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Gallagher, Brian

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

44

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#42,751

#42,751 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
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

Best result
ICU NEW YEAR FESTIVAL 2026 - OPEN
perf 1987 (+78) · 4.5/7 · #9
Top opponent
vs Gavin Melaugh 2,093
ICU NEW YEAR FESTIVAL 2026 - OPEN · Jan 2026 · +4.9 Elo
Evolution
+17
19051922
Tournaments
17
54 games
Score
26.5/ 5449.1%
20W17D17L

Last 12 months — tournaments

17 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Swiss
May 20260/1#3-16.0
Team
Apr 20262/4#49+15.2
Team
Apr 20260/1#311248-6.6
Swiss
Mar 20261/1#1+10.6
Swiss
Mar 20261/1#2+11.8
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#11+7.6
Team
Feb 20261/1#47+3.2
Round-Robin
Feb 20262/3#112002+7.8
Swiss
Jan 20261/5#251731-21.8
Team
Jan 20261.5/2#62160+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

Europe & World

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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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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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42750🇮🇪Gallagher, Brian1,922