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Agdestein, Pal
🇳🇴FIDE 1511130· Male· Norway· Born in 1957
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Pal Agdestein, a 69-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1707. He has slipped back 89 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Asker Schakklubbs Klubbmesterskap 2026 Mester mars, Asker Host Konrad 2025 november, and Asker Host Konrad 2025 September. Also played 1 rapid (including Asker Nyttarshurtig 2026) and 4 blitz events (including Asker Julelyn 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 31 months (2010–2013), 16 months (2013–2014), 47 months (2014–2018) and 13 months (2023–2024). His peak of 2010 was reached at age 56 (May 2013).
Current rating
1707
Standard
Rpd1832·Blz1673
All-time high
2010
−303 pts below
May 2013 · age 56
May 2013 · age 56
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#107,429
#107,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+61 Elo)
1852 → 1913
Mar 2024
2023
15th Norwegian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1855
Dec 2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1855 → returned at 1901
Jul 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
Jan 2022
2020
19th Norwegian 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1945
Oct 2020
2014
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1966 → returned at 1939
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-89
1796 → 1707
Tournaments
4
11 games
Score
1/ 119.1%
0W2D9L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 0.5/5 | #9 | 1491 | -32.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #10 | 1433 | -24.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/2 | #16 | 788 | -30.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #14 | 1784 | -1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJoran Aulin-JanssonFM
🇳🇴NOR·2140
+1 −13 =0
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsPer Odegaard
🇳🇴NOR·1936
+4 −10 =0
14 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsTrond Olsen Lid
🇳🇴NOR·1770
+5 −6 =2
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsVegard Hole
🇳🇴NOR·1692
+8 −1 =2
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsErik Lovberget
🇳🇴NOR·1568
+7 −2 =1
10 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Norway
#1,081
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#75,609
in continent
World
#107,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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