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Gallagher, Daniel GH

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FIDEFIDE 436550· Male· England· Born in 2000

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Daniel GH Gallagher, a 26-year-old English FIDE Master, is rated 2296 — just 6 short of his peak of 2302 (Apr 2026, age 26) and sitting in the top 3% of English players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +68 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 5-6, and Rilton Cup 2025-2026. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Team Blitz) recently. He took a 13-month break between Dec 2021 and Feb 2023. He reached English #63 in Apr 2026.

At junior level, he reached #4, #3, #5 and #7 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2296

Standard

Rpd2087·Blz2070

All-time high

2302

−6 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 26

Activity

28

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#71 · English players · of 2,574

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
Peak English rank: #63
at age 26 · rated 2302
Apr 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 26
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2302
at age 26
Apr 2026
2021
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2204 → returned at 2218
Dec 2021
2020
4th English U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2205
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 20
Mar 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Dominik HorvathGM 2,557
Rilton Cup 2025-2026 · Dec 2025 · +6.8 Elo
Evolution
+45
2251 → 2296
Tournaments
6
25 games
Score
16.5/ 2566.0%
12W9D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSafin SafarullakhanFM2,059·Rilton Cup 2025-2026·R9·-15.4
2.[L]vsOliver KurmannIM2,409·Rilton Cup 2025-2026·R7·-6.2
3.[L]vsSiva MahadevanIM2,427·Rilton Cup 2025-2026·R5·-5.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20262/3#172205-6.4
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20262/2#33093+20.6
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#262486+11.8
Rilton Cup 2025-2026
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/9#952245-8.0
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 1-2
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#232488+11.8
3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (PM Open)
Swiss
Aug 20255.5/7#22297+13.8

Rankings

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England
#71
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#2,849
in continent
World
#4,252
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
England
1
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2
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2,665
3
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2,639
4
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2,622
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,539
8
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2,516
9
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2,512
10
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2,506
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71🇬🇧Gallagher, Daniel GH2,296
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
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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2,713
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2849🇬🇧Gallagher, Daniel GH2,296
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
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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2,753
9
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4252🇬🇧Gallagher, Daniel GH2,296