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Kowalski, Holger

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FIDEFIDE 16291930· Male· Germany· Born in 1979

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Holger Kowalski, a 47-year-old German player, is rated 1886. He is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: 27. NordWest-Cup Open As and 41. Turm-Open. He took a 29-month break between Sep 2019 and Mar 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1935 was reached at age 40 (Sep 2019).

Current rating

1886

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1935

−49 pts below
Sep 2019 · age 40

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#51,561

#51,561 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+91 Elo)
1784 → 1875
Jul 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 45
Feb 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 44
Jul 2023
2019
Crossed 1800
at age 40
Sep 2019
All-time peak 1935
at age 40 · −49 from today
Sep 2019
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1935 → returned at 1865
Sep 2019

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
27. NordWest-Cup Open As
perf 1981 (+95) · 4/7 · #18
Top opponent
vs Matthias Gladisch 1,964
41. Turm-Open · Jun 2025 · +2.8 Elo
Evolution
+23
1863 → 1886
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
7/ 1450.0%
5W4D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsOthmar Zenker1,942·27. NordWest-Cup Open As·R7·+11.6
2.[W]vsDarian Farokhi1,937·27. NordWest-Cup Open As·R1·+11.5
3.[W]vsSven Haase1,911·27. NordWest-Cup Open As·R6·+10.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsFrank, Prof. Dr. Lammers1,932·27. NordWest-Cup Open As·R5·-8.7
2.[L]vsMark Hermanowski1,939·27. NordWest-Cup Open As·R4·-8.5
3.[L]vsDaniel Nagel2,024·41. Turm-Open·R3·-5.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
27. NordWest-Cup Open As
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/7#181981+23.2
41. Turm-Open
Open Swiss
Jun 20253/7#421886+4.0

Rankings

/
Germany
#5,647
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#37,931
in continent
World
#51,560
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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1
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