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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 1929. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 6 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈8/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 20-month break between Jul 2022 and Apr 2024. His peak of 2034 was reached at age 53 (Oct 2015).
Current rating
1929
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1895
All-time high
2034
−105 pts below
Oct 2015 · age 53
Oct 2015 · age 53
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#41,206
#41,206 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+37 Elo)
1909 → 1946
Apr 2024
2022
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1909 → returned at 1946
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 · −105 from today
Oct 2015
Crossed 2000
at age 53
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1932 → 1929
Tournaments
10
18 games
Score
9/ 1850.0%
5W8D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #64 | 1165 | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #10 | 2015 | +12.2 |
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 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 2026 | +2.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #61 | 1417 | -3.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 2021 | +12.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,616
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#30,425
in continent
World
#41,205
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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