6
14 games
Score
3.5/ 1425.0%
3W5D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #931 | 1272 | -3.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #555 | 1857 | +0.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #373 | 1983 | +8.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #850 | 1324 | -2.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #943 | 1313 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/5 | #17 | 1800 | -4.0 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#1,269
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#50,618
in continent
World
#69,557
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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