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Pohl, Holger
🇩🇪FIDE 24673609· Male· Germany· Born in 1975
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Holger Pohl, a 51-year-old German player, is rated 1668 — just 26 short of his peak of 1694 (Mar 2014, age 39). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2019–2020) and 37 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: 28. Open der Sparkasse Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien and 19. Werner-Obermeyer-Open Ortenburg 2025 Gruppe B. Also played 1 blitz event (including Niederbayerische Blitzschachmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025) recently.
Current rating
1668
Standard
Rpd1679·Blz1676
All-time high
1694
−26 pts below
Mar 2014 · age 39
Mar 2014 · age 39
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#121,168
#121,168 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+203 Elo)
1485 → 1688
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 49
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 49
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1519 → returned at 1485
Apr 2020
2019
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1526 → returned at 1519
Mar 2019
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
1683 → 1668
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
5/ 1241.7%
4W2D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #44 | 1901 | -12.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/4 | #30 | 1660 | -2.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#10,959
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#83,900
in continent
World
#121,163
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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