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Palmason, Vilhjalmur

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FIDEFIDE 2303078· Male· Iceland· Born in 1991

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Vilhjalmur Palmason, a 35-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1992 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 24 months (2008–2010), 46 months (2010–2014), 17 months (2014–2015), 84 months (2015–2022) and 24 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open.

At junior level, he reached #8, #5 and #5 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1992

Standard

Rpd1925·Blz1934

All-time high

1992

at best
May 2026 · age 35

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#28,785

#28,785 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
27th Icelandic 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 1992
May 2026
All-time peak 1992
at age 35
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1935 → returned at 1992
Apr 2024
2015
Inactive for 84 months
paused at 1906 → returned at 1915
Oct 2015
2014
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1907 → returned at 1906
Apr 2014
2011
8th Icelandic U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1912
Jan 2011

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
perf 2333 (+341) · 8.5/9 · #2
Top opponent
vs Fadil Gashi 1,923
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open · Apr 2026 · +8.0 Elo
Best comeback
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
finished #2 (seeded #13 of 1530)
Evolution
+57
1935 → 1992
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
8.5/ 994.4%
8W1D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20268.5/9#22333+57.0

Rankings

/
Iceland
#115
out of 643 players
Europe
#21,283
in continent
World
#28,784
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Iceland
1
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2,540
2
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2,502
3
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2,467
4
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2,466
5
🇮🇸Olafsson, HelgiFollow Helgi OlafssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,447
6
🇮🇸Gretarsson, Helgi AssFollow Helgi Ass GretarssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,420
7
🇮🇸Stefansson, HannesFollow Hannes StefanssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,419
8
🇮🇸Gunnarsson, Jon ViktorFollow Jon Viktor GunnarssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,414
9
🇮🇸Thorsteins, KarlFollow Karl ThorsteinsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,407
10
🇮🇸Arnason, Jon LFollow Jon L ArnasonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,404
...
115🇮🇸Palmason, Vilhjalmur1,992
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
21283🇮🇸Palmason, Vilhjalmur1,992
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
28784🇮🇸Palmason, Vilhjalmur1,992