Luís Galego
Portuguese chess grandmaster (born 1956)
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Luís Galego (born in Porto, Portugal, 25 April 1966) is a Portuguese chess grandmaster. He represented Portugal in ten Chess Olympiads (at top board since 2002), achieved a peak Elo rating of 2543, and was national champion five times, most recently in 2012.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 25, 1966 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Title | Grandmaster (2002) |
| FIDE rating | 2416 (March 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2543 (April 2006) |
In 2006, he tied for 2nd–9th with Luke McShane, Stephen J. Gordon, Gawain Jones, Šarūnas Šulskis, Danny Gormally, Klaus Bischoff and Karel van der Weide in the 2nd EU Individual Open Chess Championship in Liverpool.[1]
As of March 2011, his rating is 2500, making him Portugal's top player.
