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Pakalniskis, Romas
🇱🇹FIDE 12803146· Male· Lithuania· Born in 1968
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Romas Pakalniskis, a 58-year-old Lithuanian player, is rated 1552. He has fluctuated between 1513 and 1629 over the past 2 years. 40 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Open Klaipeda 2026 (Klaipedos pusfinalis), LCL 2026 First Division- West round 7-9, and LCL 2026 First Division- West round 1-6. His peak of 2027 was reached at age 39 (Oct 2007).
Current rating
1552
Standard
Rpd1678·Blz—
All-time high
2027
−475 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 39
Oct 2007 · age 39
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#165,478
#165,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+217 Elo)
1412 → 1629
Jul 2024
18th Lithuanian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1390
Jan 2024
2022
21st Lithuanian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1538
Apr 2022
2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 48
Sep 2016
2015
15th Lithuanian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1834
Feb 2015
2012
100 career games
at age 44
Sep 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+10
1542 → 1552
Tournaments
8
45 games
Score
16.5/ 4536.7%
13W7D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 3/6 | #5 | 1780 | +32.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #11 | 2009 | -6.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #23 | 1581 | +2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | #39 | 1474 | -7.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #5 | 1825 | +32.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/6 | #12 | 1158 | -19.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/3 | #13 | 2251 | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/6 | #29 | 1330 | -29.4 |
Worst Elo result: Sea festival 2025 In memoriam of ICCF Grandmaster Boris Rumiancev A (-29.4 Elo, finished #29).
Most-Played Opponents
vsGintautas Barsciauskas
🇱🇹LTU·1580
+7 −4 =5
16 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsAnatolij Kuvsinov
🇱🇹LTU·1603
+4 −8 =2
14 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsVidmantas Stasius
🇱🇹LTU·1862
+1 −7 =3
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsSigitas Berginas
🇱🇹LTU·1673
+4 −3 =4
11 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsMartynas Zirnovas
🇱🇹LTU·1763
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Lithuania
#383
out of 1,239 players
Europe
#107,763
in continent
World
#165,456
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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