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Gallagher, Brian
🇮🇪FIDE 2512556· Male· Ireland· Born in 1993
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Brian Gallagher, a 33-year-old Irish player, is rated 1922 — just 16 short of his peak of 1938 (May 2026, age 33). He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 7 months. 72 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The National Club championship 2026, Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Round 7, and Galway Spring Tournament 2026 Round 3. Also played 2 rapid (including Galway Speed Chess Championship 2025 Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Galway Speed Chess Championship 2025 Blitz) recently.
Current rating
1922
Standard
Rpd1803·Blz1831
All-time high
1938
−16 pts below
May 2026 · age 33
May 2026 · age 33
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#42,751
#42,751 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
35th Irish 20-35 player
at age 33 · rated 1938
May 2026
All-time peak 1938
at age 33 · −16 from today
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 32
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+192 Elo)
1700 → 1892
Feb 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 31
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 31
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+17
1905 → 1922
Tournaments
17
54 games
Score
26.5/ 5449.1%
20W17D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #3 | — | -16.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/4 | #49 | — | +15.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #31 | 1248 | -6.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | — | +10.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | — | +11.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #11 | — | +7.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #47 | — | +3.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #11 | 2002 | +7.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/5 | #25 | 1731 | -21.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2160 | +13.0 |
Worst Elo result: The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Master (-21.8 Elo, finished #25).
Rankings
/
Ireland
#144
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#31,571
in continent
World
#42,750
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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