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Galbraith, David

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FIDEFIDE 2408481· Male· Scotland· Born in 1995

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David Galbraith, a 31-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1747. He is on a steady climb with +59 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Aberdeen Congress Open 2026, Spens Cup 2026 Semi-Final, and Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026. Also played 6 rapid (including Glasgow Polytechnic Ken Stewart Quickplay 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Edinburgh Park Blitz 2025 (Sep)) recently. His peak of 1778 was reached at age 31 (Apr 2026).

Current rating

1747

Standard

Rpd1644·Blz1709

All-time high

1778

−31 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 31

Activity

38

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#93,417

#93,417 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
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 · −31 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Scottish Championship Weekday U1800 2025
perf 2504 (+733) · 5/5 · #2
Top opponent
vs Derek McCormack 1,944
Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026 · Mar 2026 · +28.9 Elo
Evolution
+59
1688 → 1747
Tournaments
11
43 games
Score
20/ 4346.5%
19W2D22L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 11
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Aberdeen Congress Open 2026
Swiss
Apr 20261.5/5#191720-8.0
Spens Cup 2026 Semi-Final
Team
Apr 20260/1#25930-22.8
Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20262/5#421869+34.0
Spens Cup 2026 Quarter-Final
Team
Mar 20261/1#82459+16.0
49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Major
Open Swiss
Feb 20260/1#701074-16.4
Worst Elo result: Edinburgh Park Major U2000 (Aug 2025) (-48.4 Elo, finished #37).

Rankings

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Scotland
#253
out of 460 players
Europe
#66,650
in continent
World
#93,416
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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66650🇬🇧Galbraith, David1,747
World
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2,840
2
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3
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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93416🇬🇧Galbraith, David1,747