Luís Galego Explained

António Antunes
Country:Portugal
Birth Date:25 April 1966
Birth Place:Porto, Portugal
Grandmaster (2002)
Peakrating:2543 (April 2006)
Fideid:1900072

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), and achieved a top Elo rating of 2543, and was national champion five times, most recently in 2012.

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TWIC 619: European Union Individual Championships. Crowther. Mark. 2006-09-18. London Chess Center. 20 March 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120829183428/https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic619.html#2. 29 August 2012.