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Holtmeier, Volker

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FIDEFIDE 12901326· Male· Germany· Born in 1964

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Volker Holtmeier, a 62-year-old German player, is rated 1832. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2015–2016), 45 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 27 months (2023–2026). Recent appearance: LEM Sachsen-Anhalt 2026 Open. His peak of 1879 was reached at age 60 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1832

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1879

−47 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 60

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#66,617

#66,617 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 60
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1879
at age 60 · −47 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1798 → returned at 1832
Nov 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
Dec 2022
2019
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 1821 → returned at 1818
Feb 2019
2017
Best 12-month gain (+64 Elo)
1772 → 1836
Dec 2017

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Fayez El Halabi 1,736
LEM Sachsen-Anhalt 2026 Open · Jan 2026 · +7.3 Elo
Evolution
-47
1879 → 1832
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
2W2D3L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsOle Ziem1,639·LEM Sachsen-Anhalt 2026 Open·R6·-15.0
2.[L]vsAugust Zinn1,682·LEM Sachsen-Anhalt 2026 Open·R5·-14.1
3.[L]vsMoritz Jakob Gronemeyer1,723·LEM Sachsen-Anhalt 2026 Open·R4·-13.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LEM Sachsen-Anhalt 2026 Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20263/7#321614-47.2
Worst Elo result: LEM Sachsen-Anhalt 2026 Open (-47.2 Elo, finished #32).

Rankings

/
Germany
#7,053
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#48,565
in continent
World
#66,616
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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6
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7
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8
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