GMLuis Galego

POR Born 1966 Male
FIDE ID
1900072

About Luis Galego

Luís Galego was born in Porto in 1966 and became a grandmaster in 2002. His Portuguese championship victories include 1994, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2012. He represented Portugal at every Olympiad from 1990 through 2012, playing first board from 2002 onward. Show more

Luís Galego was born in Porto in 1966 and became a grandmaster in 2002. His Portuguese championship victories include 1994, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2012. He represented Portugal at every Olympiad from 1990 through 2012, playing first board from 2002 onward. He also appeared in the European Team Championships of 1989, 1992 and 2001.

Galego played club chess for Boavista Porto and represented the club repeatedly in the European Club Cup. His overseas club career included Jutes of Kent in Britain’s Four Nations Chess League and Eborajedrez Talavera in Spain. In 2006 he shared second place at the European Union Open Championship.

FIDE ratings

2399

Classical

Published FIDE

2396

Rapid

Published FIDE

2506

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#1706
National rank · POR
#8

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2543 Apr 2006
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
517

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
451 2014-05-15 III Llucmajor Open 2014 Llucmajor ESP 6.6 Yuri Solodovnichenko Luis Galego 1-0 43 Open
452 2014-03-12 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 10.22 Luis Galego Fabian Englert 1/2-1/2 39 Open
453 2014-03-11 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 9.17 Chithambaram VR. Aravindh Luis Galego 1/2-1/2 82 Open
454 2014-03-10 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 8.26 Luis Galego Wolfgang Pajeken 1-0 37 Open
455 2014-03-09 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 7.26 Awonder Liang Luis Galego 1/2-1/2 24 Open
456 2014-03-08 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 6.3 Luis Galego Olga Dolzhykova 1-0 39 Open
457 2014-03-07 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 5.33 Sigurdur P. Steindorsson Luis Galego 1/2-1/2 44 Open
458 2014-03-06 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 4.8 Luis Galego Chao b Li 0-1 20 Open
459 2014-03-05 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 3.3 Sheila Barth Stanford Luis Galego 0-1 30 Open
460 2014-03-04 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 1.29 Luis Galego Peter Michalowski 1-0 44 Open
461 2014-03-01 TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14 Reykjavik ISL 9.5 Eirikur K. Bjornsson Luis Galego 0-1 67 Open
462 2014-03-01 TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14 Reykjavik ISL 8.2 Luis Galego Jon Viktor Gunnarsson 1/2-1/2 46 Open
463 2014-02-28 TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14 Reykjavik ISL 7.4 Bjorn Thorsteinsson Luis Galego 0-1 15 Open
464 2014-02-27 TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14 Reykjavik ISL 6.3 Luis Galego Dagur Ragnarsson 1-0 31 Open
465 2014-02-04 Gibraltar Masters 2014 Caleta ENG 8.26 Luis Galego Sandipan Chanda 0-1 86 Open
466 2014-02-03 Gibraltar Masters 2014 Caleta ENG 7.44 Robert Bellin Luis Galego 0-1 33 Open
467 2014-02-02 Gibraltar Masters 2014 Caleta ENG 6.47 Luis Galego Peter Gokhvat 1/2-1/2 63 Open
468 2014-02-01 Gibraltar Masters 2014 Caleta ENG 5.2 Yi Wei Luis Galego 1-0 20 Open
469 2014-01-31 Gibraltar Masters 2014 Caleta ENG 4.41 Luis Galego Eric Sos Andreu 1-0 41 Open
470 2014-01-30 Gibraltar Masters 2014 Caleta ENG 3.52 Sarai Carolina Sanchez Castillo Luis Galego 0-1 46 Open
471 2014-01-29 Gibraltar Masters 2014 Caleta ENG 2.4 Luis Galego Nikita Vitiugov 0-1 62 Open
