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Garcia Palermo, Carlos Horacio
GM🇮🇹FIDE 110124· Male· Italy· Born in 1953
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Carlos Horacio Garcia Palermo, a 73-year-old Italian Grandmaster, is rated 2396 and ranked 27th among Italian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 10 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 9no Abierto Ciudad de Montevideo - Copa Antel, Campionato Italiano Assoluto 2025, and TORNEO INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CLASICO GUAYAQUIL CAPITAL AMERICANA DEL DEPORTE CAT. ABIERTA. Also played 1 rapid (including TORNEO INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ RAPIDO GUAYAQUIL CAPITAL AMERICANA DEL DEPORTE CAT. ABIERTA) and 2 blitz events (including 1er Blitz Ciudad de Montevideo) recently. His peak of 2490 was reached at age 59 (Dec 2012); he also reached Italian #4 in Apr 2002 and spent 18 months in Italian top 5.
Competes for Italy since Apr 2006. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 48).
Current rating
2396
Standard
Rpd2390·Blz2392
All-time high
2490
−94 pts below
Dec 2012 · age 59
Dec 2012 · age 59
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#27
#27 · Italian players · of 7,248
18 months in National top 5 (2001–2009)
18 months in National top 5 (2001–2009)
Career timeline
21 entries2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 72
Jul 2025
2024
7th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2412
Dec 2024
2021
12th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 68 · rated 2418
Dec 2021
2020
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2418 → returned at 2403
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 66
Jan 2019
2017
16th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 64 · rated 2455
May 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
2400 → 2396
Tournaments
7
63 games
Score
42.5/ 6367.5%
33W19D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #19 | 2358 | -1.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #14 | 2417 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #10 | 2333 | -1.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 4/10 | #9 | 2345 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/9 | #5 | 2346 | +7.7 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/8 | #13 | 2296 | -5.1 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 2437 | +9.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSabino BrunelloGM
🇮🇹ITA·2522
+3 −8 =2
13 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMichele GodenaGM
🇮🇹ITA·2442
+2 −2 =8
12 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsDaniel ContinIM
🇮🇹ITA·2206
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsDaniele GenocchioIM
🇮🇹ITA·2373
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsDenis RombaldoniIM
🇮🇹ITA·2461
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Nov 2013
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Rankings
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Italy
#27
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#1,110
in continent
World
#1,750
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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