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Sighvatsson, Palmi
🇮🇸FIDE 2307430· Male· Iceland· Born in 1946
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Palmi Sighvatsson, a 80-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1760. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4. His peak of 1827 was reached at age 78 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1760
Standard
Rpd1833·Blz—
All-time high
1827
−67 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 78
Mar 2024 · age 78
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#89,053
#89,053 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+104 Elo)
1712 → 1816
Apr 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 78
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1827
at age 78 · −67 from today
Mar 2024
2022
8th Icelandic 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1735
Nov 2022
2020
13th Icelandic 70-75 player
at age 74 · rated 1721
Oct 2020
2019
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1721 → returned at 1714
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-27
1787 → 1760
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
1/ 425.0%
1W0D3L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsUlker Gasanova1,676·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4·R3·-12.4
2.[L]vsBenedikt Stefansson1,738·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4·R2·-10.6
3.[L]vsBjorgvin Viglundsson2,127·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4·R4·-2.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #57 | 1727 | -26.8 |
Worst Elo result: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 3rd league Round 1-4 (-26.8 Elo, finished #57).
Rankings
/
Iceland
#270
out of 617 players
Europe
#63,819
in continent
World
#89,052
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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