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Holzhauer, Bjoern

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FIDEFIDE 20605544· Male· Germany· Born in 1979

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Bjoern Holzhauer, a 47-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 2162 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 3, SMM NLB 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7. His peak of 2249 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2022).

Awarded CM in 2016 (age 37).

Current rating

2162

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2249

−87 pts below
Jul 2022 · age 43

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 5%

#10,433 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

19 entries
2025
82nd German 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2176
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 45
Feb 2024
2022
56th German 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2249
Aug 2022
Best 12-month gain (+53 Elo)
2196 → 2249
Jul 2022
All-time peak 2249
at age 43 · −87 from today
Jul 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 42
Oct 2021

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Milan NovkovicIM 2,326
SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9 · Oct 2025 · +4.8 Elo
Evolution
+27
2135 → 2162
Tournaments
14
16 games
Score
8.5/ 1653.1%
6W5D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPatrice LerchIM2,317·SMM NLB 2026 round 1·R1·+14.2
2.[W]vsAvni ErmeniFM2,153·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3·R1·+9.7
3.[W]vsMustafa Batuhan Iliev2,119·SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9·R1·+9.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAndreas Aerni2,129·NMM 1.Liga 2025-26 round 3·R3·-10.8
2.[L]vsSimon Schweizer2,161·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6·R2·-9.5
3.[L]vsSyang ZhouCM2,229·SMM 2025 NLB round 7·R1·-7.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

14 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM NLB 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260.5/1#1042158-0.2
SMM NLB 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#153117+14.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#2022676+3.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260/1#13551361-10.0
NMM 1.Liga 2025-26 round 4-5
Team
Jan 20260/1#451612-3.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#4872312+4.0
NMM 1.Liga 2025-26 round 3
Team
Jan 20260/1#361329-10.6
NMM 1.Liga 2025-26 round 2
Swiss
Dec 20250.5/1#182248+2.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20251/1#2862953+10.0
NMM 1.Liga 2025-26 round 1
Team
Nov 20251/1#22798+6.2

Rankings

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Germany
#1,126
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#7,432
in continent
World
#10,433
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,753
9
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