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Palmestig, Henrik
🇸🇪FIDE 1730681· Male· Sweden· Born in 1996
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Henrik Palmestig, a 30-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1984 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +153 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Paskturneringen 2026 std, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:2 r7, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Superettan r7-9. Also played 3 rapid (including Stockholm Grand Prix 2025 rpd) and 1 blitz events (including SM-Blixten 2025) recently.
Current rating
1984
Standard
Rpd1813·Blz1859
All-time high
1984
at best
May 2026 · age 30
May 2026 · age 30
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#30,144
#30,144 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1984
at age 30
May 2026
100 career games
at age 30
Feb 2026
2025
6-month rising streak
+101 Elo
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+173 Elo)
1646 → 1819
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 28
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1680 → returned at 1687
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+153
1831 → 1984
Tournaments
18
39 games
Score
27.5/ 3970.5%
25W5D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #45 | 2048 | +13.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2761 | +10.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #92 | 1390 | -4.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2666 | +8.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 2709 | +9.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 1772 | -3.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2519 | +4.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2685 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #13 | 1985 | +11.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #22 | 2540 | +5.2 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#614
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#22,276
in continent
World
#30,143
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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