472 2014-01-28 Gibraltar Masters 2014 Caleta ENG 1.71 Ashley Stewart Luis Galego 0-1 76 Open
473 2013-07-27 Czech Open A 2013 Pardubice CZE 9.48 Luis Galego Spartak Grigorian 1-0 54 Open
474 2013-07-26 Czech Open A 2013 Pardubice CZE 8.35 Berik Akkozov Luis Galego 1-0 35 Open
475 2013-07-25 Czech Open A 2013 Pardubice CZE 7.23 Luis Galego David Kanovsky 0-1 37 Open
476 2013-07-24 Czech Open A 2013 Pardubice CZE 6.23 Ryan Rhys Griffiths Luis Galego 1/2-1/2 13 Open
477 2013-07-23 Czech Open A 2013 Pardubice CZE 5.2 Luis Galego Vilka Sipila 1/2-1/2 60 Open
478 2013-07-22 Czech Open A 2013 Pardubice CZE 4.1 Viktor Laznicka Luis Galego 1-0 32 Open
479 2013-07-21 Czech Open A 2013 Pardubice CZE 3.1 Luis Galego Neklan Vyskocil 1-0 49 Open
480 2013-07-20 Czech Open A 2013 Pardubice CZE 2.23 Luis Galego Alexey Chos 1-0 59 Open
481 2013-07-19 Czech Open A 2013 Pardubice CZE 1.37 Maxim Chetverik Luis Galego 0-1 64 Open
482 2012-10-17 28th European Club Cup Eilat ISR 7.14 Luis Galego Ornulf Stubberud 1/2-1/2 46 Open
483 2012-10-16 28th European Club Cup Eilat ISR 6.1 Luis Galego Kiril Georgiev 1/2-1/2 65 Open
484 2012-10-15 28th European Club Cup Eilat ISR 5.15 Sampsa Nyysti Luis Galego 0-1 32 Open
485 2012-10-14 28th European Club Cup Eilat ISR 4.1 Luis Galego Anish Giri 0-1 26 Open
486 2012-10-13 28th European Club Cup Eilat ISR 3.9 Ante Brkic Luis Galego 1-0 30 Open
487 2012-10-12 28th European Club Cup Eilat ISR 2.15 Unidentified player Luis Galego 0-1 52 Open
488 2012-10-11 28th European Club Cup Eilat ISR 1.11 Luis Galego Eylon Nakar 1-0 16 Open
489 2012-09-09 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 11.18 Victor Bologan Luis Galego 1/2-1/2 70 Open
490 2012-09-07 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 10.3 Luis Galego Alexandre Dgebuadze 1-0 61 Open
491 2012-09-06 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 9.38 Luis Galego Richard S. Jones 1/2-1/2 30 Open
492 2012-09-04 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 7.19 Luis Galego Constantin Lupulescu 0-1 26 Open
493 2012-09-03 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 6.31 Algis Shukuraliev Luis Galego 1/2-1/2 80 Open
494 2012-09-01 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 5.37 Luis Galego Shinya Kojima 1-0 46 Open
495 2012-08-31 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 4.2 Luka Lenic Luis Galego 1/2-1/2 35 Open
496 2012-08-30 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 3.33 Luis Galego Zaw Htun Wynn 1/2-1/2 52 Open
497 2012-08-29 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 2.22 Yannick Pelletier Luis Galego 1-0 48 Open
498 2012-08-12 ch-POR 2012 Pampilhosa da Serra POR 9.3 Hugo Lima Santos Luis Galego 1/2-1/2 9 Open
499 2012-08-11 ch-POR 2012 Pampilhosa da Serra POR 8.4 Luis Galego Rui Damaso 1-0 67 Open
500 2012-08-10 ch-POR 2012 Pampilhosa da Serra POR 7.2 Antonio Fernandes Luis Galego 1-0 52 Open
  1. vs Yuri SolodovnichenkoLost · 1-0Black · 2014-05-15 · Round 6.6III Llucmajor Open 2014
  2. vs Fabian EnglertDraw · ½–½White · 2014-03-12 · Round 10.22N1 Reykjavik Open 2014
  3. vs Chithambaram VR. AravindhDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-03-11 · Round 9.17N1 Reykjavik Open 2014
  4. vs Wolfgang PajekenWon · 1-0White · 2014-03-10 · Round 8.26N1 Reykjavik Open 2014
  5. vs Awonder LiangDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-03-09 · Round 7.26N1 Reykjavik Open 2014
  6. vs Olga DolzhykovaWon · 1-0White · 2014-03-08 · Round 6.3N1 Reykjavik Open 2014
  7. vs Sigurdur P. SteindorssonDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-03-07 · Round 5.33N1 Reykjavik Open 2014
  8. vs Chao b LiLost · 0-1White · 2014-03-06 · Round 4.8N1 Reykjavik Open 2014
  9. vs Sheila Barth StanfordWon · 0-1Black · 2014-03-05 · Round 3.3N1 Reykjavik Open 2014
