Miklós Galyas (Hungarian: Galyas Miklós, Hungarian pronunciation: [ɡɒjɒʃ mikloːʃ]) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster.

Miklós Galyas
Galyas in 2023
Personal information
Born (1978-09-25) September 25, 1978 (age 47)
Chess career
CountryHungary
TitleGrandmaster (2023)[1]
Peak rating2517 (July 2018)

Chess career

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He earned the Grandmaster title in 2023, after having achieved his norms at the:[2]

  • Dr. Hetenyi Geza Memorial GM Group B in December 2017
  • Budapest Spring Festival in April 2018
  • Vezerkepzo Pentecost GM in May 2023

In January 2024, he finished third in the first Podmaniczky Chess Tournament.[3] Later that month, he lost to Kirk Ghazarian at the NYC Chess Norms event, earning Ghazarian his final GM norm.[4]

In September 2024, he captained the Hungarian women's B team at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest.[5]

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