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Galan, Jan Nigel
CM🇵🇭FIDE 5202205· Male· Philippines
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Jan Nigel Galan, a Filipino Candidate Master, is rated 2073 — just 28 short of his peak of 2101 (Oct 2019) and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 6 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Chess Lab EID Classic Tournament., Tournament Proposal - Chess Lab U2200 Classic January Tournament., and UW Mall Classic U2200 Chess Tournament by iMaster Chess. Also played 8 rapid (including UAE Teams Cup Open Tournament) and 7 blitz events (including UAE National Day Team Chess Championship 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 19 months (2010–2012), 88 months (2012–2019) and 73 months (2019–2025). He reached Filipino #65 in Sep 2020.
Awarded CM in 2010.
Current rating
2073
Standard
Rpd2120·Blz2054
All-time high
2101
−28 pts below
Oct 2019
Oct 2019
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 8%
#18,068 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2020
Peak Filipino rank: #65
rated 2101
Sep 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
2063 → 2101
Oct 2019
Crossed 2100
Oct 2019
All-time peak 2101
−28 from today
Oct 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
Oct 2019
Inactive for 73 months
paused at 2101 → returned at 2099
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-28
2101 → 2073
Tournaments
5
28 games
Score
22.5/ 2880.4%
22W1D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNibhish Gandasarakula1,463·Tournament Proposal - Chess Lab U2200 Classic January Tournament.·R4·-19.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/6 | #3 | 2010 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #9 | 1657 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #3 | 2011 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/5 | #4 | 2511 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #4 | 1995 | -1.8 |
Worst Elo result: Tournament Proposal - Chess Lab U2200 Classic January Tournament. (-22.8 Elo, finished #9).
Rankings
Philippines
#87
out of 3,060 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,441
in continent
World
#18,068
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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