Format
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Palmqvist, Goran
🇸🇪FIDE 1741500· Male· Sweden· Born in 1959
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Goran Palmqvist, a 67-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1723 — just 11 short of his peak of 1734 (Feb 2026, age 67). He is progressing steadily with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: Stockholmsserien 2025-2026 div 4 r7 and SM Klass III 2025 grp 2. He took a 27-month break between Feb 2020 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1723
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1734
−11 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 67
Feb 2026 · age 67
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#101,807
#101,807 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1734
at age 67 · −11 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+189 Elo)
1499 → 1688
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 65
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 65
Jan 2024
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1539 → returned at 1569
Feb 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+32
1691 → 1723
Tournaments
5
12 games
Score
7/ 1258.3%
6W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #17 | 1494 | -6.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #27 | — | -8.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2533 | +10.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #14 | 1890 | +4.4 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 5/7 | #2 | 1843 | +28.6 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,891
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#72,103
in continent
World
#101,805
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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