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Palenius, Jarmo
🇫🇮FIDE 514276· Male· Finland· Born in 1950
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Jarmo Palenius, a 76-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1905. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2016–2018) and 13 months (2024–2025). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group1 6, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group1 4, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group1 3. His peak of 1944 was reached at age 74 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1905
Standard
Rpd1956·Blz—
All-time high
1944
−39 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 74
Apr 2024 · age 74
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#46,912
#46,912 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
3rd Finnish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1905
Jun 2026
2024
All-time peak 1944
at age 74 · −39 from today
Apr 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1944 → returned at 1929
Apr 2024
2022
2nd Finnish 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1923
Apr 2022
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 71
Aug 2021
2020
Best 12-month gain (+76 Elo)
1828 → 1904
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-24
1929 → 1905
Tournaments
4
5 games
Score
1.5/ 530.0%
0W3D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #13 | 1811 | -3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #10 | 1864 | -1.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #23 | 1257 | -6.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #42 | 1703 | -11.8 |
Rankings
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Finland
#404
out of 813 players
Europe
#34,568
in continent
World
#46,911
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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