- Joseph Gallagher
Joseph Gerard Gallagher (born
May 4 1964 ) is a BritishChess International Grandmaster and former British Champion, as well as a chess author.Born to Irish parents Norah and Patrick, Gallagher was the eldest child (his sisters Catherine, Noreen, Pauline and Marie, and brother Stephen also played chess). His sister Marie also played chess to an international standard at age 11.Fact|date=March 2007 He played for many years on the European chess circuit, before marrying and moving to
Neuchâtel inSwitzerland , taking Swiss nationality, being awarded the title of Grandmaster, and then winning theBritish Chess Championship in 2001 and theSwiss Chess Championship in 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005 and 2007.Gallagher is a noted author on various aspects of chess opening theory, being an expert on the
King's Indian Defence as black and theKing's Gambit as white. Gallagher was one of four writers of the popular volume "Nunn's Chess Openings" (Everyman Chess 1999).Gallagher is also interested in
poker .Fact|date=March 2007He has a son, Geoff and a daughter, Donna.
Books
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last = Gallagher
first = Joe
year = 1992
title = Winning With the King's Gambit
publisher =Batsford
id=ISBN 0-7134-6944-7
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last = Gallagher
first = Joe
year = 1994
title = Beating the Anti-Sicilians
publisher =Batsford /Henry Holt and Company
id=ISBN 0-8050-3575-3
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last = Gallagher
first = Joe
year = 1995
title = The Samisch King's Indian
publisher =Batsford
id=ISBN 0-8050-3902-7
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last = Nunn
first = John
coauthors = Joe Gallagher
year = 1995
title = Beating the Sicilian 3
publisher =Batsford /Henry Holt and Company
id=ISBN 0-8050-4227-X
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last = Gallagher
first = Joe
year = 1996
title = Beating the Anti-King's Indians
publisher =Batsford /International Chess Enterprises
id=ISBN 1-879479-36-2
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last = Gallagher
first = Joe
year = 1998
title = The Trompovsky
publisher = Chess Press
id = ISBN 1-901259-09-9
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last = Gallagher
first = Joe
year = 2000
title = 101 Attacking Ideas in Chess
publisher = Gambit Publications
id = ISBN 1-901983-20-X
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last = Gallagher
first = Joe
year=2001
title=The Magic of Mikhail Tal
publisher=Everyman Chess
id=ISBN 1-85744-266-0
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last = Gallagher
first = Joe
year = 2002
title = Starting Out: the Caro-Kann
publisher = Everyman Chess
id=ISBN 1-85744-303-9
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last = Gallagher
first = Joe
year = 2002
title = Starting Out: King's Indian
publisher = Everyman Chess
id=ISBN 1-85744-234-2
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last = Gallagher
first = Joe
year = 2003
title = Starting Out: The Pirc/Modern
publisher = Everyman Chess
id=ISBN 1-85744-336-5
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last = Gallagher
first = Joe
year = 2004
title = Play the King's Indian
publisher = Everyman Chess
id=ISBN 1-85744-324-0External links
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* [http://www.chessworld.net/chessclubs/statistics_pgn_rating_chart.asp?username=Gallagher,Joseph%20G. Statistics at ChessWorld.net]
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