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Palme, Holger
🇩🇪FIDE 12995843· Male· Germany· Born in 1962
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Holger Palme, a 64-year-old German player, is rated 1926. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 6 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: Landesliga Brandenburg 2025-2026 April 2026 and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale C. Also played 1 blitz event (including 16. DSAM-Blitzturnier) recently. He took a 19-month break between Jul 2022 and Mar 2024. His peak of 2034 was reached at age 53 (Oct 2015).
Current rating
1926
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1895
All-time high
2034
−108 pts below
Oct 2015 · age 53
Oct 2015 · age 53
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#41,903
#41,903 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+37 Elo)
1909 → 1946
Apr 2024
2022
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1909 → returned at 1945
Jul 2022
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
Jun 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 54
Jan 2016
2015
All-time peak 2034
at age 53 · −108 from today
Oct 2015
Crossed 2000
at age 53
May 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
1932 → 1926
Tournaments
8
12 games
Score
5.5/ 1245.8%
3W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #71 | 1158 | -9.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #64 | 2075 | +3.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2575 | +6.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #72 | 1118 | -10.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #66 | 1223 | -7.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,697
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#30,930
in continent
World
#41,903
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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