  10. vs Peter MichalowskiWon · 1-0White · 2014-03-04 · Round 1.29N1 Reykjavik Open 2014
  11. vs Eirikur K. BjornssonWon · 0-1Black · 2014-03-01 · Round 9.5TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14
  12. vs Jon Viktor GunnarssonDraw · ½–½White · 2014-03-01 · Round 8.2TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14
  13. vs Bjorn ThorsteinssonWon · 0-1Black · 2014-02-28 · Round 7.4TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14
  14. vs Dagur RagnarssonWon · 1-0White · 2014-02-27 · Round 6.3TCh-ISL Div1 2013-14
  15. vs Sandipan ChandaLost · 0-1White · 2014-02-04 · Round 8.26Gibraltar Masters 2014
  16. vs Robert BellinWon · 0-1Black · 2014-02-03 · Round 7.44Gibraltar Masters 2014
  17. vs Peter GokhvatDraw · ½–½White · 2014-02-02 · Round 6.47Gibraltar Masters 2014
  18. vs Yi WeiLost · 1-0Black · 2014-02-01 · Round 5.2Gibraltar Masters 2014
  19. vs Eric Sos AndreuWon · 1-0White · 2014-01-31 · Round 4.41Gibraltar Masters 2014
  20. vs Sarai Carolina Sanchez CastilloWon · 0-1Black · 2014-01-30 · Round 3.52Gibraltar Masters 2014
  21. vs Nikita VitiugovLost · 0-1White · 2014-01-29 · Round 2.4Gibraltar Masters 2014
  22. vs Ashley StewartWon · 0-1Black · 2014-01-28 · Round 1.71Gibraltar Masters 2014
  23. vs Spartak GrigorianWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-27 · Round 9.48Czech Open A 2013
  24. vs Berik AkkozovLost · 1-0Black · 2013-07-26 · Round 8.35Czech Open A 2013
  25. vs David KanovskyLost · 0-1White · 2013-07-25 · Round 7.23Czech Open A 2013
  26. vs Ryan Rhys GriffithsDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-07-24 · Round 6.23Czech Open A 2013
  27. vs Vilka SipilaDraw · ½–½White · 2013-07-23 · Round 5.2Czech Open A 2013
  28. vs Viktor LaznickaLost · 1-0Black · 2013-07-22 · Round 4.1Czech Open A 2013
  29. vs Neklan VyskocilWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-21 · Round 3.1Czech Open A 2013
  30. vs Alexey ChosWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-20 · Round 2.23Czech Open A 2013
  31. vs Maxim ChetverikWon · 0-1Black · 2013-07-19 · Round 1.37Czech Open A 2013
  32. vs Ornulf StubberudDraw · ½–½White · 2012-10-17 · Round 7.1428th European Club Cup
  33. vs Kiril GeorgievDraw · ½–½White · 2012-10-16 · Round 6.128th European Club Cup
  34. vs Sampsa NyystiWon · 0-1Black · 2012-10-15 · Round 5.1528th European Club Cup
  35. vs Anish GiriLost · 0-1White · 2012-10-14 · Round 4.128th European Club Cup
  36. vs Ante BrkicLost · 1-0Black · 2012-10-13 · Round 3.928th European Club Cup
  37. vs Unidentified playerWon · 0-1Black · 2012-10-12 · Round 2.1528th European Club Cup
  38. vs Eylon NakarWon · 1-0White · 2012-10-11 · Round 1.1128th European Club Cup
  39. vs Victor BologanDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-09-09 · Round 11.1840th Olympiad Open
  40. vs Alexandre DgebuadzeWon · 1-0White · 2012-09-07 · Round 10.340th Olympiad Open
  41. vs Richard S. JonesDraw · ½–½White · 2012-09-06 · Round 9.3840th Olympiad Open
  42. vs Constantin LupulescuLost · 0-1White · 2012-09-04 · Round 7.1940th Olympiad Open
  43. vs Algis ShukuralievDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-09-03 · Round 6.3140th Olympiad Open
  44. vs Shinya KojimaWon · 1-0White · 2012-09-01 · Round 5.3740th Olympiad Open
  45. vs Luka LenicDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-08-31 · Round 4.240th Olympiad Open
  46. vs Zaw Htun WynnDraw · ½–½White · 2012-08-30 · Round 3.3340th Olympiad Open
  47. vs Yannick PelletierLost · 1-0Black · 2012-08-29 · Round 2.2240th Olympiad Open
  48. vs Hugo Lima SantosDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-08-12 · Round 9.3ch-POR 2012
  49. vs Rui DamasoWon · 1-0White · 2012-08-11 · Round 8.4ch-POR 2012
  50. vs Antonio FernandesLost · 1-0Black · 2012-08-10 · Round 7.2ch-POR 2012