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Hoerhold, Karola
🇩🇪FIDE 12955701· Female· Germany· Born in 1975
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Karola Hoerhold, a 51-year-old German player, is rated 1774 — her current career high. She is progressing steadily with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 Senioren, MARIENBAD OPEN 2026 D - seniors tournament 50 plus, and PRAGUE OPEN 2026 30 plus - FIDE open.
Current rating
1774
Standard
Rpd1729·Blz—
All-time high
1774
at best
May 2026 · age 51
May 2026 · age 51
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#84,533
#84,533 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1774
at age 51
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+175 Elo)
1544 → 1719
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 49
Mar 2024
2019
100 career games
at age 44
Jul 2019
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 42
Oct 2017
Re-crossed 1600
at age 42
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+40
1734 → 1774
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
10.5/ 2738.9%
6W10D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #74 | 1964 | +48.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/8 | #80 | 1678 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/9 | #37 | 1764 | +3.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,578
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#60,815
in continent
World
#84,531
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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