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Gallagher, Ian G

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FIDEFIDE 470309· Male· England· Born in 1983

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Ian G Gallagher, a 43-year-old English player, is rated 1975. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 3 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 MCC City of Melbourne Open Round 1, 2026 Melbourne Chess Club Championship Rounds 8-9, and 2026 Melbourne Chess Club Championship Rounds 5-7. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 Victorian Blitz Championship) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included), 12 months (2023–2024) and 20 months (2024–2026). His peak of 2098 was reached at age 36 (Mar 2019).

Current rating

1975

Standard

Rpd1992·Blz1946

All-time high

2098

−123 pts below
Mar 2019 · age 36

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#31,661

#31,661 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
23rd English 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1992
Aug 2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1992 → returned at 1985
Jun 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1984 → returned at 1992
May 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 40
May 2023
2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2043 → returned at 2042
Mar 2020
2019
24th English 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2098
Jun 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Xavier Hong 1,866
2026 Melbourne Chess Club Championship Rounds 8-9 · Mar 2026 · +6.9 Elo
Evolution
-17
1992 → 1975
Tournaments
5
11 games
Score
7.5/ 1168.2%
6W3D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 MCC City of Melbourne Open Rounds 2-5
Open Swiss
May 20261.5/2#311852-4.4
2026 MCC City of Melbourne Open Round 1
Open Swiss
Apr 20260.5/1#221640-7.8
2026 Melbourne Chess Club Championship Rounds 8-9
Open Swiss
Mar 20261/2#222022+1.8
2026 Melbourne Chess Club Championship Rounds 5-7
Open Swiss
Mar 20262.5/3#52002+0.2
2026 Melbourne Chess Club Championship Rounds 1-4
Open Swiss
Feb 20262/3#171867-7.4

Rankings

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England
#513
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#23,414
in continent
World
#31,660
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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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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513🇬🇧Gallagher, Ian G1,975
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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5
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6
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7
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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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23414🇬🇧Gallagher, Ian G1,975
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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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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31660🇬🇧Gallagher, Ian G1,975