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Heller, Holger
🇩🇪FIDE 16244303· Male· Germany· Born in 1970
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Holger Heller, a 56-year-old German player, is rated 1714. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: Heusenstamm Sparkassen Open 2025 B and 38. Internationale Hasslocher Schachtage 2025 B-Turnier. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2018–2019) and 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1782 was reached at age 47 (Jul 2017).
Current rating
1714
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1782
−68 pts below
Jul 2017 · age 47
Jul 2017 · age 47
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#104,662
#104,662 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+191 Elo)
1525 → 1716
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 54
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
Jul 2023
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1648 → returned at 1562
Dec 2019
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1770 → returned at 1722
Jun 2018
2017
Crossed 1600
at age 47
Jul 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-2
1716 → 1714
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
7.5/ 1453.6%
5W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #57 | 1708 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/7 | #69 | 1764 | +9.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#9,932
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#73,840
in continent
World
#104,660
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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