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Galbraith, David
🇬🇧FIDE 2408481· Male· Scotland· Born in 1995
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David Galbraith, a 31-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1761 — just 17 short of his peak of 1778 (Apr 2026, age 31). He is on a steady climb with +73 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Perth Congress 2026 - Open, Aberdeen Congress Open 2026, and Spens Cup 2026 Semi-Final. Also played 6 rapid (including Glasgow Polytechnic Ken Stewart Quickplay 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Edinburgh Park Blitz 2025 (Sep)) recently.
Current rating
1761
Standard
Rpd1644·Blz1709
All-time high
1778
−17 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 31
Apr 2026 · age 31
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#88,842
#88,842 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 31
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+90 Elo)
1688 → 1778
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1778
at age 31 · −17 from today
Apr 2026
2025
46th Scottish 20-35 player
at age 30 · rated 1771
Aug 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 30
Jul 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 30
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+73
1688 → 1761
Tournaments
12
48 games
Score
21/ 4843.8%
22W4D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/7 | #33 | 1771 | +2.0 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2618 | +12.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/5 | #19 | 1720 | -8.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #25 | 930 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #42 | 1869 | +34.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2459 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #70 | 1074 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/1 | #62 | 2766 | -9.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/3 | #6 | 2584 | +29.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/2 | #37 | 893 | -48.4 |
Rankings
/
Scotland
#246
out of 459 players
Europe
#63,689
in continent
World
#88,840
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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