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GJ
Galloway, James H
🇬🇧FIDE 417556· Male· England· Born in 1962
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James H Galloway, a 64-year-old English player, is rated 1654. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: 3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Intermediate and 7th Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress 2026 - Intermediate U1750. His peak of 1690 was reached at age 63 (Jun 2025).
Current rating
1654
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1690
−36 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 63
Jun 2025 · age 63
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#126,714
#126,714 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2025
Crossed 1600
at age 63
Jun 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 63
Jun 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 63
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1690
at age 63 · −36 from today
Jun 2025
First FIDE rating
1690 · at age 63
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-36
1690 → 1654
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
3W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #27 | 1920 | -40.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #10 | 1717 | +4.4 |
Worst Elo result: 3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Intermediate (-40.8 Elo, finished #27).
Rankings
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England
#1,965
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#87,151
in continent
World
#126,708
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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