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Hovstad, Pal
🇳🇴FIDE 1546317· Male· Norway· Born in 1982
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Pal Hovstad, a 44-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1604. He has slipped back 111 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sandnes Klubbmesterskap langsjakk 2026 Mars, Sandnes Klubbmesterskap langsjakk 2026 Februar, and Vestlandsserien Sor 2025-26 1. divisjon. Also played 1 blitz event (including Sandnes Lynsjakkmaraton 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2018–2019) and 65 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1715 was reached at age 43 (May 2025).
Current rating
1604
Standard
Rpd1708·Blz1592
All-time high
1715
−111 pts below
May 2025 · age 43
May 2025 · age 43
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#145,482
#145,482 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Jul 2025
57th Norwegian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1715
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1715
at age 43 · −111 from today
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+181 Elo)
1471 → 1652
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 42
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 42
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-47
1651 → 1604
Tournaments
7
26 games
Score
9/ 2634.6%
10W2D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #31 | 1156 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #38 | 2899 | -1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/4 | #31 | 1000 | -24.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #13 | 1810 | +3.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #29 | 1485 | -34.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #9 | 2628 | +9.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/7 | #67 | 1773 | +3.4 |
Rankings
/
Norway
#1,474
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#97,500
in continent
World
#145,470
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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