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Kathage, Holger

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FIDEFIDE 24669725· Male· Germany· Born in 1959

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Holger Kathage, a 67-year-old German player, is rated 1688. He has slipped back 57 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 50 Jahre Raisdorfer SG B-Open, 7. Kieler DWZ-ELO-Cup, and 22. RLP-Senioren-Open. His peak of 1760 was reached at age 65 (May 2024).

Current rating

1688

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1760

−72 pts below
May 2024 · age 65

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#114,037

#114,037 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 66
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+151 Elo)
1597 → 1748
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1760
at age 65 · −72 from today
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 65
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1665 → returned at 1658
Nov 2019
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 59
May 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
22. RLP-Senioren-Open
perf 1831 (+116) · 4.5/9 · #45
Top opponent
vs Willy RosenFM 2,096
22. RLP-Senioren-Open · Aug 2025 · +8.0 Elo
Evolution
-50
1738 → 1688
Tournaments
5
32 games
Score
13.5/ 3242.2%
5W17D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsWilly RosenFM2,096·22. RLP-Senioren-Open·R7·+8.0
2.[W]vsHein-Peter Hehemann1,625·22. RLP-Senioren-Open·R8·+7.5
3.[W]vsAndreas Kohler1,615·37. Kieler Open 2025·R9·+7.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLaura Roell1,534·37. Kieler Open 2025·R6·-14.8
2.[L]vsLara Sophie Busch1,597·Itzehoer Schach-Open 2025·R5·-13.1
3.[L]vsJasper Morten Husfeld1,762·7. Kieler DWZ-ELO-Cup·R2·-8.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
50 Jahre Raisdorfer SG B-Open
Swiss
Mar 20261/3#331633-16.2
7. Kieler DWZ-ELO-Cup
Team
Sep 20251/3#281582-11.0
22. RLP-Senioren-Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/9#451831+26.6
37. Kieler Open 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/5#1161767-22.0
Itzehoer Schach-Open 2025
Open Swiss
May 20253.5/6#471690-27.8
Worst Elo result: Itzehoer Schach-Open 2025 (-27.8 Elo, finished #47).

Rankings

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Germany
#10,529
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#79,644
in continent
World
#114,034
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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