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ID: 2501619

Brian Galligan

FIDE ratings

2,041Classical
2,023Rapid

Performance

50 games
20% Win
48% Draw
32% Loss

Brian Galligan's playing style

Overall score:44%10W 24D 16L over 50 games
Best with e4 vs 1.e4/1.d4 as Black:43%in 15 games
Steady recent form:48%5W 9D 6L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:48%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation has the largest White sample, with 6 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation
33%
67%
6g
Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation
50%
50%
4g
Benoni Defense
100%
2g
Indian Defense: Spielmann-Indian
100%
2g
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation
50%
50%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
100%
4g
Caro-Kann Defense
100%
4g
Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6
100%
2g

Repertoire

23 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

23 games in this line · White to move

Results for Galligan, Brian as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
17%
39%
43%
Move
23 · 100%
17%
39%
43%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Mar 19, 2016
OTB - Britbase
Fowler, David(1901)
W—
Mar 19, 2016
OTB - Britbase
Fowler, David(1901)
W—
Jan 10, 2016
OTB - PGN-Mentor
Ferrington, Nigel M(2140)
L—
Jan 10, 2016
OTB - PGNMentor
Ferrington, Nigel M(2140)
L—
Jan 8, 2016
OTB - BenBase
GMGormally, Daniel W(2506)
L—
Jan 8, 2016
OTB - BenBase
GMGormally, Daniel W(2506)
L—
May 4, 2015
OTB - Britbase
Webster, Paul(1970)
D—
May 4, 2015
OTB - Britbase
Webster, Paul(1554)
D—
May 4, 2013
OTB - Britbase
Moss, Guy(1975)
D—
May 4, 2013
OTB - Britbase
Moss, Guy(1982)
D—

Research Brian Galligan’s games and opening repertoire

Brian Galligan is rated 2041 in standard, 2023 in rapid by FIDE. Brian Galligan plays for Ireland.

Brian Galligan has FIDE ID 2501619.

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