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Holtwessels, Jan
🇩🇪FIDE 34639560· Male· Germany· Born in 2010
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Jan Holtwessels, a 16-year-old German player, is rated 2078 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of German players under 16, and in the top 8% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +98 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, Landes-Jugend-Einzelmeisterschaft Niedersachsen 2026 U16, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7. Also played 1 rapid (including 18. Steinfurter Sparkassen-Cup 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Landesblitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft Niedersachsen 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #38 nationally in U16.
Current rating
2078
Standard
Rpd2030·Blz1949
All-time high
2078
at best
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#37 · German players under 16 · of 759
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 2078
at age 16
May 2026
38th German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2062
Jan 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 16
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 15
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+313 Elo)
1556 → 1869
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+98
1980 → 2078
Tournaments
11
34 games
Score
19.5/ 3457.4%
22W4D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #199 | 2777 | +16.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/8 | #3 | 2204 | +10.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2726 | +14.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #97 | 1283 | -18.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/7 | #19 | 2058 | -5.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #155 | 2680 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #5 | 2201 | +50.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #23 | 2774 | +18.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #488 | 1187 | -20.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #20 | 2499 | +6.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,008
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#12,784
in continent
World
#17,535
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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